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Bittersweet Bliss: A Novel (Saskatchewan saga. #5.)
By Ruth Glover. 2003
Two pioneer women, as different as can be. Two secrets skillfully buried, but not forgotten. Two journeys to embrace the…
bittersweet bliss of the Canadian frontier. Sequel to "Seasons of Bliss" (DC31084). Followed by "Back roads to Bliss" (DC33742). 2003. (The Saskatchewan saga ; 5).2003.Nipsya
By Georges Bugnet. 1988
Enfermée dans un triangle sans issue, une jeune métisse s'ouvre à l'amour et à la vie au contact de Mahigan,…
un Cri. Elle connaîtra le désespoir et le désir de mourir avant de renaitre à une vie plus intense et plus authentique. 1988.Real life: short stories
By Sharon Butala. 2002
In these short stories, Butala introduces the reader to a number of women who are experiencing bitter difficulties - cancer,…
rape, beatings from husbands. Throughout the collection, as these women feel trapped by fate or circumstance, the question returns again and again: what is free will and what is unavoidable destiny? Is fate, as she asks in the title story, "met" or "made"? Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2002.The book of Stanley
By Todd Babiak. 2007
Stanley Moss is a retired florist, stricken with cancer, and living quietly with his wife Frieda in Edmonton. One day,…
Stanley experiences a boom and a flash, and then discovers that he has the strength of ten men, can read minds and fulfill people's dreams - and his illness has vanished. He and his disciples start The Stan, a new religion, and invite the world to join, but when the world shows up, along with the international media and an angry long-dead spiritualist, things take an unexpected turn. Some descriptions of violence and sex. Some strong language. c2007.The fourth archangel
By Sharon Butala. 1992
This is the third novel in a series of loosely connected books that examine aspects of life in Saskatchewan. Following…
the depiction of homesteaders in Gates of the Sun (DC23037) and that of country women in Luna (DC11574), this story concerns the town of Ordeal. Poor weather, overfarming and hard economic times are forcing many inhabitants to move away, while others are experiencing strange apparitions, disturbing dreams and spiritual visitations. A magical, heartfelt characterization of a Prairie town in turmoil. 1992.All this town remembers
By Sean Johnston. 2006
A small town in Saskatchewan suffers tragedy when hockey star Joey Fallow is killed in a bus crash, and even…
twenty-five years later, when the CBC comes to make a movie about the event, it's clear that many residents haven't moved on. Mired in the past, but also frustrated by the stagnancy around him, is Adam, Joey's best friend, who has recently suffered an accident himself, one that has damaged his memory. In a struggle to master the chronology of his own life, he risks alienating everyone who frames his past and present. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. Explicit strong language. 2006.Like gold refined (Prairie legacy. #4.)
By Janette Oke. 2000
In this sequel to "A Quiet Strength" (DC22379), Virginia and Jonathan now have three children, in addition to Jenny's daughter,…
Mindy. But changes are on the way, and Virginia must accept that her grandparents can no longer live alone. Then, unexpectedly, Jenny wants Mindy back. For senior high and older readers. 2000. (Prairie legacy ; 4).Under the ribs of death
By John Marlyn. 1990
In the immigrant community of Winnipeg's North End, young Sandor Hunyadi struggles to cast off his Hungarian background and become…
a real Canadian. Embittered by poverty and social humiliation, Sandor rejects his father's idealism and devotes himself to becoming a successful businessman. Equipped with a new name and a hardened heart, he is close to realizing his ambition when fortune's wheel takes an unexpected and possibly redemptive turn. Some descriptions of violence. c1990.A quiet strength (A Prairie legacy. #3.)
By Janette Oke. 1999
When Virginia and Jonathan marry, Virginia looks forward to a quiet wedded life. But trials and disappointments await the couple…
as first Jonathan's grandmother moves in, then the troubled daughter of Virginia's dear friend Jenny. Sequel to "A Searching Heart"; followed by "Like gold refined"(DC23963). For senior high and older readers. 1999. (A Prairie legacy ; 3)Wings to fly
By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1997
Josie Ferrier has always loved the silver house that sits empty in the middle of the prairie grassland. She and…
her new friend, Margaret Graham, whose family has just arrived from England, hope to uncover its secrets, including who is cleaning the deserted house. Sequel to "Ticket to Curlew" (DC12262). Grades 5-8. 1997.Stolen
By Annette Lapointe. 2006
Loner Rowan Friesen has made a career in Saskatoon of drug-dealing and theft. A self-taught science geek, he was raised…
by back-to-the-land parents until his father became schizophrenic and his mother followed her own path toward selfhood. Eventually finding friendship and even love within the university community, Rowan moves toward making a reluctant peace with all those who made him angry. Descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006.Ticket to Curlew
By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1992
In 1915, 10-year-old Sam moves from Iowa to Alberta. At first, he views his new home as a lonely and…
barren land, but in time, he discovers that it is both wondrous and frightening. Followed by "Wings to fly". Grades 5-8. 1992.Storm at Batoche
By Maxine Trottier, John Mantha. 2000
James falls out of his Scottish immigrant family's wagon during a snowstorm on the Canadian prairie and is rescued by…
a man who identifies himself only as Louis. Waiting out the blizzard in his small cabin, the two bake gallette, as the man calls it, or bannock, as James stubbornly insists it should be called. Three days later when the weather has cleared, Louis drops the boy off near his town but refuses to go closer. James later thinks back on the incident and concludes, "Bannock or gallette, between two friends there is no difference." Grades K-3 and older readers. 2006, c2000.Banjo lessons
By David Carpenter. 1997
During the Alberta oil boom of the 1950s and the folk music scene of the 1960s, Tim finds his way…
through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. Along the way, he learns how to catch trout, how to be a writer, and the difference between sex and love. He even learns how to play the banjo. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1997.The studhorse man (Currents Ser.)
By Aritha Van Herk, Robert Kroetsch. 2004
Post-war Alberta. Hazard Lepage, the last of the studhorse men, sets out to breed his rare blue stallion, Poseidon. In…
his quest to save his stallion's bloodline from extinction, Hazard leaves a trail of anarchy and confusion, necessitating frequent convalescences in the arms of a few good women - excepting those of Martha, his long-suffering intended. Winner of the 1969 Governor General's Award for Fiction. Explicit descriptions of violence and sex. Explicit strong language. c1969, 2004.Winter of the white wolf
By Byrna Barclay. 1988
In 1905, Joanna Lungdahl journeys from Sweden to Canada to join her lover, Arvid Bjornsson. Years later, on the day…
of her death, Joanna relives her life on a pioneer prairie homestead. Sequel to "Last echo" (DC11041). c1988.From the age of eight, Roberta Bondar knew she wanted to be an astronaut. In January 1992 she made Canadian…
history when she became the first Canadian woman, and first neurologist, to go into space on board Discovery. The story of her journey to become a leading astronaut is a fascinating tale of dedication, commitment, and courage. Grades 4-7. 2004.The story of Nellie McClung
By Anne Monaghan. 1986
In the early 1900s, Nellie McClung fought for women's rights, especially the right to vote. She was elected to the…
Provincial Government of Alberta in 1921 and served for 5 years. Grade I braille. 1986. (Operation literacy series ; reading level C)The crazy man
By Pamela Paige Porter. 2005
1965. After Emaline, 11, is crippled in a tractor accident, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from…
their Saskatchewan farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local mental hospital to help with the farm work, but the neighbours jeer and complain about the crazy man. Emaline sees Angus' kindness and strength, but it is only when he performs the ultimate act of heroism that others in the town finally recognize his worth as a human being. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2007 Golden Oak Award. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2005.Robbiestime
By Donald Percy Dickinson. 2000
It is 1958 in the tourist outpost of Wasagam, Saskatchewan. Robbie Hendershot, the eleven-year-old son of a World War II…
rear gunner and his British war bride, is embarking on a summer that will change his outlook on life forever. When his British granddad takes his mother and younger brother back to England, he is left behind to uncover the mysteries of family, religion, friendship and the price of war. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. c2000.