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Two solitudes (New Press Canadian classics)
By Hugh MacLennan. 1945
The division between French and English Canadians is dramatically shown in this novel about two families -- one, French landowners…
in a small Quebec village; the other, English businessmen from Montreal. Winner of the 1945 Governor General's Award for Fiction.The grapes of wrath
By John Steinbeck. 1939
Depression farmers and their families are driven from the dust bowl of their Oklahoma farms to the promised land of…
California to find work. Winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for the novel. Strong language. 1939.Kira-kira
By Cynthia Kadohata. 2005
Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's big sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its colour is deep…
but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. But when Lynn becomes seriously ill and the whole family begins to fall apart, it's up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering - kira-kira - in the future. Newbery medal winner. 2005.How I live now
By Meg Rosoff. 2004
To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her…
aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2004.Bud, not Buddy
By Christopher Paul Curtis. 1999
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets…
out in search of the man he believes to be his father - the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. Winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal, and the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award. Grades 4-7. 1999.The mantis and the moon: stories for the children of Africa
By Marguerite Poland. 1979
We need to talk about Kevin
By Lionel Shriver. 2003
Two years ago, Eva Khatchadourian's son, Kevin, murdered seven of his fellow high-school students, a cafeteria worker, and a popular…
algebra teacher. Because he was only fifteen at the time of the killings, he received a lenient sentence and is now in a prison for young offenders in upstate New York. Telling the story of Kevin's upbringing, Eva addresses herself to her estranged husband through a series of letters. Some strong language. 2003.A corner of the universe
By Ann M Martin. 2004
Twelve-year-old Hattie experiences a tragic summer in 1960 when her young, mentally ill uncle Adam comes to stay with her…
grandparents. Hattie befriends him, but no one knows how to handle his moods, least of all Adam himself. 2003 Newbery Honor Book. For junior high readers. 2004.Ten well-planned major robberies reveal the ingenuity of the criminal mind, from Dan Cooper, who parachuted from a Boeing 727…
with $200,000, to the small band of Italians who stole the world-famous Mona Lisa. There are seven extra stories in the opening chapter, including that of the Parisian actor and civil servant who destroyed the files against his friends during the French Revolution - by eating them! Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2007 Red Maple Award. 2005.Blackout (Warner forever)
By Annie Solomon. 2006
Washington, D.C. Accused of murdering top spy Frank Temple, bookseller Margo Scott cannot remember the past month. Undercover federal agent…
Jake Wise, sent by Frank to watch Margo, tries to confirm her identity. Rita Award winner. 2006.Divisadero
By Michael Ondaatje. 2007
California, 1970s. A man who lost his wife in childbirth is raising his two daughters, Anna and Claire, and tending…
his farm with the help of a young man, Coop, who he has more or less adopted. When the older Anna, and Coop fall into a sexual relationship and are discovered, the man becomes violent and Anna and Coop flee forever. The force of this event on how these three individuals lead the rest of their lives is the tripartite tale followed over the course of the next several years. Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Award for Fiction. 2007.Runaway: stories (Douglas Gibson Bks.)
By Alice Munro. 2004
Short stories that take place throughout Canada - northern Ontario, the Prairies, the West Coast, Stratford - and feature women…
and men drifting in and out of each other's orbits, pulled by forces they don't understand. In "Runaway," a woman considers leaving her husband with the help of a neighbour, but the husband has other plans. In "Trespasses," a small town's women dream of escaping their lives only to find themselves in lives they never imagined. Some strong language. Booklist's Best of 2004. Winner of the 2004 Giller Prize. 2004.High country (Literature of the American West ; #15)
By Willard Wyman. 2005
Ty Hardin leaves Montana to learn 'packing' (leading mule trains into mountains where wagons can't go) from the best -…
Fenton Pardee. After many adventures and being wounded in World War II, Ty eventually heads for the Sierra Nevada - the highest country of all - to become a legend in his own right. 2006 Spur Awards winner. 2005.Shattered
By Eric Walters, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to work at "The Club" for his community service - but it turns out to be a…
soup kitchen in a bad part of town, and he is nearly mugged going there. He's saved by a pipe-wielding homeless man, a former soldier named Jacques who was stationed in Rwanda. Can Ian help Jacques, a man who has lost everything but his nightmarish memories? Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2007 White Pine Award. 2006.The birth house
By Ami McKay. 2006
Young Dora Rare befriends Marie Babineau, the local midwife, who wants Dora as her successor. After initial reluctance and intensive…
training, Dora is left the practice on the eve of her marriage to Archer Bigelow. When Dr. Gilbert Thomas arrives with the promise of fast, painless childbirth, Dora is determined, despite fierce opposition, to protect the birthing traditions and women's wisdom that have been passed down to her. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. Descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2007 OLA Evergreen Award. Canada Reads 2011. 2006.The gathering: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) (Booker Prize Winner)
By Anne Enright. 2007
Veronica - once an attention-deprived middle child among 12 siblings, and now an unfulfilled wife and mother - has come…
to London to claim the body of her beloved yet estranged brother Liam, who drowned himself at sea. As the nine surviving members of the Hegarty clan converge in Dublin for Liam's wake, Veronica wants to protect the past - and the secret of what transpired in her grandmother's house during the winter of 1968. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007 Man Booker Prize. 2007.Late nights on air
By Elizabeth Hay. 2007
Harry Boyd, a refugee from failure in Toronto television, has returned to a small radio station in the Canadian North.…
There, in the summer of 1975, he falls in love with a voice on air, though the real woman, Dido Paris, is both a surprise and even more than he imagined. Soon Dido and Harry become part of the cast of eccentric characters at the station. Winner of the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.Safe as houses
By Eric Walters. 2007
October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Torontonian Elizabeth is a typical grade 8 girl, with a crush on a boy in her…
class and a baby-sitting job. Every day, she walks Suzie and her older brother David home after school, and then stays there until their mother gets home. On this particular evening, Hurricane Hazel roars down on Toronto, bringing torrential rains and flooding - and David and Suzie's house is on a street that will be practically wiped out. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 2008 Red Maple Award. 2007.Things are looking Grimm, Jill (Orca young readers)
By Dan Bar-El. 2006
Jill, the spoiled but brave sister of King Jack, has been made a Royal Guard-in-training by Sir Humpty Dumpty. After…
receiving a distress letter from F.G., she sets off to save the women of the neighbouring kingdom of Grimm from a mysterious affliction. With the help of a new friend, Mary (who is very contrary), Jill unravels the mystery while rescuing such fairy tale heroines as Rapunzel, Snow White, Cinderella and Gretel. Grades 2-4. Winner of the 2008 Silver Birch Express Award. 2006.