A Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book. Fay was adopted when he was a baby. He knows only that his birth mother escaped the war in Bosnia and that he arrived in his new home with nothing more than a squeaky toy...
Mothers and sons
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Author:Hof, Marjolijn, Prins, Johanna H., Prins, Johanna W.Summary: -
Author:Clerson, DavidSummary:Une femme passant ses étés seule dans un chalet en Mauricie reçoit la visite de son fils disparu depuis plus de dix ans. Jour après jour, il lui raconte sa vie d'errance ainsi que sa vision hallucinée du réel tandis qu'ils...
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Author:Frey, CeceliaSummary:Manfred Weiszl who lies dying of cancer in an upper room of a grand old Toronto house. The action of the novel is precipitated when Manfred wishes to see Rupert his son before he dies and Rupert refuses to cooperate. However, ...
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Author:Beckett, SamuelSummary:Molloy is less a novel than a set of two monologues narrated by Molloy and his pursuer Moran. In the first section, while consumed with the search of his mother, Molloy lost everything. Moran takes over in the second half, describing...
- Author:Davies Cordova, Sarah, Magona, SindiweSummary:
Traduit pour la première fois en français, Mère à Mère, est l'un des plus grands livres sud-africains. Traduit de l'anglais par Sarah Davies Cordova Résumé Grand roman de l'apartheid où violence et beauté demeurent l'héritage...
- Author:Goudreault, DavidSummary:
At the end of this story I'm going to kill myself. And then die. That's the way it is. All good things must come to an end, including me.
Mama's Boy Game Over is the third and final book in David Goudreault's bleakly comic... -
Author:Goudreault, David, Sutcliffe, JCSummary:My mother was always committing suicide. She started out young, in an amateur capacity. But it didn't take long for Mama to work out how to make psychiatrists take notice, and to get the respect reserved for the most serious cases....
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Author:Tannahill, JordanSummary:At 11:04 a.m. on January 21st, 2017, Jordan opens the door to his mother’s bedroom. As his eyes adjust to the half-light, he finds her lying in bed, eyes closed and mouth agape. In that instant he cannot tell whether she is asleep or...
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Author:Morris, WinifredSummary:Fourteen-year-old Alex struggles to rise above the life events which seem to conspire against him, from a mother who lies, to a probation officer who won't give him a break, to bullies at his new school.
- Author:Robertson, CarmenSummary:
Albertine, sa fille Nicole et sa petite fille Laura, ont en commun une vie amoureuse remplie de soubresauts. Carmen Robertson, dont la plume est bouleversante et efficace, nous plonge habilement au cœur des épreuves et des joies de ces...
- Author:Larochelle, SamuelSummary:
Florent, un garçon de dix ans, surprend une conversation entre ses mamans : devant l'état de la planète, elles se demandent si elles veulent avoir un deuxième enfant. À travers une série de mots impossibles à comprendre, il retient l’...
- Author:Dumitrescu, AlinaSummary:
Dans son village de la République socialiste de Roumanie, une petite fille recueille soigneusement les cadavres d’insectes. Les ruches qui cernent la maison rebutent les agents de la police secrète, qui espacent leurs visites. Ici, la...
- Author:Taylor, Drew HaydenSummary:
Rien ne se produit jamais dans la réserve anishinabe de Lac-aux-Loutres. Enfin, jusqu'à l'arrivée d'un séduisant étranger aux cheveux blonds porté par une rutilante moto Indian Chief 1953. Les intentions du...
- Author:King, StephenSummary:
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn...
- Author:Ferguson, Trevor, Raoult, Marie-MadeleineSummary:
Chassés de l’asile de Lougain, Sparrow Drinkwater et son excentrique mère entreprennent un périlleux voyage vers la Nouvelle-Orléans où ils découvrent qu’une force obscure dirige et manipule leur vie. Sparrow se retrouve bientôt seul à...
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Author:Hrdlitschka, ShelleySummary:Darcy's mother is getting out of jail. Ten years ago she was convicted of throwing Darcy's baby sister off a fifth floor balcony. Kat survived, but Darcy has spent the last decade raising his sister, giving her the love and support she...
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Author:Christie, MichaelSummary:Will's mother is a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who drowns in panic at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and loving, full of art, experiments, and music-- but confined to their small house....
- Author:Watkins, LaToyaSummary:
Longlisted for the National Book Award. An extraordinary and unforgettable short story collection about community, home, betrayal, and forgiveness-from a writer whose "spellbinding, buoyant"* storytelling will break your heart...
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Author:Hay, ElizabethSummary:Ten-year-old Jim and his parents are on a journey from New York City to a lake in eastern Ontario during the last hot days of August. What unfolds is a completely enveloping story that spans a few pivotal years of his youth. Moving from...
- Author:Feldman, MiriamSummary:
In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations of families enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O'Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage...
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