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By Isabelle Gregoire. 2023
Seule femme dans un monde d’hommes qui lui est hostile, Marie est conductrice de train minier dans le Nord québécois.…
Un soir de tempête, son convoi s’immobilise. Déraillement ? Elle se précipite au-dehors pour mesurer les dégâts et se retrouve face contre neige, blessée. Elle est recueillie par un mystérieux ermite, envoûtant et lettré. Sur fond de préoccupations environnementales, de tensions entre Blancs et autochtones, se tisse une histoire d’amour. Une histoire périlleuse et sauvage, comme le territoire que Marie sillonne avec son train. Please note: This audiobook is in French.By Yves Beauchemin. 2023
Par une nuit de tempête, l’urgentiste Romain Bellerose soigne un jeune homme qui vient de faire une chute sur un…
trottoir glacé. À partir de ce moment, leurs deux vies seront inextricablement liées. Une adolescente plongée dans l’émoi d’un premier amour, une femme en pleine crise mystique, un homme à tout faire aussi prompt à rendre service qu’à tordre le nez aux voyous, une amoureuse incapable de résister à l’appel du gâteau au chocolat : on reconnaît avec bonheur la marque de l’auteur du Matou dans la riche palette de personnages qui composent ce roman. Rencontre au milieu de la nuit pourrait être l’œuvre ultime d’Yves Beauchemin, lui qui se plaît à dire qu’« écrire sénile, c’est pathétique. Écrire mort, extrêmement difficile ». Please note: This audiobook is in French.By Gilles Lacombe. 2022
Circé des hirondelles est centré sur les rapports entre deux personnages : un « on » ou « nous »,…
celui qui tient le discours dans le texte et un « elle », le personnage du titre. Les rapports multiples des 2 personnages commencent à la première strophe du premier poème et aboutissent peut-être au poème 47 qui exprime une fusion des 2 personnages.By Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton. 2013
See below for English description.Une adaptation du roman à succès Les bas du pensionnat pour les lecteurs débutants! Olemaun a…
huit ans et elle sait beaucoup de choses. Mais elle ne sait pas lire. Faisant fi des avertissements de son père, elle effectue un long voyage pour aller à l'école des étrangers. Au pensionnat, les religieuses lui retirent son nom. Elles rasent ses cheveux et la forcent à faire des tâches ménagères, mais Olemaun demeure imperturbable. Sa ténacité attire l'attention d'une religieuse vêtue d'une longue robe noire, qui tente de briser son esprit à la moindre occasion. Mais Olemaun est plus déterminée que jamais à apprendre à lire. Basé sur la vraie histoire de Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, cet album rend le roman à succès Les bas du pensionnat accessible aux lecteurs plus jeunes. Maintenant, eux aussi peuvent faire la rencontre de cette jeune fille remarquable qui nous rappelle tout le pouvoir que l'on détient quand on sait lire.Bestselling memoir Les bas du pensionnat (Fatty Legs) for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her father's warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders' school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read. Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations created by Gabrielle Grimard, Quand j'avais huit ans makes the bestselling Les bas du pensionnat accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read. Original title: When I Was EightBy Billy-Ray Belcourt. 2022
"An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada's most daring literary talents. An…
unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the novel he yearns to write, an autobiography of his rural hometown, the answers to existential questions about family, love, and happiness. What ensues is a series of conversations, connections, and disconnections that reveals the texture of life in a town literature has left unexplored, where the friction between possibility and constraint provides an insistent background score. Whether he's meeting with an auntie distraught over the imprisonment of her grandson, engaging in rez gossip with his cousin at a pow wow, or lingering in bed with a married man after a hotel room hookup, the narrator makes space for those in his orbit to divulge their private joys and miseries, testing the theory that storytelling can make us feel less lonely. Populated by characters as alive and vast as the boreal forest, and culminating in a breathtaking crescendo, A Minor Chorus is a novel about how deeply entangled the sayable and unsayable can become--and about how ordinary life, when pressed, can produce hauntingly beautiful music."By Billy-Ray Belcourt. 2022
"Qu'est-ce qui constitue un·e NDN?" Dans ce livre, Billy-Ray Belcourt tourne et retourne cette question en explorant la mort, le…
deuil, la colère, la violence et les affects qui en découlent. Infusé de culture populaire, Mécanismes NDN d'adaptation problématise de manière accessible les notions d'autochtonie et de queeritude pour les greffer à l'"histoire d'horreur canadienne" trop longtemps passée sous silence, tout en déconstruisant le poème et le livre, le temps et le territoire. Parfois formaliste, toujours percutante, l'écriture de Belcourt est un électrochocBy Lindsay Christina King, Carolyn Frank. 2023
Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection…
of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather. Through her natural gift of storytelling, Skye encourages other children to embrace the art and become storytellers, too!  By Mazo De la Roche. 1946
Begins during World War II and celebrates the return of the Jalna brothers from the war. Sequel to "Wakefield's course"…
(DC31473). Followed by "Renny's daughter" (DC05527). 1946. (Whiteoaks of Jalna saga ; 13)By Mazo De la Roche. 1960
An early story in the Whiteoak family saga, this narrative is set in 1863 during the terrible conflict of the…
American Civil War. Two Southerners arrive at Jalna but the purpose of their visit is a mystery. Sequel to "The building of Jalna" (DC30128), followed by "Mary Wakefield" (DC30884). 1960. (Whiteoaks of Jalna saga ; 2)By Pauline Gedge. 1977
By Janette Oke. 1984
Clark and Marty must accept the growing independence of their children and adjust to Clark's loss of his leg. Sequel…
to "Love's abiding joy" (DC08821). Followed by "Love's unfolding dream" (DC09012). 1984. (Love comes softly ; 5)By Janette Oke. 1979
A young woman travels West with her new husband, only to lose him in tragic circumstances. She encounters a lonely…
father and child, and discovers love again. Followed by "Love's enduring promise" (DC08277). 1979. (Love comes softly ; 1)By Janette Oke. 1981
By David Morrell. 1988
A moving novel based on the death of the author's 15-year-old son's from bone cancer. For several days after his…
son's death, Morrell experienced mystical events that brought him some peace of mind and a belief that he will see his son again. Some strong language. 1988.By Elizabeth Spencer. 1988
By William Shatner. 1989
Set in 22nd century Los Angeles, a tough ex-cop by the name of Jake Cardigan is framed for allegedly dealing…
Tek, a highly addictive computerized drug. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Followed by "TekLords". 1989.By Alice Munro. 1990
Ten short stories are linked by themes of marriage and adultery. In the title story, the narrator reminisces about her…
long-dead mother and the family with whom her mother lived as a young teacher. Some descriptions of sex. 1990.By Janette Oke. 1990
When Emily Evans goes off to Gethsemane Bible School, she has no idea what is in store for her. She…
quickly discovers one thing - God does not seem ready to send her a helpmate. Then one day during the chapel hour, Emily realizes that God is calling her to become a missionary, even if she has to go alone. Her main concerns are whether Bible School has truly prepared her, and if her faith is strong enough not to be shaken by local doubters. Followed by “Julia’s last hope”. c1990.By Janette Oke. 1990
Because Julia had been raised and educated in luxury, her father did not think she should marry John Harrigan, a…
rugged westerner. But she had insisted, and now they are happily married; John has a good job at the lumber mill and they have a lovely home in the Canadian Rockies and twin daughters. Then the mill closes. Julia’s dreams seem to be crumbling around her until she gets an idea. But will it save the town? c1990.By Eric Wright. 1990
When Linda Thomas, a massage therapist with influential clients, is murdered, Inspector Charlie Salter must handle the sensitive case. He…
is delighted when Sergeant Mel Pickett, an expert at homicides, is assigned to help with the case. Some strong language. 1990.