Un témoignage émouvant et inspirant Savoir trouver la force, la résilience et l'amour dans l'épreuve. Montréal, automne 2014. À l'image d'une mère marchant à reculons en disant au revoir à ses enfants, le...
Canadian fiction
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Author:Sessou, Annie-JosianeSummary: - Author:Rachel CuskSummary:
In the wake of family collapse, a writer moves to London with her two young sons. The process of upheaval is the catalyst for a number of transitions—personal, moral, artistic, practical—as she endeavors to construct a new reality for...
- Author:Irani, AnoshSummary:
From the bestselling author of The Parcel and Song of Kahunsha, here's a sweet yet tart collection of seven gem-like stories, capped off by an unforgettable short memoir about living between Canada and India for 20 years....
- Author:Maes, NicholasSummary:
What do you do when you’re being watched at every turn by creatures plotting to take over the world? Simon Carpenter is a normal 16-year-old living in Vancouver. Or is he normal? Any type of music drives him crazy. When walking by a...
- Author:Schaller, LatashaSummary:
Charlie Hill has a promising job, a wonderful best friend, a perfect husband, and an anxiety disorder that she is desperately trying to hide from the rest of the world. But the harsh reality of her mental illness comes to light when an...
- Author:Curtis, SkySummary:
After dealing with the grizzly murder of a sexual assault victim near her cottage in Huntsville, Ontario, Robin MacFarland, the feisty Home and Garden reporter for a major Toronto paper, feels she must go elsewhere for a peaceful family...
- Author:Behrens, PeterSummary:
From Peter Behrens, one of our most beloved storytellers and the author of the bestselling and award-winning novels The Law of Dreams and The O’Briens, comes a spectacular collection of riveting stories about growing up and growing...
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
Family vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition -- by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations to Disney World and...
- Author:Hood-Caddy, KarenSummary:
The life of fiftyish Jessie Dearborn takes an unexpected turn when a ruthless developer threatens to cut down century-old trees in her small northern town in order to build a condominium. Surprising even herself, she steps in front of a...
- Author:Charles, Norma M.Summary:
Ten-year-old Jeanie Leclare has just moved to the West Coast from Saskatchewan. She's desperately lonely and longs for a new friend. When the girl sitting in front of her at school seems friendly, she feels a little better. Then an...
- Author:Marcotte, JulieSummary:
Je vous le confie en toute humilité : il ne m'est jamais rien arrivé d'incroyable. J'ai trente ans, je n'ai pas été battue ou séquestrée. Je ne fais pas de télévision. Aucun de mes enfants n'a été...
- Author:Messier, MireilleSummary:
Un frère et une sœur partentà la chasse au trésor sans savoir exactement quel type de trésor ils désirent découvrir. Mais ce dont ils sont sûrs, c'est qu'un trésor c'est brillant, mystérieux et précieux—et que...
- Author:Dalton, SheilaSummary:
Winner of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens Seventeen year-old Nathan is running – running from his past and running from his present. Raised by a white mother and never having known his native...
- Author:McClintock, NorahSummary:
Riley Donovan is the new kid in a small town where her aunt (and guardian) has just started a job as a detective on the town’s police force. Riley is home alone when a neighbor’s barn catches on fire; when she realizes that he is...
- Author:Deverell, WilliamSummary:
Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel, 1998. Winner of the Dashiell Hammett Award, 1998. Arthur Beauchamp, one of Vancouver's most heralded criminal lawyers, has moved to a quiet island off the British Columbia coast....
- Author:Slade, Arthur G.Summary:
For Percy, the loss of his father and the suicide of his best friend build to a head during the last week before high school graduation.
- Author:Robinson, EdenSummary:
In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex--a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And...
- Author:Grant, VickiSummary:
Neil decides that his long-term relationship with Jade is finally over. After ending it, he realizes the hardest part will be saying goodbye to her little brother, Owen, who suffers from severe migraines. Neil's friends suspect that...
- Author:Kalteis, DietrichSummary:
You know you’re in deep water when you can’t tell cop from criminal
Rene Beckman is a dishonoured ex-cop with only two things on his mind: his new boat, the Triggerfish, and his hot date, an environmentalist named Vicki...
- Author:Misri, AngelaSummary:
Trip, the clumsy but streetwise raccoon, has managed to survive the zombie apocalypse with the help of animal friends and a few kind humans. But he can’t help but notice one thing: he’s the only raccoon in his crew. In fact, he’s the...
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