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Math curse
By Jon Scieszka. 1995
When math teacher Mrs. Fibonacci tells the class "you can think of almost everything as a math problem," one of…
her students feels as if she's received a math curse. Now she can't think about anything without turning it into math! Grades 2-4. 1995.Les mains qui parlent: [la surdité] ((Au coeur des différences).)
By Brigitte Marleau. 2009
"C'est ma première journée au terrain de jeux. Je m'approche lentement d'une amie. Comment tu t'appelles? Elle s'appelle Rosalie! dit…
une dame qui l'accompagne. Elle n'entend aucun son, ni aucun bruit dans ses oreilles. Moi, je suis Colette, son interprète. Je vais passer l'été à faire des signes avec mes mains pour que Rosalie comprenne bien. Tu aimerais devenir son amie? Oh! Oui! D'accord, alors je vais te montrer à communiquer avec les mains". -- 4e de couv.La forêt en devinettes: [poésie] ((Ma langue au chat. Grand manitou).)
By Johanne Gagné, Jean Morin. 2008
"La forêt... un univers d'une grande richesse, malheureusement menacé. D'où l'importance de le faire connaître et apprécier des petits comme…
des grands, qui prendront un plaisir toujours renouvelé à trouver les réponses à ces devinettes, à réciter ces poèmes, à sourire à ces clins d'oeil d'humour, à admirer ces images pleines de vie, de joie et du mouvement des feuilles d'automne !" -- 4e de couv.La chasse-galerie et autres récits ((Boréal compact. Classique ; 139.).)
By François Ricard, H Beaugrand. 2002
Involuntary bliss
By Devon Code. 2016
Situated in modern-day Montréal during a weekend in late August, two young men come together in an attempt to restore…
their friendship. From the streets of Montréal's Plateau to the mountainous hillsides of Machu Picchu and beyond, investigates themes of mortality, idealism, and transgressive art from the perspective of young adults, in a novel comprised of incidents by turns comic, erotic, tender, and harrowing. 2016." Pierre Landry nous guide d'un pas alerte sur cette voie royale connue sous le nom de Chemin du Roy,…
de Beaumont à Notre-Dame-du-Portage, tous les sens en éveil pour y débusquer farfadets, loups-garous, feux-follets et autres démons qui ont marqué l'imaginaire de la population de la Côte-du-Sud et parmi lesquels les troupes de Wolfe sont assurément les plus inquiétantes. Les textes colligés par Pierre Landry nous font réaliser à quel point l'histoire de la Côte-du-Sud est empreinte de vives douleurs comme d'une noble résilience. En témoigne cet épisode dramatique entre tous qui a vu ces Irlandais exsangues venir déverser leurs derniers espoirs dans les mouroirs de Grosse-Île... " -- 4e de couv.Les poèmes ne me font pas peur: récit poétique ((Boréal inter ; 66).)
By Laurent Theillet. 2015
Les poèmes ne me font pas peur est le récit atypique d'une adolescente mordue de poésie. Accessible et captivant, il…
brise d'un coup les idées préconçues que les adolescents peuvent se faire du genre poétique. Écrit dans une langue belle et imagée, ce récit fulgurant n'a rien de rébarbatif. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015.My dad (Talk-about-books. #6.)
By Debbie Bailey, Susan Huszar. 1991
Shane (Degrassi ; #12)
By Susin Nielsen-Fernlund. 1989
After his girlfriend, Spike, becomes pregnant, 14-year-old Shane must prove to his parents that he is not irresponsible. But Shane's…
new sense of independence backfires, and before he knows it, he is in trouble again. For junior and senior high readers. (Degrassi Junior High). 1989.Run, Madrina, run!
By Dorothy Wingrove. 1986
A middle-aged woman, suddenly in possession of considerable wealth, leaves her surly husband and safe Canadian home to search for…
her Salvadoran foster-child, Jonatan, about whom she has had premonitions of disaster. 1986.Object of your love: stories
By Dorothy Speak. 1996
Exploring the nature of desire and betrayal, these stories describe the disappointments and reconciliation of women whose lives have been…
torn by the pain of adultery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c1996.Noble madness
By Maye Preston Hill. 1978
In the spice house
By Marnie Woodrow. 1996
Ellen/Eléna/Luna
By Paul Kropp. 1992
Ellen Bertrand, convinced that she is boring, creates two different personae for her two blind dates. Life becomes complicated when…
Ellen/Elena/Luna can't remember who she should be. For junior and senior high readers. 1992.Dare (Irwin Young Adult Fiction Ser.)
By Marilyn Halvorson. 1988
When his grandmother dies, 16-year-old Dare fears that he and his brother, 12-year-old Ty, will be put in foster homes.…
They are taken in by a teacher, Laura McConnell. Ty, quiet and studious, settles into his new life, but rebellious Dare is haunted with the belief that he was responsible for his mother's death. Junior and Senior High. 1988.The last of the magic: short stories, poems and essays
By Corky Deir Rawson. 1992
The land of Maquinna
By Ian S Mahood. 1971
One hundred and fifty years after fur traders arrived, the Nootka tribe of Vancouver Island had shrunk to 1000 people.…
Miners and farmers arrived in the area and failed, so the land virtually was ignored until 1950 when loggers moved in. This book includes an historical novel of the life of the Nootka Indians, as well as a study of the region in present times. 1971.Exit stage left (Degrassi Junior High series.)
By William Pasnak. 1987
The students of Degrassi Junior High School are putting together a major production for the first time. Stephanie is sure…
she is going to be the star. Joey thinks if he gets a part, Stephanie will notice him. For junior and senior high readers. 1987.Favourite winter stories from Fireside Al
By Alan Maitland. 1994
A collection of short stories selected by Canada's favourite storyteller, "Fireside Al." From classics by Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan…
Poe, to Canadian works by Stephen Leacock, Margaret Laurence, and Alice Munro. A combination of old and new stories are presented. 1994. Buggam Grange / The story of the goblins who stole a sexton / The loons / The little match girl / Tobermory / Death of a pig / Meneseteung / The ant and the grasshopper / An orange from Portugal / The Highwayman / An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Everyday use / After twenty years / Bicycle / Trap lines / The fable of the man with the golden brain / Back for Christmas / Roots / The tranter's party / The lady or the tiger / Morgan Morgan / The tell-tale heart / Hoofbeats on a bridge / Two friends / An evening with Dickens in Manitou Town Hall / The queer chair, or the bagman's story /Incredible Jumbo: a novel
By Barbara Claassen Smucker. 1990
Tod Tolliver, a poor and lonely boy, works for the London Zoo, caring for its star attraction, Jumbo the Elephant.…
When Jumbo is sold to P.T. Barnum's Circus in New York, Tod stows away on the ship. Grades 5-8. 1990.