Sur le quai de la gare, Marilla et Matthew attendent l'orphelin qui les aidera sur leur ferme. C'est une rouquine aux yeux pétillants qui se présente... Jouir de la magie des mots, rire de ses propres défauts, s'émerveiller face à la...
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- Author:Montgomery, L. M.Summary:
- Author:BIRD, FlorenceSummary:
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
A Phoenix Honor Award Book Young Tommy is seeing Angel Square through new eyes since his best friend's father was beaten up just because he's Jewish. Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery...
- Author:Warwaruk, LarrySummary:
Twelve-year-old Andrei moves from Ukraine to a Canadian homestead in 1900, and has to choose between the magic of Eastern Europe and the power of the new land and its people.
Andrei and his family leave Ukraine for a homestead...
- Author:Wheatley, ThelmaSummary:
The shocking true story of the institutionalization and abuse of children and adults with intellectual and physical handicaps in Canada’s oldest provincial institution in Orillia, Ontario. Daisy Lumsden and her family were such victims...
- Author:Chan, GillianSummary:
In 1922, in the Chinatown district of Vancouver, British Columbia, twelve-year-old Chin Mei Ling and her father work several jobs to save money for the "Head Tax" that will allow her mother and baby brother to immigrate from China.
- Author:Marchwell, D. W.Summary:
Sequel to Good to Know It's been almost a year since William lost his parents and left the only life he knew for a new home in Canada. But now there's nothing William loves more than being with his two new dads. His uncle Jerry McKenzie...
- Author:Stote, KarenSummary:
During the 1900s eugenics gained favour as a means of controlling the birth rate among "undesirable" populations in Canada. Though many people were targeted, the coercive sterilization of one group has gone largely unnoticed. An Act of...
- Author:Viau, RolandSummary:
De nos jours, on ne défend plus l’idée que les peuples autochtones conquis et colonisés étaient sans culture ou sans histoire, tout en reconnaissant néanmoins que leur histoire était obscure et leur univers culturel opaque pour les...
- Author:Schneider, JasonSummary:
Canadian songwriters have always struggled to create work that reflects the environment in which they were raised, while simultaneously connecting with a mass audience. While nearly every songwriter who successfully crossed this divide...
- Author:Shoalts, AdamSummary:
Canada's real-life Indiana Jones reminds us that the age of exploration is not over. When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where no one had ever gone before. What he...
- Author:McMechan, RobertSummary:
Allison, a retired music teacher and lifelong musician, was advised in 2011 that she had a "giant" brain aneurysm, after experiencing olfactory hallucinations. In a twelve hour operation the aneurysm was "clipped". Following surgery...
- Author:Off, CarolSummary:
Tells the story of a family's desperate attempts to escape Afghan warlords, Taliban oppression, and the persecutions of refugee life, in hopes that both their sons and their daughters could dare to dream of peace and opportunity. And...
- Author:Tootoo, JordinSummary:
"It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice. The captain of Canada's Under-18, a fan favourite on the World Junior squad, and a WHL top prospect who could intimidate both goalies and enforcers, he was...
- Author:Fisher, Rachel, Stretch, Heather, Tunnicliffe, RobinSummary:
New farmers, experienced growers, budding environmentalists, and fans of natural, organic produce alike are sure to love All the Dirt. Filled with beautiful photographs and covering a wide variety of topics, from agrofuels and food...
- Author:Kuitenbrouwer, KathrynSummary:
September, 1983. Fourteen-year-old Bo, a boat person from Vietnam, lives in a small house in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto with his mother, Thao, and his four-year-old sister, who was born severely disfigured from the effects of...
- Author:Talaga, TanyaSummary:
"Every single year in Canada, one-third of all deaths among Indigenous youth are due to suicide. Studies indicate youth between the ages of ten and nineteen, living on reserve, are five to six times more likely to commit suicide than...
- Author:Patriarca, GiannaSummary:
All My Fallen Angelas is a collection of stories inspired by the lives of Italian-Canadian women living in Toronto from the 1960s to the present. The stories document their strength and resilience, their power and vulnerability...
- Author:Wishinsky, FriedaSummary:
"An old Canadian flyer sled in the attic of Emily's new house transports eight-year-old Emily and nine-year-old Matt to a series of thrilling adventures in the past. Here, the sled takes the inquisitive pair to an old train...
- Author:McIver, Susan B. , Wyndham, RobinSummary:
Moving stories underline serious issues with medical errors and empower patients. Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. Victims of medical errors...