Sissy and Ava Hush are estranged, middle-aged sisters with little in common beyond their upbringing in a peculiar manor in downtown St. John's. With both parents now dead, the siblings must decide what to do with the old house they've...
Atlantic Canadian: Read Atlantic 2021
A 2021 collection of new and recent Atlantic Canadian authored and published books, provided by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) in partnership with the Nova Scotia Public Libraries, Halifax Public Libraries, and New Brunswick Public Libraries’ “Read Atlantic” campaign. The collection includes a range of fiction and non-fiction books in both English and French for readers of all ages.
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Author:Collins, GerardSummary: - Author:Trethewey, LauraSummary:
An exploration of the earth's last wild frontier, filled with high-stakes stories of people and places facing an uncertain future. On a life raft in the Mediterranean, a teenager from Ghana wonders whether he will reach Europe...
- Author:Bartley, AllanSummary:
The Klu Klux Klan's dominant force of hate in America slowly found it's way north of the border, upending Canada's somewhat peaceful existence.
- Author:Gunraj, AndreaSummary:
Partially inspired by the real-life experiences of a former resident of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, The Lost Sister bravely explores the topics of child abuse, neglect, and abduction against a complex interplay of gender...
- Author:MacNab, BruceSummary:
Winner, Best Atlantic Published Book Award. Shortlisted, Canadian Regional Design AwardsIn May of 1896, a young magician from New York City joined the cast of the Marco Magic Company and embarked on a summer-long tour of eastern Canada...
- Author:Kansala, CaraSummary:
When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara...
- Author:Choyce, LesleySummary:
Winner, Dartmouth Book Award. Shortlisted, Atlantic Booksellers Choice Award. A small Canadian island declares its independence to the world and benign anarchy reigns. A god-like ocean deposits many a thing, yet it also takes away. The...
- Author:Moore, TomSummary:
"Felix, you are a dreamer. I used to be, too, but there's no payoff in it.' Felix Ryan, from Curlew, Conception Bay, has been in love with the enigmatic Ellen Monteau ever since the day he met her in school at Smallwood...
- Author:Crewe, LesleySummary:
Born into a basket of clean sheets - ruining a perfectly good load of laundry - Emmeline never quite fit in on her family's rural Nova Scotian farm. After suffering multiple losses in the First World War, her family became so heavy with...
- Author:Davis, Meagan, Davis, RobertSummary:
The ultimate "think before you ink" guide to accurate Welsh tattoos. Written by fluent speakers of Welsh, the Celtic language of Wales, the book features tips on how to incorporate the Welsh language into a tattoo design that...
- Author:Hepditch, EmilySummary:
On the coast of rural Newfoundland, Hannah Fitzgerald's mother has lived her life in near total isolation. When Hannah returns to the lonely saltbox house to prepare her mother for the transition into assisted living, her childhood home...
- Author:Hemming, DeborahSummary:
In this coming-of-age story, sixteen-year-old Winnie and her three best friends-all boys-find themselves changing quickly and dramatically to impress Caleb, their strange and charismatic new companion. Under Caleb's influence,...
- Author:Loranger, DanielleSummary:
Malgré sa carrure précoce d'haltérophile, Matis est né hémophile. Imaginez : avoir la vigueur de ses 16 ans mais habiter un corps qui ne peut pas encaisser de coup... Le moindre choc peut lui causer une grave hémorragie. Mais la...
- Author:Comeau, Marie-FranceSummary:
Grand-maman Rosi l'a dit : pour obtenir un beau et délicieux monstre, il faut mettre la main à la pâte !Il faut le travailler, le pétrir, l'attaquer, le taper ! Et quand il bouge, quand des bulles sortent de son ventre ? Vite...
- Author:Lang, Paul, Opolahsomuwehs, de Varennes, HélèneSummary:
Joséphine regarde son grand-père et se demande s'il est sérieux. Lui qui aime tant rire ! Un poney n'a ni volant pour le conduire ni fauteuil pour s'y asseoir... Comment pourra-t-elle rester assise sur un poney et le...
- Author:Pitts, GordonSummary:
As tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech innovation and unicorn-like value creation...
- Author:Palmater, PamelaSummary:
In a moment where unlawful pipelines are built on Indigenous territories, the RCMP make illegal arrests of land defenders on unceded lands, and anti-Indigenous racism permeates on social media; the government lie that is reconciliation...
- Author:Dalvay, HopeSummary:
Welcome to Camp Fill-in-the-Blank is about a fourteen-year-old girl named Page (without an "i"), who lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where her Canadian parents work. Page's perfectly organized life turns upside down when her parents send...
- Author:Theriault, VernonSummary:
L'explosion de méthane éventre la mine Westray, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Vingt-six mineurs y sont pris au piège. Les résidents de Plymouth retiennent leur souffle tandis que les sauveteurs partent à la recherche de survivants, bravant des...
- Author:White, SusanSummary:
Keefe Williams lives a childhood of neglect and disconnect, feeling completely invisible. Known only for the story of the night his parents died and the freak event that killed them, he suffers silently holding on to the one thing in...
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