After more than thirty years as the muckraking publisher of the Coast Chronicle on the B.C. shoreline, Albert Sloan made plenty of enemies. But when his body is found hanging in an apple grove off...
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Author: Gleeson, JohnSummary:
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Author: Leckie, RossSummary:
No postmodern gimmickry, no tricks except all the old ones that every good poet must learn: these lucid, evocative poems put the reader so clearly in the picture that you taste the blackberries of...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Poetry -
Author: Ross, PatSummary:
Author Pat Ross explores the bonds of mother, daughter relationships in Mother and Daughter Reflections. The many facets of this richly embroidered theme unfold before the reader's eyes in 65...
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Author: Daniel, John M.Summary:
At the annual convention of the American Booksellers Association, everything goes wrong. Julia Child’s cooking demonstration in the Random House aisle catches fire. A top New York editor catches a...
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Author: Dunn, Claire RossSummary:
At Last Count is a novel that flips between the protagonist's broadly appealing coming-of-age journey and her complicated inner adult world as a woman living with obsessive-compulsive disorder....
Genre: Canadian fiction, Bildungsromans -
Author: Thomas, Mark P., Vosko, Leah F., Fanelli, Carlo, Lyubchenko, OlenaSummary:
In a period characterized by growing social inequality, precarious work, the legacies of settler colonialism, and the emergence of new social movements, Change and Continuity presents innovative...
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Author: Angleberger, TomSummary:
At McQuarrie Middle School, the war against the FunTime Menace-aka test prep-wages on. Our heroes have one battle under their belts, and they've even found a surprising ally in Jabba the Puppett....
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Skene, Pat, Ross, GrahamSummary:
In Monster Lunch we dine with Frankenstein, attend a burgoo and a birthday party, meet a grumpy garden dude and slurp hot zoop. Each poem is followed by an interview with the main character or...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Juvenile poetry, Poetry -
Author: Skene, Pat, Ross, GrahamSummary:
The poems in this book tell stories of animals and nature, from two sweaty hippos, a smiling lizard and some creepy crawlers to a few tricky dandelions. At the end of each poem, find out more in...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Juvenile poetry -
Author: Skene, Pat, Ross, GrahamSummary:
In Rhyme Stones, we go spelunking, we meet a witch who can't stay on her broomstick, a schoolyard bully, and we see how a simple piece of cloth can become anything we want it to be. Each long poem...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Juvenile poetry