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Mysteries and crime stories, Police procedural fiction
As he launches a probe into the killing of a freelance music journalist, Detective Inspector Alan Banks finds his investigation… journeying back in time more than thirty years and into the heart of the mystery surrounding a decades-old crime. 2006.
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Award winning non-fiction, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Family biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Jean and Gordon Hay were a formidable pair. She was an artist and superlatively frugal; he was a proud and… well-mannered schoolteacher with a temper that could be explosive. Elizabeth, their oldest daughter, was said to be a difficult and selfish child. Elizabeth always suspected she would end up caring for her parents in their final years, a way of making up for the sins of her childhood, proving herself to be a good daughter after all. But as her parents, who had been ferociously independent people, became increasingly dependent on her, their lives changed utterly and so did hers. Philip Roth once said, "Old age is a massacre." This book takes you inside the massacre. Bestseller. Winner of the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. 2018.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Ghost and horror stories
A charismatic cast of misfits, losers, and bruisers animate this novel set in Niagara Falls, a.k.a. Cataract City--a slightly seedy,… slightly magical, slightly haunted place, where seemingly ordinary lives are steeped in secrets, desires, troubled histories, and the occasional splash of mayhem. A bittersweet coming-of-age story about a small group of kids who, under the leadership of an eccentric uncle, spend one summer investigating the validity of local ghost stories and macabre urban myths--in almost every instance getting in way over their heads. Davidson draws us into his gritty world, reminding us that life's strange intensity and occasional magic is all around us. 2018.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fiction
Concentrates on two absolutely crucial and dramatic years in Daniel Boone's life. It opens as Boone returns to the shabby… fort at Boonesborough, after escaping from the Shawnee in order to save his white family and friends from attack by the Indians and the Brits, ḁnd receives a decidedly mixed reception. His wife has assumed he's dead and taken most of their children east, and the others in the fort view him as a traitor, and regard his undeniable bond with the Shawnee with deep suspicion. Boone juggles his desire to protect the people of Boonesborough, in particular his daughter Jemima (the only one of his children who waited for him), and his love of the Shawnee people, especially his Indian father and wife. After a dramatic siege and successful defence of the fort against a force led by his adopted father, Blackfish, Daniel journeys to retrieve his family and finds a wife who still resents him for their oldest son's death. Rebecca takes over the telling of the story at this point, and up to the moment when--having lured them all once again into Kentucky, where he starts a new settlement--Boone realizes that he can't control the juggernaut of hate and conquest that will soon role over the Shuswap. 2018.
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Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Family stories
Nuns that appear out of thin air, a dinner party at the Goebbels’, Quebec’s very own Margaret Thatcher, a grandma… that just won’t die (not until the archangel comes back)... This book is a yarn to rival the best of them, a big fat whopper of a tall tale that bounces around from provincial Rivière-du-Loup in 1919 to Nagasaki, 1990s Berlin, Rome, and beyond. This is the novel of a century—long and glorious, stuffed full of parallels, repeating motifs, and unforgettable characters—with the passion and plotting of a modern-day Tosca. Bestseller. 2018. Uniform title: Fiancée américaine.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Music biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Folk hero. Songwriter icon. Living legend. Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these things and more. In this, Sainte-Marie’s first and… only authorized biography, music critic Andrea Warner draws from more than sixty hours of exclusive interviews to offer a powerful, intimate look at the life of the beloved artist and everything that she has accomplished in her seventy-seven years (and counting). Bestseller. 2018.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Multi-cultural fiction
Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching… job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty younger cousin, Hafsa, is close to rejecting her one hundredth marriage proposal. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an arranged marriage. Then she meets Khalid, who is just as smart and handsome as he is conservative and judgmental. She is irritatingly attracted to someone who looks down on her choices and dresses like he belongs in the seventh century. When a surprise engagement between Khalid and Hafsa is announced, Ayesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and his family, and the truth she realizes about herself. But Khalid is also wrestling with what he believes and what he wants. And he just can't get this beautiful, outspoken woman out of his mind. 2018.
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Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
Franklin Starlight had long settled into a quiet and predictable life working his remote farm. But his contemplative existence is… turned upside down by the sudden arrival of Emmy, a woman who has committed a desperate act so she and her child can escape a harrowing life of violence. After Emmy has a run-in with the law, Starlight agrees to take in her and her daughter to help them get back on their feet. Over time, he introduces them to the land and patiently teaches them the skills that have allowed him not only to survive but to find communion with the world, and, gradually, this accidental family changes Starlight and Emmy in ways they never imagined. But Emmy's abusive ex isn't content to just let her go. He wants revenge and is hunting her down. "Starlight" was unfinished at the time of Richard Wagamese's death, yet every page radiates with his masterful storytelling, intense humanism, and insights that are as hard-earned as they are beautiful. Bestseller. 2018.
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Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fiction
AnaIs Barbeau-Lavalette never knew her grandmother Suzanne, an artist who abandoned her husband and children in her youth and never… looked back. This is a fictionalized account of Suzanne's life over 85 years, taking readers through The Great Depression, Québec's Quiet Revolution, women's liberation and the American civil rights movement, offering a portrait of a volatile woman on the margins of history. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2019. 2017. Uniform title: Femme qui fuit.
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General fiction
Le jeune Arnljótur va quitter la maison, son frère jumeau autiste, son vieux père octogénaire, et les paysages crépusculaires de… laves couvertes de lichens. Sa mère a eu un accident de voiture. Mourante dans le tas de ferraille, elle a trouvé la force de téléphoner aux siens et de donner quelques tranquilles recommandations à son fils qui aura écouté sans sen rendre compte les dernières paroles dune mère adorée. Un lien les unissait : le jardin et la serre où elle cultivait une variété rare de Rosa candida à huit pétales. Cest là quArnljótur aura aimé Anna, une amie dun ami, un petit bout de nuit, et laura mise innocemment enceinte. En route pour une ancienne roseraie du continent, avec dans ses bagages deux ou trois boutures de Rosa candida, Arnljótur part sans le savoir à la rencontre dAnna et de sa petite fille, là-bas, dans un autre éden, oublié du monde et gardé par un moine cinéphile... -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Afleggjarinn.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Nature, Animals and wildlife
Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to solving nature mysteries in the… city. From the author of Silver Birch-nominated Be a Nature Detective series comes a new adventure full of fascinating facts and original watercolours. From scuttling cockroaches to waves of starlings to burdock heads on your clothes, Kochanoff takes readers through city streets to show them the amazing nature growing there. Features a glossary, identification page, and further reading. Grades 5-8. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Nature, Animals and wildlife
Une magnifique promenade dans une nature printanière qui nous permet de découvrir les oiseaux qui nous entourent, leurs nids et… leurs oeufs colorés, tous différents. Entre poésie et documentaire, cette petite introduction à l’ornithologie est à savourer entre enfants et parents. Années M-2. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Nature, Animals and wildlife
Saviez-vous qu'aucun mille-pattes n'a vraiment mille pattes ? Celui qui en compte le plus en possède 752. Mais avouez que… c'est plus long à dire, un sept-cent-cinquante-deux-pattes ! Dans ce nouveau titre de la populaire série Les petits dégoûtants, vous apprendrez aussi que certains de ces adorables myriapodes peuvent mesurer jusqu'à 38 centimètres ! Dégoûtants, les mille-pattes ? Oui, mais pas seulement, puisque certains d'entre eux sont très utiles pour chasser de la maison d'autres bestioles encore plus dégoûtantes qu'eux ! Années M-2. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology
Il existe plusieurs types de nuages et il n'est pas facile de les différencier. Dans un langage concis et accessible,… l'auteure explique les caractéristiques qui permettent d'identifier chacun d'eux et propose d'utiliser ces informations pour prédire le temps qu'il fera. Un outil indispensable pour tous les chasseurs de nuages en herbe ! Années 2-4. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Nature, Animals and wildlife
Entre deux séances de bronzage, vous apprendrez que les puces travaillent même lorsqu'elles sont en vacances, et que le Sud… n'est pas la destination privilégiée des vers de terre qui veulent décompresser. Vous le constaterez, il y a matière à rire quand les animaux décident de recharger leurs batteries ! Une compilation de mises en scène rigolotes et instructives. Années 1-3.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Native peoples fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
On l'a trouvé ti-cul dans un terrier de loup. D'après la légende, en tout cas. Ses nouveaux parents humains l'ont… appelé Tommy. À l'école, les enfants étaient méchants avec lui. Il s'est mis à ressentir l'appel de la forêt. Mon frère et moi, on l'aimait bien, Tommy, même s'il grognait parfois et courait comme une bête sauvage. On lui a dit qu'on connaissait quelqu'un qui saurait si sa vraie place était parmi nous ou parmi les loups. C'est comme ça que Tommy a rencontré Bill Bilodeau. Années 2-4. 2015.
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Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Ancien trappeur et fondateur du célèbre Refuge Pageau pour animaux en détresse, à Amos, Michel Pageau a grandi au cœur… de la forêt boréale. Tout jeune, il a d'abord recueilli Pénélope, cette corneille aussi vive qu'intelligente, alors qu'il fréquentait encore l'école. Plus tard, ce fut Gudule, la petite outarde jalouse qui ne supportait pas d'être séparée de lui, ne serait-ce qu'une minute. Mais la rencontre la plus émouvante que fit Michel est sans aucun doute celle qui marqua le début de sa longue amitié avec le grand Tché-Tché, le loup dont il prit soin durant 15 ans et qui adopta Michel dans sa meute, lui apprenant à hurler avec ses loups sous le ciel étoilé de l'Abitibi. À l'heure où la nature et la faune qui l'habite sont assaillies de toutes parts, l'exemple de Michel Pageau ne manquera pas d'instruire et d'inspirer les jeunes lecteurs qui ont à cœur la préservation des espèces sauvages et de l'environnement. Années 3-6 et plus. 2017. Michel et Pénélope, la corneille -- Michel et Gudule, l'outarde -- Michel et Tché-Tché, le loup.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Family stories
Anick passe quelques jours chez sa mamie Pleurote, qui est très triste depuis que son voisin a vendu son terrain… à une grande entreprise et qu'elle a perdu le bout de terre qu'il lui prêtait pour cultiver ses champignons adorés. Pour redonner le sourire à la vieille dame, la fillette s'aventure dans la forêt pour lui cueillir des fruits sauvages et vient en aide à un louveteau tombé dans un trou, dont le papa lui réserve une surprise extraordinaire pour la remercier. Années 1-3. 2018.
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Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Un récit sur le thème de la mue et du passage des saisons (ici du printemps à l'hiver), rythmé par… les étapes de cette petite enquête illustrée de charmantes aquarelles campant un bestiaire nord-américain aux yeux bien ronds. Années M-2. 2015.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Folklore, fables and fairy tales
Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favourite story is the tale… of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to ride along as the entire world is formed! This traditional legend from Inuit storyteller Roy Goose is brought to life through co-author Kerry McCluskey's jubilant retelling. Grades K-3. 2017.