When Ryan's dad runs away from home because of the change of life, Ryan is sent to spend the summer with his aunt in Peggy's Cove. He goes fishing, almost gets into big trouble and learns a lot about tourist behavior, but most of all he...
Fishing stories
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Author:Doyle, BrianSummary: -
Author:Robertson, David A.Summary:From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired by Indigenous legends. One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather)....
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Author:Burrows, BruceSummary:Danny Swanson, Department of Fisheries and Oceans employee and ex-fisherman, isn’t exactly upset when he’s reassigned from a desk job in Ottawa to an at-sea job on the West Coast. His superiors think they’re punishing him for his...
- Author:Heller, PeterSummary:
The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado, where he uncovers a plot of shocking menace amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams...
- Author:Battery RadioSummary:
A tale of two Jacks: one Jack the hero of traditional folktales; the other a retired fisherman passing the time in his fishing stage spinning tales of his youth. The documentary weaves together the real and the mythical Jack, and...
- Author:Curtis, HerbSummary:
An invasion? For teenagers Dryfly Ramsey and Shadrack Nash, poor and ignorant in the world’s terms but rich in the lore of the magical Miramichi, the annual influx of American anglers, with their money, fishing gear, and thirst for...
- Author:Craig, JohnSummary:
You say you've never cast a line, can't tell a spinning-rod from a tackle-box, and could care less? Well, you're still going to enjoy this lighthearted look at the human condition, as seen in the weird and wonderful world of fishing....
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Author:Burgess, Thornton W.Summary:The adventures of Peter Rabbit, Johnny Chuck, Reddy Fox, the Merry Little Breezes, and all their companions in the fields, the woods, and the streams.
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Author:Salisbury, GrahamSummary:Working for his stepfather on a charter fishing boat in Hawaii teaches thirteen-year-old Mikey about fishing, and about taking risks, making sacrifices, and facing some of life's difficult choices.
- Author:Paddon, DaveSummary:
The fish aren't biting, so Kimmy and Mike head off to see if they'll have luck on the other side of the ocean. En route they encounter a hurricane, a giant squid, pirates, a merman, an iceberg and much more. Theirs is a round-...
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Author:Quinnett, Paul, McManus, Patrick E.Summary:Despite its title, Fishing Lessons will not show readers how to fish. In fact, you don't even have to like to fish to enjoy and appreciate the latest book from respected psychologist, fisherman and essayist Paul Quinnett. Fishing...
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Author:Easley, Warren C.Summary:Cal Claxton–a former LA prosecutor now practicing law in Oregon’s wine country and who works to fish–has to pinch himself when his best friend Philip Lone Deer asks him to assist guiding a group of executives from a high tech firm in...
- Author:HANSEN, DerekSummary:
Funny, frightening, fascinating and always fishy. A highly original collection of stories with a watery theme.
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Author:Waterton, Betty, Blades, Ann, Greene, GrahamSummary:This enhanced e-book, in celebration of Groundwood's 35th anniversary, includes a read-aloud feature of the story narrated by Graham Greene.Simon has always longed to catch a salmon. But when his luck suddenly changes and an eagle...
- Author:Phi, Bao.Summary:
As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A...
