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  • Author:
    Narsimhan, Mahtab
    Summary:

    This special three-book bundle collects all the books in the acclaimed Tara Trilogy, winner of the Silver Birch Award. Based in Indian mythology and culture, these novels follow Tara and her brother Suraj as she encounters such figures...

  • Author:
    Smith, Barbara
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    A fun-for-all-ages collection of over thirty spooky stories in settings across Western Canada. When friends and family gather around a campfire, good times and scary stories are sure to follow. In Campfire Stories of Western Canada,...

  • Author:
    Jarman, Mark Anthony
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    Mark Anthony Jarman is one of Canada’s most original and compelling writers of short fiction. My White Planet is his latest collection of fourteen new stories, many of which have previously won or been short-listed for literary magazine...

  • Author:
    Oertel, Andreas
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    “Oertel knows how to develop a scene for maximum humorous or scary effect.”—Kirkus Reviews. When their friend is accused of stealing ancient artifacts, Cody, Eric, and Rachel spring into action. And this time, that action takes them far...

  • Author:
    DeMeulemeester, Linda
    Summary:

    The new kid at Darkmont High, Cat Peters is already desperate to get out. So when she hears that Grimoire, the private school nearby, is offering scholarships to the winners of a Halloween soccer match, Cat jumps at the chance to apply...

  • Author:
    Grannan, Mary, Hume, Margaret Anne
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    For twenty-three years during the golden age of radio in Canada, stories for children by Mary Grannan, "Just Mary," were broadcast by CBC and beloved across the country. She retired from broadcasting in 1962 and died in 1975, but her...

  • Author:
    Bannon, Judith
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    Corinne, ex-mannequin devenue psychoéducatrice en milieu scolaire, découvre que son véhicule a été vandalisé. Une série d'actes illicites s'ensuivent, impliquant à tout coup des élèves habituellement sans histoire....

  • Author:
    Guilbault, Geneviève
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    Nouvelle année = Nouvelles résolutions ! Le bonheur n’est pas une option ! Allez hop ! Morgane ! Un peu de motivation ! À partir de maintenant, je vais tout faire pour être heureuse. Pour y arriver, je dois m’éloigner de ce qui me rend...

  • Author:
    Tamaki, Mariko
    Summary:

    Allison Lee is seventeen and off to college in the fall. So far, she's been in love once (total catastrophe) and on fire twice (also pretty bad). Both love and fire have left their scars. Looking a little more burnt chicken and a little...

  • Author:
    Bowering, George
    Summary:

    10 Women is a new collection of short fiction from one of Canada’s preeminent writers. Each of these stories offers us a portrait of a woman with whom the author may or may not have had either an intimate and/or a meaningful...

  • Author:
    Bowering, George
    Summary:

    Ten Women is a new collection of short fiction from one of Canada's preeminent writers. Each of these stories offers us a portrait of a woman with whom the author may or may not have had either an intimate and/or a meaningful...

  • Author:
    Stinson, Kathy
    Summary:

    A quirky collection of stories about teens in lust and in love. From the first stirrings of same-sex desire to paternity questions around a teen pregnancy, 101 Ways to Dance reflects the spectrum of teen sexuality from the sweet to the...

  • Author:
    Bowen, Gail
    Summary:

    The indomitable Joanne Kilbourn is back! From beloved author Gail Bowen comes the 15th installment in the nationally bestselling series. For readers of Louise Penny, Ruth Rendell, and Peter Robinson.Joanne's husband Zack is the leading...

  • Author:
    Polak, Monique
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    The students of the 121 Express are infamous for bad behavior. Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school. When a cool troublemaker singles him out, he saves himself by teasing another kid. His...

  • Author:
    Guilbault, François
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    1775. Moone Pasquin a 12 ans. Elle habite Boundary House, une plantation en Caroline du Sud, avec sa mère adoptive Françoyse, rescapée de la Nouvelle-France, ainsi que son frère Charles. Pendant que l'Amérique est convulsée...

  • Author:
    Guilbault, François
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    1779. La Révolution américaine est loin d'être terminée. À 17 ans, Moone se désespère des absences prolongées de Lucien, retenu par ses devoirs militaires. Le vide s'est fait autour d'elle. Salina, son amie d...

  • Author:
    Pawlowski, Michael
    Summary:

    With stories that chronicle the abused, the homeless, the suicidal, those seeking a world away from the reserve, and those returning to the indigenous community to improve themselves, 13 Lives is a fact-based account of events affecting...

  • Author:
    Awad, Mona
    Summary:

    Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award
    Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize

    Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks—even though her best...

  • Author:
    Sauves, Magali
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    160 rue Saint-Viateur Ouest est l'histoire tumultueuse de Mathis Blaustein, Juif hassidique élevé dans le quartier du Mile-End à Montréal. Renié par sa famille et sa communauté ultra-orthodoxe à cause de son homosexualité...

  • Author:
    Canciani, Katia
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    Nicola aura bientôt 18 ans. Élevé par un père aimant et protecteur, il mène une vie paisible jusqu’à ce qu’il découvre un terrible secret derrière l’apparente banalité de son existence. Profondément troublé par le mensonge tissé autour...

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