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Republic of Nothing
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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 1960s blaze off shore and draw the island's inhabitants into politics, the Vietnam War, and the peace movement. Sound impossible? Not on Whalebone Island, AKA the Republic of Nothing. Where ...
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Thunderbowl
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We played for ten minutes and drove home every last note. Al sang a barely audible lead and Drek and I tried to do backup vocals, but I don't think our mikes were even on. Toward the end, though, I had a long, crazy riff to play on my guitar. And you know what? It sounded good. It sounded better that I had ever played. It was like my guitar and ...
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Deconstructing Dylan
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This title is suitable for children of ages 9-12. The year is 2014. Dylan Gibson is 16 and knows there is something unusual about him, but he doesn't know what - aside from his fascination for things like insects, opera, old Japanese sci-fi movies, playing the didgeridoo, and the Loch Ness monster. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Caroline, ...
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Wave Warrior
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Ben wants to learn to surf, if he could just conquer his fear of the sea.
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The Book of Michael
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Michael Grove was sixteen years old when he was convicted for the murder of Lisa Conroy, the girlfriend he loved very much. The circumstances surrounding her final hours attract considerable media attention, especially because Michael and Lisa had sex just prior to her death. A public outcry against light penalties for young offenders ensures ...
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Coasts of Canada
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Lesley Choyce
The stories of Canada's east, west, and north coastlines, from the earliest human habitation until today. The Coasts of Canada brims with heroes and villains, shipwrecks and rescues, roguery and virtue, and maps both accurate and fanciful. It's a book full of discoveries, a record of misdeeds and misjudgments, and a plea to preserve the good ...
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Sea of Tranquility
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For Sylvie, Ragged Island -- and the whales who swam around it -- is the only world she has ever known. It is the place where she was born and raised, where she lived with her four late husbands, and where she plans to live out her remaining years. It is also the home to a community whose love for the island is immense. But when the Nova Scotia ...
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The End of the World as We Know It
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Asked to write something for English class that expresses who he really is, 16-year-old Carson blisters the page with hate for everything in his life. Stuck in a private school for kids who have repeatedly flunked out elsewhere, Carson knows hes got nowhere lower to sink to. Then he meets someone who is even less optimistic than he is.
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Atlantica
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Shoulder the Sky
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Martin Emerson's family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He never showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more and more bizarre. And yet, his website -- Emerso.com -- has made him something of a cult figure to followers who believe that, if not having all the ...
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Smoke and Mirrors
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Sixteen-year-old Simon has always been considered odd. Three years ago, a skateboarding accident caused some minor brain damage and made him a little stranger. His career-driven parents mostly leave him alone, and he spends much of his time living in his imagination. When Sara, whom no one else can see, appears to Simon in class, he is fascinated ...
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Buffalo
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Buffalo conjure up the West the way no other symbol can. They hold a special place in our culture and imagination. In this prize-winning collection, writers reveal the buffalo in plains ecology and culture from prehistoric times to its present and uncerta
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World Enough
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Driven coast by power plant from the nuclear expropriations, Alex McNab grows up a lonely, insecure failure. At the age of 30, he's had enough and decides to make a clean break, He lands a job at New Dawn, a rehabilitation workshop in an industrial park, and, within a matter of months, his life begins to change as the distinction between the ...
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Big Burn
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Set in Canada's East Coast, this novel from the award-winning and prolific Lesley Choyce grapples with current environmental issues as experienced by two teenagers. "As with all his young adult books, Big Burn features a strong plot, some conflicts, and a resolution that isn t glib. And there's that unmistakable gusto for the great outdoors; ...
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Skate Freak
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Quinn Dorfman's struggling at school and watching his family deteriorate and, since moving to a new town, has trouble enjoying his passion, skateboarding.
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Second Season of Jonas MacPherson
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Roid Rage
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Influenced by a friend, Craig starts taking steroids only to see his life spiral out of control.
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Summer of Apartment X
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Fred Winger and his two buddies, Richard and Brian, intend to take the beach resort town by storm. It's the fateful summer between high school and university, early 1970s version. Equipped with two barely mobile cars and a seized up MG motor, they plan to rent an apartment, get jobs, meet girls, and lose their virginity. 307 1/2 Hibiscus Street is ...
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An Avalanche of Ocean: The Life and Times of a Nova Scotia Immigrant
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Lesley Choyce
A book about a love affair with Nova Scotia, about the search for a sane and magnificent asylum away from the indutrial world.
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Good Idea Gone Bad
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Mick and his high school friends call it street cleaning -- four of them beating up on one guy they don't like the looks of. Mick likes the action, but he'd rather be playing drums.
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Trapdoor to Heaven
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Combining the age-old science-fiction gambit of time travel and new-age belief in reincarnation, Trap Door to Heaven follows the adventures of a soul through various incarnations spanning 25 centuries. Drawing upon inspiration from myth and religion - Celtic, ancient Hawaiian, Hebrew, Egyptian, Mi'kmaq - as well as scientific concepts of ...
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Carrie Loses Her Nerve
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Carrie has made a demo tape and wants to sing in her brother's band at an outdoor festival. Ernie lets her sing one song.
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The Mi'kmaq Anthology
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A varied and spiritual collection of work by the Mi'kmaq writers of Atlantic Canada. Both young and old stories and storytellers combine talents to produce short stories, poetry, and personal essays.
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Cold Clear Morning
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Taylor Colby and his childhood sweetheart, Laura, abandoned their Nova Scotia coastal village home for a life in the highoctane world of rock music in California. Now, after Laura's drug-related death, Taylor has returned to his roots to live once again with his noble but isolated boat-builder father. Complicating matters further, Taylor's mother, ...
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Dance the Rocks Ashore
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Lesley Choyce
The best stories from Lesley Choyce's earlier books and new ones appearing for the first time. Choice Choyce -- something for all of his fans.
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