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21) The tent
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
One of the world's most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books Good Bones and Murder in the Dark, punctuated with wonderful illustrations by the author.--from publisher description
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"Before Doctor Barry Laverty joined Doctor Fingal O'Reilly's practice in the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, he was an intern, working long hours, practicing new medical techniques, falling in love, and learning what is most important in the medical field for a family physician--the bonds of family, friendships, and human kindness. Years later, Barry practices everything he has learned in Ballybucklebo, a lovely village where neighbor looks...
25) Black robe
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Description
In the 17th century, Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the Canadian wilderness to convert the Huron Indians. His young aide and translator, Daniel, falls in love with Annuka, the daughter of the Algonquin chief. Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood, Laforgue's faith is tested, and his life and the outcome of the mission imperiled, as the expedition faces the elements and hostile Indians.
Author
Pub. Date
2013, c2010
Description
"The youngest of six daughters raised by a widowed mother, Meena is a young woman struggling to find her place in the world. Originally from India, her family still holds on to many old-world customs and traditions that seem stifling to a young North American woman. She knows that the freedom experienced by others is beyond her reach. But unlike her older sisters, Meena refuses to accept a life dictated by tradition. Against her mother's wishes, she...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
“As soon as you complete a description of what a good story must be, a new example flutters through an open window, lands on your sleeve, and proves your description wrong,” writes Anthony Doerr about the task of selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. The year’s best stories are a diverse, addictive group exploring everything from America’s rich rural culture to its online teen culture to the fragile nature of the therapist-client...
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Series
Khorasan archives volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"To fight against the cruel and superstitious patriarchy known as the Talisman, members of the resistance group known as the Companions of Hira have risked their lives in a failed attempt to procure the Bloodprint--a dangerous text that may hold the secret to overthrowing the terrifying regime. Now, with their plans in ashes, the Companions of Hira have scattered, and the lives of two brave women at the center of the plot--Arian and Sinnia--face unprecedented...
33) Desert slam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
For spring break, sixteen-year-old Maya travels from Vancouver to Palm Springs to visit her grandparents, soak up the sun and play some tennis. When they surprise her with tickets to the Indian Wells tennis tournament, she can't believe her luck. This is going to be the best vacation ever. But on the way back from the match they get into a fender bender. The other driver suggests they just square up and not involve the police or insurance companies....
34) Crime club
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Penny is surprised when her dog digs up a skeleton in the backyard.
37) Tiger trap
Author
Series
Tiger! volume 4
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
"Sarah and Nicholas Fraser, the irrepressible sister-and-brother duo of Eric Walters's bestselling Tiger by the Tail, Tiger in Trouble, and Tiger Town, are back for a fourth adventure. The kids are already swamped with exotic animals when Mr. McCurdy and Vladimir, the owners of Tiger Town, rescue another truckload of creatures, including two baby kangaroos, a leopard, and a lion. Always the worrier, Sarah frets about finances and wonders how they'll...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It's one adventure after another for this adorable puppy! Kids will discover he joys of reading as they watch Sam discover the world around her. Part of the Kids Can Read series, the puppy Sam books have been written especially for the beginning reader."--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Drawing on both lived experience and cultural memory, Norma Dunning brings together six powerful new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna. Ranging from homeless to extravagantly wealthy, from spiritual to jaded, young to elderly, and even from alive to deceased, Dunning's characters are united by shared feelings of alienation, displacement and loneliness resulting from their experiences in southern Canada. In Tainna--meaning...
Author
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Description
Canadian water company executive Peter Matthews is found brutally murdered while on business in Johannesburg, South Africa. Police officer Zembe Afrika is put in charge of the investigation and when Claire, Matthews' 20-year-old daughter arrives to find out what happened to her father, Zembe hires Nomsulwa, an anti-privatization activist to distract Claire and keep her safe amidst a conflict that seems to be about much more than money.