Un plongeur n'a plus que trois minutes à vivre. Un livre relégué au rayon des soldes raconte son destin tragique. Socrate est apostrophé par Dieu alors qu'il se trouve au petit coin. Un enseignant du futur se rebelle...
Canadian fiction
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Author:Marchildon, DanielSummary: - Author:Kerr, ConorSummary:
Avenue of Champions is a collection of interlinked stories that investigates the inherent connection of Indigenous peoples to the land and the permanence of culture, language and ceremony as a form of resistance to displacement. Based...
- Author:LeGault, Peter A.Summary:
Un magnifique suspense où la fiction se mêle à la réalité Après s’être fait congédié et déshonorer par l’armée américaine, le capitaine Bill Morrison, médecin de profession, décide de s’acheter un voilier dans le but d’entreprendre un...
- Author:Wishinsky, Frieda, Dawson, WillowSummary:
Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave Canada and sail to England on the Lusitania. War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship. Avis is lonely and afraid until she meets a kindly professor whose stories of a magical...
- Author:Hunt, DallasSummary:
As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-...
- Author:Bergen, DavidSummary:
Away from the Dead is set in the chaotic times of the Russian revolution, and traces the lives of various characters connected through love and family and loyalty. The novel follows the lives of a bookseller south of Kiev who deserts...
- Author:Wright, DavidSummary:
In this novel for teens, Matt and Free meet in Paris, where they both play American football on a team in a poverty-stricken suburb where racial tension affects the team.
- Author:Harby, RyanSummary:
Awkward Pause is an anthology collection from Ryan Harby's popular online comic series Honey Dill. A love letter to odd humour, Awkward Pause is a mix of joy and sorrow, both soft and sharp. The book includes over 50 comic strips, which...
- Author:Jalaluddin, UzmaSummary:
Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her...
- Author:Gagnon, HélèneSummary:
David, l'intellectuel, Benoît, le rêveur, Éric, le fonceur, et Daniel, le rebelle, ont toujours eu une vie privilégiée. Ces quatre frères ont grandi dans la douceur d'un fastueux manoir à Sainte-Adèle, sous la tutelle...
- Author:Rossignol, DanySummary:
Julien, résolu à rompre avec Clara, accepte tout de même de l'accompagner à une pièce de théâtre. L'œuvre, étrange et bouleversante, met en scène des personnages holographiques qui soliloquent sur les rêves qui les...
- Author:Guy BélizaireSummary:
Quatorze nouvelles autour du déracinement, du racisme, de l'injustice, de l'amour, de l'exil, de la vieillesse et de la discrimination. Les histoires mettent en scène des personnages d'origine haïtienne aux prises...
- Author:Varin, ChloéSummary:
Entrez dans l'univers de Gontrand et Mariette d'une toute nouvelle manière. Avec une narration de Chloé Varin, l'épopée de nos deux oiseaux préférés se révèle encore plus drôle et attachante ! Une musique...
- Author:Bilodeau, Stéphan, Saint-Martin, GillesSummary:
Cette aventure, fortement déconseillée aux petites natures, c'est la tienne ! C'est TOI, jeune athlète prometteur, qui décideras de ton propre destin. Mais dans la compétition qui s'annonce, gagner la médaille d...
- Author:Bilodeau, Stéphan, Saint-Martin, GillesSummary:
Cette histoire, fortement déconseillée aux pantouflards... est la tienne! C'est toi, une jeune fille passionnée de mode, qui décidera de la tournure des événements. Lorsque ta meilleure amie est transformée en zombie par la...
- Author:Okemow, SJSummary:
A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants--the dandelion. Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones...
- Author:Lawrence, IainSummary:
In the spring of 1943, sixteen-year-old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany....
- Author:Grant, VickiSummary:
Paddy loves his family, all except for his annoying stepfather Anthony. When they have a discussion about his future, Paddy overreacts and threatens to join the Army. Unable to back down, he’s soon alienated everyone around him. But it’...
- Author:Greenaway, R.M.Summary:
RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders from the snowbound Hazeltons to Lower Mainland B.C. in this atmospheric new crime series. Cold Girl A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been...
- Author:Greenaway, R.M.Summary:
Dion and Leith aren’t just detectives, they’re human beings. See, that’s the problem. RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders from the snowbound Hazeltons to Lower Mainland B.C. in this atmospheric new...
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