Maud Lewis is a folk art legend who persevered through stigma, poverty, and disability to create beautiful and lasting pieces of art. Brighten the Corner Where You Are brings illumination to Maud's life.
Atlantic Canadian: Read Atlantic 2021
A 2021 collection of new and recent Atlantic Canadian authored and published books, provided by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) in partnership with the Nova Scotia Public Libraries, Halifax Public Libraries, and New Brunswick Public Libraries’ “Read Atlantic” campaign. The collection includes a range of fiction and non-fiction books in both English and French for readers of all ages.
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Author:Bruneau, CarolSummary: - Author:Croft, ClarySummary:
Folklorist, recording artist, actor, songwriter, broadcaster, storyteller, author, archivist, artisan, and designer: over a career spanning more than fifty years, Clary Croft has woven the threads of his vast array of talents into a...
- Author:Maillet, MargueriteSummary:
Album trilingue: francais, mi'kmaq, anglais. English: This Mi'kmaq legend explains in its own way some of the mysteries surrounding the Petitcodiac River. In the past, the river was crystal-clear and full of fish. A giant eel was...
- Author:Harwood-Jones, MarkusSummary:
Full of colourful, authentic characters and set in Toronto, Confessions of a Teenage Drag King highlights diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, and identity. Seventeen-year-old Lauren tries to navigate the tricky waters of teen...
- Author:Léger, Isabelle, Poirier, NicoleSummary:
Sophie sautille de joie. Elle a imaginé entrainer sa maman à la plage pour un congé bien mérité. Bien sûr, il faut tout préparer : jeux, parasols, crème solaire ; il faut s'y rendre aussi. Puis, régler de multiples petits problèmes...
- Author:Butler Hallett, MichelleSummary:
Constant Nobody takes readers deep into the brutal hearts of darkness of both civil war Spain and Soviet Russia during Stalin's purges. In those hellish places, men and women struggle with duty and survival while tormenting their...
- Author:Spurway, AmySummary:
When Stacey Fortune is diagnosed with three highly unpredictable - and inoperable - brain tumours, she abandons the crumbling glamour of her life in Toronto for her mother Effie's scruffy trailer in rural Cape Breton. Back home, she's...
- Author:Walbourne-Gough, DouglasSummary:
Shortlisted, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and Raymond Souster Award. Longlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award. From the author: I cannot let the story of Crow Gulch - the story of my family and, subsequently, my own story - go...
- Author:Béchard, Deni EllisSummary:
Almost unbelievable. You'll swear it's fiction. "You haven't read a story like this one, even if your father was the kind of magnificent scoundrel you only find in Russian novels. Béchard is the rare writer who knows the secret to...
- Author:Roy, Réjean, Léger, Diane CarmelSummary:
Deux adolescents, une Américaine et un Acadien, vivent une quête hors de l'ordinaire d'un bout à l'autre du continent. Après s'être connus lors du Congrès mondial acadien de 1994, Sara et Justin entreprennent une...
- Author:Truth and Reconciliation Commission of CanadaSummary:
This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the...
- Author:Sherrard, Valerie, MacDonald, PamelaSummary:
Avalon Monday doesn't mind telling schoolmates that her mother ran off to California to live with a guy she met on the internet. After all, that's way less embarrassing than the truth. One fresh start and three years later...
- Author:Loring, Philip A.Summary:
Imagine a world where humanity was not destined to cause harm to the natural world, where win-win scenarios-people and nature thriving together-are possible. No doubt contemporary western society is steeped in the legacy of white...
- Author:Sock, Serena M., Mitcham, Allison, Roy, RéjeanSummary:
Tout comme le Loch Ness ou le lac Memphrémagog, le lac Baker du Haut Madawaska, serait-il infesté par un monstre? Les trois mousquetaires acadiens plongent dans leur première enquête! Trois jeunes écoliers acadiens (et leur chien) se...
- Author:Best, LauraSummary:
It's 1960, and Elizabeth has a good life. A husband who takes care of her, two healthy children, a farm in the Forties Settlement. But Elizabeth is slowly coming apart, her reality splintering. She knows she will harm her children...
- Author:Bruce, HarrySummary:
In 1971, Harry Bruce, recognized as one of Canada's top non-fiction writers, lost his mind-according to his peers-when he left bustling, lucrative Toronto and moved his family to the tough little seaport of Halifax. Harry was already...
- Author:Paul, Daniel N.Summary:
Ce n'était pas nous les sauvages relate l'histoire de la quasi-disparition, du point de vue des Mi'kmaq, des anciennes Premières Nations démocratiques d'Amérique du Nord, causée par l'invasion européenne des...
- Author:Robertson, PatriciaSummary:
Patricia Robertson's new collection of short fiction, Hour of the Crab, is a work of insight and mastery, each story demonstrating an original vision, intriguing characters, and sophisticated skill. Readers will travel with...
- Author:Ibbotson, ChristineSummary:
For most people, planning for the future is usually last on the to-do list. They simply wait to long to save and plan-and then panic. Licensed Financial Advisor Christine Ibbotson offers accessible and realistic guidelines in a series...
- Author:Thomas, RebeccaSummary:
In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." Spoken word artist Rebecca Thomas' first poetry...
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