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The bone cage
By Angie Abdou. 2007
Digger, a wrestler, and Sadie, a speed swimmer, stand on the verge of winning a gold medal at the Olympics.…
Both are nearing the end of their athletic careers, and are forced to confront the question: what happens to athletes when their bodies are too old and injured to compete? Their relationship is tested in the months leading up to the Olympics, which they know will be the realization or the end of a life's dream. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Canada Reads 2011. 2007.The captive (In search of lost time ; #5)
By Marcel Proust. 1923
In this fifth part of the autobiographical novel, "Remembrance of things past", Albertine is living with the narrator who is…
tortured by the suspicion and jealousy of her relations with other women. Sequel to "Cities of the plain" (DC31600). Followed by "Sweet cheat gone" (DC30887). 1923. (In search of lost time ; 5)The boy who saved baseball
By John H Ritter. 2003
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to…
lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato. Sequel to "The desperado who stole baseball". Grades 5-8. 2003.The boy in number four
By Bobby Orr, Kara Kootstra. 2014
Young Bobby Orr works hard to be the best hockey player he can be and his efforts pay off in…
one of the many important games that help prepare him to achieve his dream of one day playing in the big leagues. Grades K-3. 2014.Sophie lance et compte (Premier roman ; #PR 22)
By Louise Leblanc. 1991
Sophie rêve de devenir gardienne de but. Tout le monde rit d'elle. Sauf sa grandmère qui l'encourage. Elle lui explique…
que réaliser son rêve, c'est le faire sortir de sa tête. Années 2 à 4. 1991.The big field
By Mike Lupica. 2009
When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work…
through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too. Grades 4-7. 2009.The basketball player: and 3 more stories
By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen, Gilles Pelletier. 1996
Roch is sent to a boarding school; he's named to the basketball team on the first day, even though he's…
never played basketball in his life! Grades K-3. 1996. Taped with: The longest home run. A strange girl shows up to play baseball and hits a home run through the window of Sergeant Bouton; but Adeline is no ordinary girl -- she is a magician! Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: The boxing champion. When spring melts the ice in Ste. Justine, boxing season begins in the Cote's summer kitchen. Young Roch is not much of a fighter, but spends the winter building up his muscles for next spring's matches. Grades K-3. 1991. Taped with: A happy New Year's day. New Year's Day 1941 is a special day for a young boy in the little village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Grades K-3. 1991. Uniform title: Joueur de basket-ball.The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
By Mordecai Richler. 1959
Temps mort
By Harlan Coben, Paul Bénita. 2007
A priori Myron Bolitar n'a aucune envie de jouer les baby-sitters auprès de Brenda Slaughter, sublime jeune espoir du basket…
féminin menacée par des coups de fil anonymes. Mais ni le charme électrique de Brenda, ni sa terrible histoire ne laissent Myron indifférent : elle n'avait que cinq ans quand sa mère a mystérieusement disparu, et voilà que son père Horace se volatilise à son tour. 2007.Ted & me (Baseball card adventure. #11.)
By Dan Gutman. 2012
When Stosh travels back in time to 1941 in hopes of preventing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought…
the United States into World War II, he meets Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. Includes notes about Williams' life and career. Sequel to "Roberto and me", followed by "Willie and me". Grades 4-7. 2012.Terror in Florida (Screech Owls series. #6.)
By Roy MacGregor. 1997
The Screech Owls hockey team is on a trip to Florida, hoping for sand, sun and lots of ice. Not…
only are they going to go swimming, fishing, and to Disney World, but they hope to qualify for a peewee tournament held in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Ice Palace arena. But then Nish, with his X-ray glasses, ends up uncovering a plot to terrorize all of America, and the Owl's spring break turns deadly. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 6)Thank you, Jackie Robinson
By Barbara Cohen. 1974
The age of longing: a novel (A phyllis Bruce Bk.)
By Richard B Wright. 1995
Set in small town Ontario and spanning three generations, this is a poignant and wryly humorous novel of Howard Wheeler's…
search for self-understanding. Born to a failed hockey player who briefly played for the Montreal Maroons, Howard grew up caught between his carousing father and his tight-lipped mother. 1995.Sexy
By Joyce Carol Oates, Diane Ménard. 2007
Darren est un lycéen de 16 ans, timide et plein de doutes mais très séduisant, meilleur espoir de l'équipe de…
natation. Sa beauté lumineuse lui attire même les faveurs de son professeur d'anglais, M. Tracy, qui le surévalue. Le jour où, par la faute de M. Tracy, un de leurs copains est renvoyé de l'équipe de natation, les amis de Darren décident de se venger. Inspirés par les manières efféminées de leur prof, ils adressent au directeur du lycée un courrier anonyme et des photos pornographiques accusant Tracy de pédophilie. La farce devient rumeur et bascule dans le drame. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle, quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2007. Titre uniforme: Sexy.Tarka the otter (Puffin Modern Classics Ser.)
By Henry Williamson. 1995
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.Swamp angel: by Ethel Wilson ; introduction by David Stouck (New Canadian library ; #29)
By Ethel Wilson. 1954
Convinced that she must find a better life, plucky Maggie walks out of her intolerable marriage and heads for the…
British Columbia interior to heal and restore her spirit. (Reissue). 1982, c1954. (New Canadian Library; 29)Sudden death in New York City (Screech Owls series. #13.)
By Roy MacGregor. 2000
The Screech Owls hockey team is set to play at Madison Square Gardens when they uncover a terrorist plot to…
take place on New Year's Eve. Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 13)Sunshine sketches of a little town
By Stephen Leacock. 1996
Skating the edge (New leaf editions. Series seven)
By Calvin Daniels. 2001
Star status (Girls only! (GO!) #8)
By Beverly Lewis. 2002
As a major skiing event approaches, Manda struggles to focus on her Olympic dreams while her mother's budding romance, troubles…
with her friends, and even church and school threaten to distract her. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Photo perfect". 2002.