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When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her wits alone and nothing but a paper bag to wear, the princess challenges the dragon to show his strength in the hopes of saving the prince. But is it worth all that trouble? This is an empowerment-focused keepsake edition of one of the world's best-loved...
2) Tiger trap
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Tiger! volume 4
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c2007
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"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...
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2012, c2011
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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.
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c2006
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"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.
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New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy...
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Appears on list
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This collection of stories illuminates moments that shape a life, from a dream or a sexual act to simple twists of fate that turn a person out of his or her accustomed path and into another way of being. Set in the countryside and towns of Lake Huron, these stories about departures and beginnings, accidents, dangers, and homecomings both virtual and real, paint a portrait of how strange, dangerous, and extraordinary the ordinary life can be
7) Astray
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A grouping of short stories about a trainer who coaxes his beloved elephant onto a steamer carrying him to a life of fame, A mother searching for her baby girl sent away on a train headed west, and a teenage soldier far away from home.
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"A family saga spanning half a century in the lives of a restless and ambitious clan starts with the story of backwoods youth-turned-railroad magnate Joe O'Brien, who after leaving the Canadian wilds and sharing a passionate courtship with Iseult, becomes the patriarch of a family that sees the first airplanes, two world wars and the election of JFK. By the award-winning author of The Law of Dreams"--From publisher.
9) Bitten
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Journalist and werewolf Elena Michaels enjoys her normal life with her boyfriend, but when she agrees to help her old pack bring in a couple of werewolves who are attacking common criminals her feral urges become harder to resist.
10) The wolf and me
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2014.
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Bunny is in trouble. Hes been kidnapped from the skating rink at City Hall in Toronto, and now hes locked in a cold basement room, still in his parka and skates. Where is he? And why do his kidnappers keep asking questions about his dead grandpa and some weird national anthem? Bunny may not always know whats going on, but he has an innocents ability to get to the heart of things and find out what its all about. When he manages to escape, he skates...
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2014.
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An Anishinaabe girl asks the wisest people she knows what respect means. Through their responses, Kode learns about the many ways we show respect for other people, for the environment, and for ourselves. A pronunciation guide for the Anishnaabemowin words can be found at the back of the book.
12) The troop
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Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip. The boys are a tight-knit crew. For the most part, they all get along and are happy to be there. But for some reason, he can't shake the feeling that something strange is in the air this year. It comes to them in the night. An unexpected intruder, stumbling upon their campsite like a wild animal. He is shockingly thin, disturbingly...
13) The break
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[2016]
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When Stella, a young Metis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break -- a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house -- she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim -- police, family, and friends -- tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social...
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2019
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"February in Newfoundland is the longest month of the year. Another blizzard is threatening to tear a strip off downtown St. John's, while inside The Hazel restaurant a storm of sex, betrayal, addiction, and hurt is breaking. Iris, a young hostess from 'round the bay, is forced to pull a double despite resolving to avoid the charming chef and his wealthy restaurateur wife. Just tables over, Damian, a hungover and self-loathing server, is trying to...
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[2016]
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Harriet is 11 going on 30. Her mixed-media art is a source of wonder to her younger brother, Irwin, but an unmitigated horror to the panoply of insufficiently grown-up grown-ups who surround her. She plans to run away to Algonquin Park, hole up in a cabin like Tom Thomson and paint trees; and so, to fund her escape, she runs errands for seniors who inhabit the Shangrila, the decrepit apartment building that houses her fractured family. Determined,...
16) Alligator baby
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A little girl takes matters into her own hands after her brother is accidentally born in a zoo and her parents repeatedly bring home the wrong baby.
17) Blink & Caution
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[2011]
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Two teenagers who are living on the streets and barely getting by become involved in a complicated criminal plot, and make an unexpected connection with each other.
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2014.
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After losing their daughter, Julie and Ian move to the Chilcotin region of British Columbia where they buy a ranch with a condition that the tenant, Virgil Blue, maintains his ability to continue living there. While dealing with their grief and their deteriorating marriage, Julie and Ian reluctantly allow Virgil into their lives.
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[2022]
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"As 2037 Canada is ravaged by illness, one woman and her AI companion enter a dangerous bubble of the superrich. Montreal, 2035: a fledging synthetic consciousness "wakes up" in a lab. Jenny, the lead developer, determined to nurture this synthetic being like a child, trains it for work with people at the border of the Canadian Protectorate. She names it Julian. Toronto, 2037: Canada has been annexed by a tightly conservative United States. Slaton,...
20) Strings attached
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2017.
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Brielle and Tawni have played cello side by side in orchestras since they were nine years old. Brielle has always played second chair to Tawni's first, and she's been happy with that arrangement. When Tawni is injured, Brielle suddenly finds herself principal cellist. Not only does that mean she'll be thrust into the spotlight, but it also means she is now leader of the cello section. Brielle is terrified. Is she good enough? Will the other musicians...