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A pint of murder
By Alisa Craig. 1980
À nous deux! (Schlack! #1.)
By Yvon Brochu. 2014
J'amais je n'aurais pensé vivre une saison de hockey aussi bouleversante ! D'abord, il y a eu l'arrivée surprise de…
Li-Na sur mon trio... SCHLACK ! Puis, mon étonnant tir frappé, qui a propulsé les Couguars en séries et qui a changé ma vie... SCHLACK ! Ensuite, ce terrible secret de Fred, mon ailier gauche... SCHLACK ! Et enfin, cette terrifiante nouvelle qui mettra fin à ma saison de hockey... SCHLACK ! Années 3-6. Suivi de "Hors-jeu!". 2014.À l'heure du loup
By Pierre Morency. 2002
Dans "À l'heure du loup", Pierre Morency met en scène toute une galerie de personnages. Le poète Lauréat Pick, le…
biologiste Scotteen, le cinéaste Duve, et surtout un homme qui porte le nom sonore et étonnant de Trom. Trom, où s'inscrit, à rebours, la destination ultime de chacune de nos existences. Trom observe, écoute, dessine, voyage. Il parle de l'éblouissement toujours renouvelé que provoque l'apparition d'un oiseau, de la lumière de la terre de Baffin, de la sensation sous le pied de l'argile qui n'a jamais été foulée. Ce qui distingue la parole de Trom, c'est l'art de cerner à l'aide des mots les plus simples ce qui fait l'essence même de notre vie.A message for Mr. Lazarus: a novella & seven stories
By Barbara Ann Lambert. 2000
A month of Mondays
By Joëlle Anthony. 2017
Suze Tamaki's life gets turned upside down when her mother suddenly reappears after a ten-year absence. Once Suze gets over…
her initial cynicism, she thinks it might be cool to get to know her mom. But her older sister Tracie, who has been as much mother as sister at times, is determined to make Suze's life a misery for even considering it. For junior high readers. 2017.A little more free: An Eddie Doughtery Mystery (Eddie Dougherty mystery. #2.)
By John McFetridge. 2015
Montreal, Labour Day weekend, 1972. The city is getting ready to host the first game in the legendary Summit Series…
between Canada and the USSR. Three men set fire to a nightclub and Constable Eddie Dougherty witnesses the deaths of 37 people. The Museum of Fine Arts is robbed and two million dollars’ worth of paintings are stolen. Against the backdrop of these historic events, Dougherty discovers the body of a murdered young man on Mount Royal. As he tries to prove he has the stuff to become a detective, he is drawn into the world of American draft dodgers and deserters, class politics, and organized crime. Sequel to "Black rock". 2015.A little learning is a murderous thing
By Lou Allin. 2005
For Maddie Temple, a literature professor at a small Michigan university, the new school year gets off to a rocky…
start, with the death of a student (who plummeted from one of the library's top floors). Then a top university administrator dies under suspicious circumstances, with the disliked coordinator of the English department becoming the prime suspect. Maggie turns amateur detective to figure out who is behind the strange happenings and uncover a killer. Some descriptions of violence, sex and strong language. c2005.A long and lonely ride
By Helen Porter. 1991
In this collection of short stories, women are portrayed at many stages in their lives, adolescence experiences of awkwardness; the…
heartache of first love; the career woman concerned with her children and husband; and the 70-year-old contemplating suicide in the face of illness. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. c1991.A noise downstairs: a novel
By Linwood Barclay. 2018
Paul witnesses a gruesome body dump, causing PTSD. But when his wife buys him a vintage typewriter to help him…
focus on his novel, it seems possessed, and connected to the body dump. 2018.A natural woman (Griot audio)
By Lori Johnson. 2010
Mired in an uninspiring pairing with her current beau, anthropology professor Aliesha Eaton is pierced to the heart when she…
encounters a mysterious barber. But then the intriguing stranger disappears after one night together - and she must try desperately to find out what happened. 2010.A meeting in the ladies' room (Griot audio)
By Anita Doreen Diggs. 2006
Jackie Blue is a hard-working, ambitious, young black editor. She looks forward to her weekly meetings with the Black Pack,…
a small group of African-American professionals with ties to the industry. These connections have helped place her on the fast track to a coveted executive editor's position, but she still faces an uphill battle against the predominantly white trust-fund babies. When her boss is suddenly murdered, Jackie finds herself in police custody facing her greatest challenge ever. 2006.A one woman man (Griot audio)
By Travis Hunter. 2006
Dallas Dupree is a one woman man. A handsome and successful teacher, he is both worshipped and envied in his…
Atlanta neighbourhood and chooses to live and raise his daughter, Aja, in the ghetto where he grew up rather than desert his roots. The only problem is that the one woman for him - his beloved Yasmin - passed away giving birth to his daughter. Now Dallas struggles through a string of empty relationships, unable to commit his heart because no woman can measure up to Yasmin. 2006.A murder of crows: Second Book Of The Junction Chronicles (Junction chronicles. #2.)
By David Rotenberg. 2013
Since Decker Roberts’s last run-in with the NSA, he’s been trying to remain off the radar, searching for his estranged…
son, Seth. Decker’s synaesthetic abilities, once a lucrative gift, are increasingly becoming a liability. When a vicious attack wipes out the best and brightest of America’s young minds, devastating the country’s future, Decker is forced to step out of the shadows and help track down the killer. Sequel to "The placebo effect". c2013.A litany in time of plague
By K. D Miller. 1994
Each of the characters in these ten linked stories comes to the end of his or her spiritual rope. Kelly…
attends a Requiem Mass where she adds her and her ex-husband's names to a list of the dead. Arley pursues a dangerous fantasy down one dark alley after another. Raymond learns that his inability to love is exactly matched by his need to do just that. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c1994.A perfect day for kites
By Monique Corriveau. 1981
A man of little faith: a novel
By Rick Salutin. 1988
Oskar, a survivor of the Holocaust, is a man of little faith. Despite his inability to find answers, he persists…
in asking questions that all human beings have a right to ask. He encounters diverse characters, such as Bella, a New York prostitute, mystic Martin Buber, and an anti-Semitic high school teacher on the Canadian prairies. Strong language.A perfect peace
By Amos Oz, Hillel Halkin. 1985
Now in his late twenties, Yonatan Lifshitz wants only to escape from the place in which he has spent most…
of his life, a kibbutz of the mid-1960s, with its well-meaning intervention of family and friends in his life. Azarish Gitlin, youthful, over-eloquent, wants nothing more than to be accepted as a kibbutznik and to dazzle his elders with his intellect. Both work out their destinies through those about them. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1985.A perfect pledge
By Rabindranath Maharaj. 2006
Narpat, 55, and Dulari live with their three girls and one son, Jeeves, in the village of Lengua in Trinidad.…
Narpat, an East Indian cane farmer, is in constant conflict with his world, but has high ideals and great ambitions. A story of rural Trinidad, a rich tropical world of red mangoes, bats, insects, pineapple, coconut jelly, cucumber stems, and eccentric characters. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2005.A perfect gentle knight
By Kit Pearson. 2007
1950's. The five Bell children are each coping in various ways with their mother's death, though the rich fantasy life…
they have both helps and hinders them. Elder sister Roz is growing out of their fantasy games, but eldest brother Sebastian, who fancies himself Sir Lancelot, continues to need them as much as ever. Eleven-year-old Corrie becomes concerned and worries that Sebastian may have lost his grip on reality. Grades 5-8. 2007.A mother's secret: a novel
By C. A Haddad. 1988
Jewish partisan Eliza Wolf and her daughter are separated after the war when the daughter is sent to America and…
Eliza moves to Israel. A chance discovery starts the daughter on a search for her true identity. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.