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  • The right road to Pontypool
    Author:
    Poch-Goldin, Alex
    Summary:

    Moishe Yukle Bernstein was a poor pedlar who bought land near Pontypool, Ontario, a tiny Protestant town outside Toronto. The spot became a summer getaway for Jewish garment workers from Kensington Market-and for six decades, families...
  • The remarkable flight of Marnie McPhee
    Author:
    Karasik, Daniel
    Summary:

    Convinced she is not like the rest of her boring family, nine-year-old Marnie McPhee decides it's time to leave Earth and take her place among the stars. But as she builds her spaceship, she realizes that maybe Earth isn't so bad after...
  • The nails
    Author:
    Maghanoy, Jason
    Summary:

    Ally and Josh spend every summer with their father as he goes from small town to small town, working for a construction company in America. But this summer is different. This is the summer they grow up. The Nails is a play about family...
  • The mill
    Author:
    Cloran, Daryl, MacFadzean, Matthew, MacFadzean, Matthew, Moscovitch, Hannah, Beagan, Tara, Atkins, Damien
    Summary:

    It's 1854 at the start of Now We Are Brody. The mill is boarded up as the townsfolk attempt to bury a dark shame from their past, but the arrival of a young woman with the deed to the mill threatens to unearth its secret. In The Huron...
  • The Melville boys
    Author:
    Foster, Norm
    Summary:

    A relaxing weekend trip full of fishing, football, and beer is on the agenda for the Melville brothers. Unfortunately, so is confronting eldest brother Lee's terminal illness. But weekend plans are suddenly thrown for a loop when the...
  • The making of St. Jerome
    Author:
    Badian, Marie Beath
    Summary:

    Inspired by the 2004 death of seventeen-year-old Jeffrey Reodica by a plain-clothes police officer in Toronto, The Making of St. Jerome is a poignant look at the aftermath of a teenager's untimely death, the media's role on...
  • The long weekend
    Author:
    Foster, Norm
    Summary:

    The truth and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples. There are plenty of surprises along the way in this comedy of manners. "...just enough sex, just enough smart talk, just enough...
  • The little years
    Author:
    Mighton, John
    Summary:

    Kate possesses the makings of a gifted mathematician with an enthusiasm for exploring the mysteries of space and time. But this is the 1950s and women are routinely laughed out of scientific circles. Besides, every family has its star,...
  • The list
    Author:
    Tremblay, Jennifer, Tepperman, Shelley
    Summary:

    She keeps a tight list and doesn't let anything go unchecked, except for one important misplaced item: a favour to her neighbour. With this broken promise, a series of events unfolds that lead to her friend's death. Was the death...
  • The life of Jude
    Author:
    Poch-Goldin, Alex
    Summary:

    The Life of Jude is the hilarious and devastating parable of a misguided priest who believes he is a chosen disciple of God. An epic biblical musical that spans the life of a young boy raised by the church who in his attempts to fulfill...
  • The law of gravity
    Author:
    Sylvestre, Olivier
    Summary:

    Dom has had a rough go of things so far. At fourteen, he has the hardened look of someone who's had to fight for everything.Fred has just moved to Not-The-City, a new place to try to disappear. But he didn't expect to actually...
  • The last dog of war
    Author:
    Griffiths, Linda
    Summary:

    In 2005 Linda made a trip with her father to the last reunion of his RAF comrades, the 49th Squadron, Bomber Command. Intertwining her father’s experiences of a long-ago war with the war between a father and daughter, Linda Griffiths...
  • The gravitational pull of Bernice Trimble
    Author:
    Graham, Beth
    Summary:

    Iris Trimble is trying to hold it all together. She may very well fly off the face of the earth if she doesn’t hang on to the kitchen counter. At least that’s how she feels after her mother, Bernice, a lively, recently widowed fifty-...
  • The good egg
    Author:
    MacLennan, Michael Lewis, Strilchuk, Amy Lynn
    Summary:

    They're the ultimate downtown couple—attractive, smart, and successful. They have everything they could ever want. Except a child. When bad news points them to alternative methods of conception, they encounter a handsome young art model...
  • The fish eyes trilogy
    Author:
    Majumdar, Anita
    Summary:

    Fish Eyes is the story of Meena, a classically trained Indian dancer who, despite being obsessed with Bollywood movies and her dance career, just wants to be like the rest of her high-school friends. When she develops a massive crush on...
  • The fighting season
    Author:
    Oliver, Sean Harris
    Summary:

    Sean Harris Oliver's The Fighting Season is a searing investigation into the Afghan War through the eyes of a Canadian field medic (Kristy), an OR surgeon (Terry), and a recovery room nurse (Karine). When all three medical professionals...
  • The eyes of heaven
    Author:
    Cooper, Beverley
    Summary:

    The tale of a mother and daughter dealing with grief and teen angst in small town Ontario. Late night, on a lonely Huron County road, fifteen year old Eloise Bernhardt has an extraordinary supernatural encounter. What she sees changes...
  • The ex-boyfriend yard sale
    Author:
    McGee, Haley
    Summary:

    Haley McGee was on the phone with Visa, promising to pay off her bill by having a yard sale, when she realized that the only things she could sell were gifts from her exes. Inspired by this call, The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale is a...
  • The clockmaker
    Author:
    Massicotte, Stephen
    Summary:

    "Who are you?" Monsieur Pierre (the immigration official) poses his usual question, but Heinrich's unusual answer sets in motion a metaphysical rollercoaster. Why would a simple statement of name and profession bring so much attention...
  • The circle
    Author:
    Brown, Geoffrey Simon
    Summary:

    Amanda is a genius. Ily is a drug dealer. Kit is a runaway. Mutt is a mess. Will is a shit disturber. Daniel doesn't know what he's doing there. It's a high school garage party. Everyone's a bit too drunk and a bit...

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