In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat.
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Author:Murakami, Haruki
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Author:Muller, Herta
Summary:Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young people who leave the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better
Genre: Historical fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
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Author:Wilkshire, Nick
Summary:For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.
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Author:Rohmer, Richard
Summary:Ultimatum 2 is an action-packed, fast-moving saga. The American president is fed up with the hundreds of millions of dollars given to Russia to clean up high-level nuclear waste.
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Author:Walker, Robyn
Summary:Sergeant Gander is a fascinating account of the Royal Rifles of Canada’s canine mascot, and his devotion to duty demonstrated during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War.
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Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:It’s December 1979 and Clark’s minority Progressive Conservative government is under threat of dissolution before it has a chance to accomplish anything — even pass a budget.
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Author:Chafe, Robert
Summary:Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles wi
Genre: Canadian drama, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde
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Author:Laborde, Rosa
Summary:Political passions and sexual identity are delicately intertwined in this bittersweet tale of stolen youth.
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Author:Norman, Ron
Summary:Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious—and he’s just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his “go-to guy” for every political mess that needs cleaning up.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Marsh, Charis
Summary:Follow four young dancers in their first semester at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy while they work toward careers as professional ballet dancers.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Film, television and performing arts, Young adult nonfictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Watson, Cindy
Summary:Short-listed for the 2011 Golden Oak Award From the moment three-year-old Jeff Healey first laid a guitar across his lap in what was to become his signature style, it was clear he was no ordinary
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Author:Crump, Jennifer
Summary:Canadians have been celebrated participants in numerous conflicts on foreign soil, but most Canadians aren’t aware that they’ve also had to defend themselves many times at home. From U.S.
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Author:Aiken, Gordon
Summary:Canadians took politics seriously in the years following Confederation and Gordon Aiken’s novel about pioneer Muskoka and the fledgling nation’s capital shows why.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Pitt, Steve
Summary:In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise "a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together" against the Americans who were threatening t
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