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Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Franz Kafka is now one of the world’s most widely read and discussed authors.

Described by Nobel laureate Elias Canetti as, "one of the few great and perfect works of the poetic imagination," this short fable about a man who wakes up one morning transformed into a

The story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home, seems to depict like a dream from the deepest recesses of consci

A surveyor is lost in a labyrinth in this 1926 German novel, reflecting the author's concern with man's inability to assert himself in the face of bureaucracy.

Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Snowboard tracks leading away from the trap are the only clue as to who might be responsible.

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

Webb's abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher.

Jim Webb's pursuit of the truth about his grandfather's role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely in the sights of someone high up in the US military who wants certain events from that wa

In this middle-grade novel, Jim Webb goes to the Florida Keys with his grandfather and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a dead man and a missing cache of diamonds.

This high-interest novel for teen readers is set in Nashville, where Elle, a talented musician, tries to make it in the cutthroat music business.

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Max hops on a freight train to seek out the dad who abandoned him when he was a baby. This edition combines both written and spoken words.

In this early chapter book, the seventh installment in the Justine McKeen series, Justine sets out to ban bottled water from her school.

In this early chapter book, the eighth installment in the Justine McKeen series, Justine works with Principal Proctor to reduce the school's energy use and save trees in the rainforest.

Webb thinks he has what it takes to make it in Nashville, but one shady music producer may have the power to crush Webb's dreams.