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When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
By Esmeralda Santiago. 1993
One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and…
barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness, Esmeralda Santiago learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs, the taste of morcilla, and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. But when her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New York with her seven, soon to be eleven children, Esmeralda, the oldest, must learn new rules, a new language, and eventually a new identity. In the first of her three acclaimed memoirs, Esmeralda brilliantly recreates her tremendous journey from the idyllic landscape and tumultuous family life of her earliest years, to translating for her mother at the welfare office, and to high honors at Harvard.The memoirs of a brilliant and beloved Founding Father Printer, author, scientist, inventor, statesman, revolutionary—arguably no American life has been more…
remarkable than Benjamin Franklin&’s.Penned between 1771 and 1790 and published after his death, the unfinished Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of the most acclaimed and widely read personal histories ever written. From his youth as a printer&’s assistant working for his brother&’s Boston newspaper through his own publishing, writing, and military careers, his scientific experiments and worldwide travels, his grand triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies, Franklin tells his story with aplomb, bringing to life the flesh-and-blood man behind the American icon.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Beatrix Potter's Journal
By Beatrix Potter. 2006
Between the ages of 15 and 30 Beatrix Potter kept a secret diary written in code. When the code was…
cracked by Leslie Linder more than 20 years after her death, the diary revealed a remarkable picture of upper middle-class life in late Victorian Britain. The original diaries run to over 200,000 words so for this edition Glen Cavaliero has made a careful selection of complete entries and excerpts which provide an illuminating insight into the personality and inspiration of one of the world's best loved children's authors.Molly: The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats
By Colin Butcher. 2019
Molly: The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats tells the heartwarming story of the man-and-dog team behind…
the United Kingdom Pet Detective Agency—how Colin, in need of a new lease on life, rescues Molly the dog, and how Molly in turn rescues many more beloved lost pets. As a veteran of the Royal Navy and longtime police officer, Colin Butcher was no stranger to dangerous situations. But a career in uniform can wear anyone down, so, in 2003, Colin left the force to start his own private detective agency, specializing in helping reunite people with their missing pets. And yet, despite his hundreds of successes, there were still heartbreaking cases where Colin couldn’t find the missing on his own. He knew he needed a partner. When Colin first met Molly, his friends doubted that she would be up for the job. Where Colin was battle-tested, Molly was young and inexperienced. She was willful, wayward, and stubborn. But Colin could tell that Molly was unusually charismatic and intelligent. He decided to take a risk and bring on Molly for training. Yes, Molly is no ordinary deputy, but a black Cocker Spaniel, and this is no ordinary detective agency. Trained by the top canine behavioral experts at Medical Detection Dogs, Molly can find missing cats—who are uniquely skilled at eluding humans—by detecting a unique scent signature, and she has been wildly successful. The work is not always easy. Molly has faced hardships ranging from a near-fatal snakebite to the challenge of winning over Colin’s girlfriend, Sarah. But through it all, Colin and Molly share an enduring love and affection. More than a working relationship, Molly is part of the family. Together, they are the Sherlock and Watson of missing pets.Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld
By Matthew Heiti. 2016
The Breakfast Club meets Shirley Jackson in a fusion of live theatre and technology that tells a darkly comic but hopeful…
story of four teenage outsiders struggling with death, depression and the shadow of a black dog. Two is fraught. While dealing with the impossible expectations of her parents, she is trying to understand why her brother, a bright and talented teenager, has taken his own life. It’s not until a fateful school detention that she meets three other students who all seem as lost as she is. There’s Three, a quiet, misunderstood guy who doesn’t quite know how to care for himself; Four, the fashionable, popular kid and class clown; and Five, a rebel ready to fight against everyone and everything. Despite their differences, they each grapple with depression and anxiety and become an unlikely source of comfort to one another. As the four unite to battle teachers, parents, therapists and their own demons, their promising futures begin to reveal themselves.The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back
By Kevin Salwen, Hannah Salwen. 2009
A true story of making a difference: &“What does your family stand for? Read this book—it will change your life&”…
(Daniel H. Pink). It all started when fourteen-year-old Hannah Salwen had a &“eureka&” moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the same moment when a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said &“You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.&” Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream—providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinary decision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of the sale price to a worthy charity. What began as an outlandish scheme became a remarkable journey that transported them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. In the end they learned that they had the power to change a little corner of the world—and found that it changed them, too. &“You feel lighter reading this book, as if the heavy weight of house and car and appliances, the need to collect these things to feel safe as a family, are lifted and replaced by something that makes much more sense.&” —Los Angeles TimesThe Wrong World: Selected Stories and Essays of Bertram Brooker (Canadian Literature Collection)
By Bertram Brooker. 2009
Bertram Brooker won the country's first Governor General's Award for literature in 1936 for his novel Think of the Earth,…
and his explosive, experimental paintings hang in every major gallery in the country. He was Canada's first multidisciplinary avantgardist, successfully experimenting in literature, visual arts, film, and theatre. Brooker brought all of his experimental ambitions to his short fiction and prose. The Wrong World presents a rich sampling of his prose work, much of it previously unpublished, which adds new insight into his aesthetic ambitions. Working during an incredible period of transition in Canadian society, Brooker's stories document Canada's evolution from a provincial colony into a modern, urban country. His essays participated in that evolution by advocating a passionate awakening of the arts, the end of prudish sentiment and censorship, and a radical rethinking of the nature of war. They capture the limitations and hypocrisies of the Canadian social contract and argue for a more just and spiritual society. His stories humanize his social vision by dramatizing the psychological and emotional cost of Canada's transition into a modern civilization. In turn devastating, penetrating and poignant, Brooker's prose works offer a sharply focussed window into the turbulent interwar years in Canada.Defending a Contested Ideal: Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008 (Governance Series)
By Luc Juillet, Ken Rasmussen. 2008
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public…
servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.Northrop Frye: New Directions from Old (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)
By David Rampton. 2009
More than fifty years after the publication of Anatomy of Criticism, Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals.…
This reappraisal reasserts the relevance of his work to the study of literature and illuminates its fruitful intersection with a variety of other fields, including film, cultural studies, linguistics, and feminism. Many of the contributors draw upon the early essays, correspondence, and diaries recently published as part of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series, in order to explore the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses. They refute postmodernist arguments that Frye's literary criticism is obsolete and propose his wide-ranging and non-linear ways of thinking as a model for twenty-first century readers searching for innovative ways of understanding literature and its relevance to contiguous disciplines. The volume provides an in-depth examination of Frye's work on a range of literary questions, periods, and genres, as well as a consideration of his contributions to literary theory, philosophy, and theology. The portrait that emerges is that of a writer who still has much to offer those interested in literature and the ways it represents and transforms our world. The book's overall argument is that Frye's case for the centrality of the imagination has never been more important where understanding history, reconciling science and culture, or reconceptualizing social change is concerned.Le plancher de la lune (Poésie)
By Jean-Christophe Réhel. 2023
Pas facile pour le narrateur d'avoir les deux pieds sur Terre. Surtout s'l doit s'y battre avec des mots qui…
refusent de collaborer, des phrases qui se dressent comme des obstacles et des livres qui n'en finissent plus de l'assommer. Par bonheur, il y a son chien, la Lune avec son horizon d'étoiles, et toutes les merveilles qui y scintillent. Un recueil qui met des mots doux sur le défi quotidien de ceux et celles pour qui lire est un sentier semé d'embûchesMilitant: 2, Nouvel ordre
By Dïana Bélice. 2023
2042. Le sort de l'humanité est en jeu. Le véritable objectif de Paul Montès est révélé au grand jour. Et…
c'est bien pire que tout ce qu'aurait pu imaginer Mathis. Alors que le jeune militant prend conscience que son ennemi ne reculera devant rien, il perd tranquillement pied. La bataille qu'il doit mener pèse lourd sur ses épaules. Malgré la pression, réussira-t-il à garder la tête froide ? À vaincre une fois pour toutes ses adversaires ? À sauver la planète Terre ? Et si l'alliance avec Tokhe n'était pas suffisante pour y arriver ?Ania: 1, La montagne d'ébène
By Sarah Degonse. 2021
À peine arrivé au Chalet des dragons pour une semaine d'entraînement de basket-ball, Laurence a une sensation étrange. Après un…
rêve bizarre lors du trajet en autobus, le voilà maintenant observé par Gustave, le chat de la propriétaire du chalet ! Mais tout cela n'est rien comparé à la mystérieuse légende racontée lors du premier feu de camp : les dragons existeraient ! Persuadé que son rêve a un lien avec cette légende, le garçon décide de mener l'enquêteCoco La Batte: 3, Prisonnier... du marbre!
By Marilou Addison. 2022
Désormais passionné de baseball, Coco se met en tête de TOUT GAGNER. Grâce à l'équipement de son arrière-grand-père, il découvre…
alors qu'il peut INFLUENCER ses futurs matchs... EST-CE DE LA TRICHE ? FINIRA-T-IL PAR ÊTRE PUNI ? C'est ce que vous découvrirez en ouvrant le tome 3 des aventures de Coco La Batte !Coco La Batte: 2, Qui a volé le deuxième but?
By Marilou Addison. 2020
Malgré ce qu'il croyait au départ, Coco a eu énormément de plaisir à jouer au baseball. Mais après une partie…
pour le moins mouvementée, IL A ÉTÉ RETIRÉ DE L'ÉQUIPE ! Dépité, Coco espère pouvoir réintégrer les Dragons jaunes. Mais lorsque son souhait est exaucé, il doit faire face à un autre problème...QUELQU'UN S'EST AMUSÉ À VOLER LE DEUXIÈME BUT ! Coco réussira-t-il à mettre la main dessus pour permettre à son équipe de gagner son match ?Mistatim / Instant
By Erin Shields. 2018
In these two plays for young audiences, award-winning playwright Erin Shields presents the challenges of friendship and communication. In Mistatim,…
which is based on a concept from Sandra Laronde of Red Sky Performance, two eleven-year-olds strike up an unlikely friendship at the fence between one’s reserve and the other’s ranch. On Speck’s side, she’s carved names of family members into the wooden posts as she tries to piece together her identity. On Calvin’s side, he’s trying to train a horse in order to prove himself to his father. When Speck realizes she can communicate with Calvin’s horse Mistatim, the pair work to liberate the animal, and in the process learn about one another’s cultures. In Instant, three teens find out how far they’ll go in their quest to be seen and heard. Meredith is a singer-songwriter who makes YouTube videos of covers in an attempt to gain Internet fame. But her friend Jay, a rising hockey star, can’t understand why she won’t post her original songs. When their classmate Rosie suddenly goes viral after a video is posted of her singing to raise money for her father’s medical bills, Meredith’s jealousy takes over and she pushes Rosie too far, triggering a near-deadly response.Le fil de l'histoire: roman (Papillon #41)
By Hélène Gagnier. 1995
Les guerres laissent derrière elles bien des drames et des secrets. C’est ce qu’apprendra douloureusement Hiram, un jeune Libanais émigré…
au Québec alors qu’il était encore un bébé. En plus de porter un regard sensible sur les blessures de l’âme, ce roman émouvant contient de beaux passages sur l’amitié et la solidarité.Un été sur le Richelieu (Conquêtes #4)
By Robert Soulières. 1982
La découverte d’une épave au fond de la rivière Richelieu entraîne trois amis dans une aventure qui finit mal. En…
vue d’explorer leur découverte, Nathalie, Laurent et François empruntent l’équipement de plongée sous-marine de Fred, le garagiste, sans se douter que celui-ci s’appropriera le butin ramené à la surface. Sommé par la Direction du Patrimoine de remettre leur découverte à l’organisme, Fred, fou de rage, dynamite l’épave. Mais dû à une fausse manoeuvre, le malheureux saute avec elle.Le dernier des raisins: roman (Boréal inter #11)
By Raymond Plante. 1991
Il y a des amours dans les polyvalentes. L'histoire d'amour de François Gougeon a commencé le jour où, sur la…
moto de Luc Robert, il a avalé une mouche. Depuis, il a le coeur dans un ascenseur. LE GRAND SUCCÈS DES ROMANS POUR ADOLESCENTS EN LITTÉRATURE QUÉBÉCOISE Prix du Conseil des Arts 1986 Premier au concours « Livromaniaque » 1988 Sceau d'excellence ACQ 88La liberté? Connais pas.../ Charlotte Gingras (Roman + #55)
By Charlotte Gingras. 1998
J'ai presque quinze ans et je n'ai pas d'amis. J'habite avec ma mère dans un demi-sous-sol, rue des Amélanchiers. La…
nuit, parfois, je me lève et je vais me planter devant le miroir au-dessus de la commode. J'enlève le grand t-shirt que je mets pour dormir. A la lumière de la veilleuse, j'examine mon corps qui pousse comme de la mauvaise herbe avec trop de jambes, trop de bras, des hanches maigres. Je ne le reconnais plus. Je ne touche à rien. Je me regarde grandir. J'ai peur. Mirabelle vit seule avec sa mère, une femme blessée. Mais Mirabelle n'en peut plus de toute cette douleur et de cette solitude. Elle étouffe. Comment faire pour s'ouvrir à la vie quand elle semble si menaçante ?Double foyer
By Marie-Andrée Clermont. 1993
Le père de Mercédès et la mère de Félix décident d'unir leurs destinées en entraînant leurs enfants dans l'aventure. Or,…
quand on a été enfant unique toute sa vie, se retrouver avec un frère ou une soeur sur les bras risque de provoquer quelques remous. D'ailleurs, l'adolescence n'est jamais une période de tout repos. La "famille" survivra-t-elle aux orages qui la secoueront durant cet automne ?