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Author: Gismondi, Michael Anthony, Beckie, Mary, Connelly, Sean, Markey, SeanSummary:
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Author: Malloy, Edward A.Summary:
Anne Tyler wrote a novel called The Accidental Tourist about a man who is forced to travel but does not want to have any new experiences... My goal on my trips has been just the opposite: not to...
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Author: Ah-Sen, Jean MarcSummary:
The secret world of Mauritian street-gangs is not for the faint of heart. Fraught with peril and mischief, its inner workings are a mystery to the daughter of one of its most valued members: Serge...
Genre: Canadian fiction -
Author: White, E. B.Summary:
Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E.B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just...
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Author: Adler-Olsen, JussiSummary:
The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Department Q series is back, with a terrifyingly relevant stand-alone novel about an America in chaos . "The president has...
Genre: Political fiction -
Author: Anderson, Kevin J., McFetridge, JohnSummary:
18 exhilarating journeys into Rush-inspired worlds
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. They've extracted the sick, cold survivors of Sir John Moore's army from disaster at Corunna, got...
Genre: Sea fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Bala, Sharon, Charron, Marc, Lessard, VéroniqueSummary:
Traduit de l'anglais par Véronique Lessard et Marc Charron Résumé Mahindan et son fils de six ans accostent en Colombie-Britannique avec cinq cents compatriotes réfugiés, portés par...
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Author: Macintyre, BenSummary:
The celebrated author of Double CrossAmericansIf anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents...
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Author: Windsor, Lee, Sarty, Roger, Milner, MarcSummary:
Loyal Gunners uniquely encapsulates the experience of Canadian militia gunners and their units into a single compelling narrative that centres on the artillery units of New Brunswick. The story of...
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Author: Shetterly, Margot LeeSummary:
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring...
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Author: Mandel, Emily St. JohnSummary:
From the #1 bestselling author of the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted The Glass Hotel and the internationally bestselling Station Eleven comes a new novel of dazzling imagination. In this...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Science fiction -
Author: LEE, GentrySummary:
Rama II is on its way out of the solar system. Abroad it are three humans, two men and a woman, left behind when the expedition departed. Ahead of them lies the unknown, a voyage no human has ever...
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Author: LEE, GentrySummary:
On its mysterious voyage through interstellar space, a massive, alien starship carries its passengers to the end of a generations-long odyssey. For the great experiment conceived by the Ramans has...
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Author: Lee, John B.Summary:
A long poem dramatizing the clash in visions of the land which occurs when a white settler builds on a sacred Iroquois site.
Genre: Canadian poetry, Poetry