Casey will have to do a lot of pet-sitting to earn the money she needs to buy Lightning, a beloved horse. Her hopes of buying Lightning are dashed when she learns that his owner has found a buyer and must sell the horse immediately....
Canadian fiction
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Author:Belgue, NancySummary: - Author:Molnar, GwenSummary:
In Hate Cell, thirteen-year-old Casey Templeton has recently moved to the southeastern Alberta town of Richford. One night Casey seeks refuge from a snowstorm in an abandoned farmhouse and stumbles upon his nearly frozen, unconscious...
- Author:Portico, Bowman S.Summary:
"Was it the death of her dog, Bloom, or was she just tired of her routine as a dentist? Or perhaps her depression was the result of her (mostly) unrequited love for her former piano teacher, Bruno? As Robin contemplates a sabbatical to...
- Author:René ForgetSummary:
Cassandre, de Versailles à Charlesbourg est le quatrième volet de la série historique retraçant la vie d'une fille du Roy, Eugénie, venue s'établir en Nouvelle-France en 1666. La fille d'Eugénie s'est...
- Author:Burn, K. C.Summary:
Thirty-five-year-old Rick Haviland is a well-respected speech pathologist, but while his friends are all settling into relationships, he refuses to give up his no-strings-attached club boy sex life. For him, relationships are dangerous...
- Author:Bennett, HollySummary:
Fourteen-year-old Ava is thrilled when she lands a part in a play based on the true story of orphans sent to Canada in the 1800s to work on farms. But is she good enough to hold her own in a professional production? As the rehearsal...
- Author:Hagey, MarySummary:
This debut short-story collection showcases Mary Hagey's uncanny ability to capture the essence of being human. These richly satisfying stories, told with wry humour, intelligence, and verve take us into fictional territory that is...
- Author:Carson, LouiseSummary:
Trying to beat the mid-winter blahs by snowshoeing and cross country skiing when she's not teaching art history at a local college (or being driven crazy by her numerous cats, cooped up in her rambling old country home), Gerry...
- Author:Barnes, MikeSummary:
It is 1984. The latest recession is said to be over, and in the steel city of Hamilton, things are picking up. For Paul, however, an ex-rock guitarist and current art gallery attendant, life has slowed to the pace of a still life on a...
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
Taylor and his mother have moved from a small northern town to the heart of Toronto. The differences are dramatic as Taylor becomes part of a classroom of kids as diverse as the city itself. While taking a shortcut across a junkyard...
- Author:Scott, GenevieveSummary:
An Atlantic Books Today Editor's Pick. Lorna always wanted to stand out, but her career as a competitive swimmer was cut short by a knee injury. Cara, her daughter, tries hard to blend in, but when she has to fill in for her...
- Author:Olsen, SylviaSummary:
The year is 1957, and Bobby lives on the Tsartlip First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island where his family has lived for generations and generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his...
- Author:Sinnott, SusanSummary:
This was the line between here and there. No landwash, no vague intertidal zone, no undecided. She stood at the edge, a mass of instincts and yearnings and despair, while the dawn painted itself in around her, shade by delicate shade....
- Author:Shaw, LianeSummary:
Ryan finds his freedom in the water, where he is not bound by gravity and his wheelchair. When he rescues his schoolmate, Jack, from the water their lives become connected, whether they like it or not. Ryan keeps Jack's secret about...
- Author:Charles Le BlancSummary:
Quand Basile ouvrit sa taverne clandestine et qu'il vit l'intérêt que certains portaient à Marie, il se mit à monnayer ses charmes. C'est de cette façon que la jeune Marie Gagnon dit adieu à l'enfance et...
- Author:Nelson, MarySummary:
In the fall of 1066, a thirteen-year-old Anglo-Saxon girl named Catla watches from afar as Viking raiders burn her village and imprison her family and the other villagers. No one sees her as she flees toward Aigber, the closest village...
- Author:Grigorescu, AlexandraSummary:
An eerie and romantic Southern gothic drama. Gripping, fast-paced, gorgeously written, and with unforgettable characters, Cauchemar tells the story of 20-year-old Hannah, who finds herself living alone on the edge of a...
- Author:Lamothe, GenevièveSummary:
Ariane 16 ans, Alex 16 ans et Ying 15 ans, font connaissance à partir de leurs échanges sur Internet. Tous trois animés par les mêmes goûts de l’action. Ils fondent une agence de reportages qu’ils nomment Caméra Danger. Leur...
- Author:Moore, LisaSummary:
Now a major CBC original television series starring Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle), Paul Gross (Alias Grace, Hyena Road, Passchendaele), Tori Anderson (Open Heart, No Tomorrow), Eric Johnson (Fifty Shades Darker, The Knick, Smallville...
- Author:Loughead, DebSummary:
Dylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control. Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is saved by the lies of Heather, an employee of the...
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