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{"id":6814252924987,"title":"The Last Wave","handle":"the-last-wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Best, winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Short Fiction, weaves a striking literary debut centred on one woman’s relationship to the sea in this sweeping intergenerational family saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully rendered family drama set in Dover, England, between the 1940s and the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wave \u003c\/i\u003efollows the life of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times, and the complex relationships she has with her husband, her children, and her close friends. The one constant in Martha’s life is the sea, from her first accidental baptism to her final crossing of the channel. 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The one constant in Martha’s life is the sea, from her first accidental baptism to her final crossing of the channel. The sea is an escape from her responsibilities as a wife and a mother; it consoles her when she is diagnosed with cancer; and it comforts her when her husband’s mind begins to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intergenerational saga spanning six decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wave\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly authentic portrait of a family buffeted by illness, intolerance, anger, failure, and regret. Gillian Best is a mature, accomplished, and compelling new voice in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Invitations like this did not come around often and if I behaved myself the chance of a second invitation seemed good. Fishing held no interest to me, but the prospect of leaving the confines of our house, garden and road was thrilling. Such escapes were few and far between, even now, a year after the war had ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy father stood by the door with his fishing line and a metal lunchbox that I knew contained the hooks and worms he would need my help with. I presented myself to him: feet together, back straight, saluting. It was a habit I had developed when he had come back from the fighting and I had hoped it would convince him that I was respectful and knowledgeable enough to hear about his adventures in France, especially the story that would explain how he had lost his right arm. 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The Last Wave
An intergenerational saga that follows the life of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times, and her complex relationships.
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{"id":7348673970235,"title":"A Boy Named Queen","handle":"a-boy-named-queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho will be brave enough to make friends with the boy named Queen? Sara Cassidy’s acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eA Boy Named Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, is now available in paperback!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants to organize a chess\/environment club. His father plays weird loud music and has tattoos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow will the class react? How will Evelyn?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvelyn is an only child with a strict routine and an even stricter mother. And yet in her quiet way she notices things. She notices the way bullies don’t seem to faze Queen. The way he seems to live by his own rules. 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A Boy Named Queen
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All the Rage
A. L. Kennedy shows herself to be a master of the short form over a dozen stories: a dozen ways of looking at love, or the lack of love.
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Desde allí miran los espectáculos y luego gritan, “¡Bravo, bravo!” con el público, cuando cae el telón.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa señora Canta vive arreando a todos sus hijos de un lado a otro, y a Chico en particular. Siempre les dice: “¡Pronto! ¡Pronto! \u003cem\u003eHurry! Hurry!\u003c\/em\u003e” Ella habla muchísimos idiomas: español, inglés e italiano, pero también araña, grillo y polilla. También anima a sus hijos a desarrollar sus propias capacidades lingüísticas: “¡Bravo, bilingüe!” les dice siempre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUna noche, después de una maravillosa puesta en escena de Los tres cerditos, la familia de ratones está a punto de caer entre las garras del Gato-Gatito. Una vez superado el susto, los ratoncitos se animan a montar su propia versión de la obra. Sigue una actividad intensa: el señor Canta supervisa la costura de los disfraces y la construcción de la escenografía, mientras la señora Canta dirige a las grillos músicos, a las arañas escenógrafos y a las polillas acomodadoras del público. Pero cuando al fin llega la noche del estreno, la verdadera estrella resulta ser Chico Canta. Desde la escena, el ratoncito detecta al Gato-Gatito en la sombra y enseguida utiliza su maravilloso don para los idiomas para evitar el desastre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLas tiernas ilustraciones de Amelia Lau Carling, reflejan todas las emociones que viven Chico Canta y su familia: sus alegrías y hazañas, sus temores y triunfos. Todo esto, contra el telón de fondo del viejo y elegante teatro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUna nota de la autora Pat Mora describe cómo ella y su hija Libby escribieron esta historia, inspiradas en un chiste bilingüe que leyeron en un libro de cuentos méxico-americanos.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!
En este encantador relato, el ratoncito Chico Canta salva a su familia del astuto Gato-Gatito, gracias a su agilidad mental y dominio de otro idioma.
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Moorthy’s protagonists, Chandra and Ronny, feel familiar in their search for meaning and belonging, even as they grapple with the implications of race and masculinity. 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River Meets the Sea
A spellbinding, spirited tale of two men exploring masculinity, race, and belonging in a desperate search to feel at home in their own skins.
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Angel Square
Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.
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The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches
In this international sensation, Gaetan Soucy weaves an unsettling tale of siblings who confront the real world after an upbringing on fairytales.
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Canadian Railroad Trilogy
A gorgeously illustrated version of one of Canada's iconic songs, Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy."
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Power Politics
A groundbreaking meditation on sexual politics, love, and human tenacity from the world-renowned pioneer of feminist writing, Margaret Atwood.
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to 7
/ grades P
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At the Pond
Geraldo Valério looks at the nature of true friendship and love in a stunning wordless picture book.
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Who Will Bury You?
Intimate stories about Zimbabweans in moments of transition that force them to decide who they really are and choose the people they call their own.
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Die With Me
A page-turning mystery in the tradition of Ruth Rendell, Die With Me is the first novel in the bestselling Mark Tartaglia series by Elena Forbes.
