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Faced with instability on many sides, and living in an outport community in Newfoundland, fifteen-year-old Chris gropes for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. Even his easy-going, humorous attitude fails to steady him as he stumbles through the summer after grade ten. He''s failed his year, he can''t find a summer job, and he''s incredibly bored. So the first thing he heads for is trouble -- trouble that ends in a confrontation with the law. Work as a counselor at a summer camp offers the challenge of a fresh start, but it is here, amid new responsibilities, that he encounters his toughest test as a young man. Winner of the first Canadian Young Adult Book Award and named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal, Far from Shore was hailed as a unique and innovative novel when it was first published. As he has done throughout his career, Kevin Major broke new ground by tackling a multinarrative structure in a young adult novel -- an approach much imitated since but never more convincingly.

Suddenly orphaned and reluctantly living with relatives in a city hundreds of miles away from his Newfoundland fishing village, Michael rebels against his disciplinarian uncle and sets up camp off-season in a national park.

Aunt Olga shares Christmas postcards with Anna.

Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child''s transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children''s rights. Free the Childrenis a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man.

Ermittler wider Willen – Synards erster Fall in Neufundland Sebastian Synard hat drei große Leidenschaften: Whiskey, Bücher und seine Heimat Neufundland. Mit seinem kleinen Tourismusunternehmen "On the Rock(s)" macht er die Hobbys zum Beruf. Die exklusiven Touren über die Insel kommen gut an und er plant bereits für die nächste Saison. Doch das kann ihn nicht darauf vorbereiten, was dann passiert: Gleich zu Beginn der ersten Wanderung stürzt ein Teilnehmer von den Klippen in den Tod. Sebastian wird von Inspektor Olson um Hilfe gebeten. Doch seine Ermittlungen bleiben nicht unbemerkt und schon bald muss er sich selbst vor einem Mordversuch retten. Und seine Verfolger lassen nicht locker ... Dieses Ensemble aus skurrilen Figuren und einem Hund bietet allerbeste Unterhaltung! Der erste Fall für Sebastian Synard

The Illuminating the Mysteries of Light is a captivating and enlightening book that delves into the fascinating world of light, authored by a brilliant quartet of scientists and scholars: Lucky Singh, Kevin Major, William Anderson Travis, and Adam Mark Jordan. In this groundbreaking work, the authors take readers on an extraordinary journey through the intricate wonders and profound secrets of light.

Crime in Canada - Synards zweiter Fall in Neufundland. Vom puren Naturerlebnis in ein mörderisches Abenteuer stolpern – typisch für Synard, diesen lässigen, aber nie nachlässigen Ermittler. In den neufundländischen Tablelands gibt es viel zu sehen: malerische Natur, jahrtausendealte Gesteinsschichten und – eine Leiche. Schnell wird klar, dass es sich bei dem toten Studenten um ein Mordopfer handelt. So stürzt Sebastian Synard, mittlerweile zugelassener Privatdetektiv, in seinen nächsten Fall. Doch er ist nicht der Einzige, der an der Aufklärung interessiert ist: Die Tante des Opfers kommt mitsamt heißer Spur aus Mexiko angereist. Sie besteht darauf, dass der Stiefvater der Täter sein muss. Mit Entschlossenheit und luftiger Kleidung im Gepäck nimmt Synard den nächsten Flieger vom windzerzausten Neufundland ins warme Mexiko. Doch was ihn dort erwartet, bringt ihn einmal mehr in große Gefahr. »Major motiviert Leser*innen in seinem amüsanten Krimi zum Mitraten – und selbst wenn man dem Täter auf die Schliche gekommen ist, dann lassen einen die guten Dialoge und interessanten Charaktere mit Freuden weiterlesen.« Bookcase | Jean Craham

Terry knows Bruce Springsteen is on tour, so he doesn''t expect an answer to his letters. What counts is writing it all down, and wondering what Bruce would do if he had a weird life like Terry''s. Dad took off and Mom has a new boyfriend. Terry can''t change that, so he thinks instead about saving up for a guitar and organizing a benefit concert. Then he''ll meet a really cool girl. Maybe. As he pours out his feelings to his idol, Terry gradually sees how to manage his own life and become his own hero. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Canadian Children''s Book Centre Our Choice Citation, Starred Selection Mr. Christie''s Book Award Nomination Ruth Schwartz Award Nomination Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children''s Literature Nomination Amelia Frances Howard_Gibbon Award Nomination Alberta Trade Book of the Year Nomination Alberta Children''s Book of the Year Award From Arctic, Bonhomme and Imax to kayak, Ogopogo and zed, Eh? to Zed takes children on an alphabetic, fun-filled tour of Canada. Set in tightly linked rhyming verse, the words for this unique book resonate with classic and contemporary images from every province and territory in the country. Included are place names from Cavendish to Yarmouth and icons that will prompt discussion of Canada''s many regions, and its culture, discoveries and heritage. Accompanying the inventive text is a visual feast via the colorful palette of well-known illustrator Alan Daniel. He provides a witty mixture of folk art paintings, toys and models that leap from the page with a whimsical energy that delights the imagination. A treasure for families, a desirable souvenir for visitors to Canada, and a perfect resource for schools and libraries, Eh? to Zed celebrates what makes us truly Canadian, eh.

Jesse''s unemployed mother tries to make a new start for them by moving to a rural home where she hopes to foster a business carving figures for the Christmas season.

Set in Newfoundland, "Eating Between the Lines, is the story of Jackson, an adolescent, plagued with some very adolescent problems at home and at school. His parents'' marriage seems to have reached a low point, and he is infatuated with Sarah, a new girl at school who isn''t taking him too seriously. Other broader social issues perplex him too. When he discovers he can magically enter into the imaginary world of the books he reads, he fins solutions to his many dilemmas. Through a unique combination of realism and fantasy, Kevin Major succeeds in depicting the universal trials and tribulations of growing up.

Inspired by her royal namesake, a young Newfoundland girl decides to write her autobiography.

The last months before high school graduation are a watershed for seventeen-year-old Lorne as he confronts an autocratic teacher, befriends the wild and daring Trevor, begins a relationship with a girl, and contemplates a future away from his native Newfoundland.

Living in Newfoundland, fifteen-year-old David meets a mysterious new girl named Nancy and makes a startling discovery while doing research for a school project on the Beothuck Indians.

Award recognition for Two for the Tablelands: ***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA 2021 - SHORTLIST*** ***ATLANTIC BOOKS TODAY STAFF PICK 2021 - SHORTLIST*** Award Recognition for Three for Trinity: ***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA 2022 - SHORTLIST*** The fifth book in the Sebastian Synard mystery series takes our intrepid tour guide/private detective on a jaunt across Newfoundland and into Labrador, in pursuit of those towers of intrigue--lighthouses! The final stop on Synard''s lighthouse tour is the one at L''Anse Amour, Labrador, the highest in all Atlantic Canada. It''s a long climb into the lantern room, and a long fall from its catwalk to the ground below. Dead is photographer Amanda Thomson. Who is the scoundrel that nudged her past the railing? The RCMP in Forteau are pointing to one of the tour groups, but Sebastian and his partner Mae have other ideas. They retrace the excursions of Amanda and her vagabond boyfriend back to a section of northern Newfoundland called the French Shore. Could the recent bizarre vandalism at its historic sites hold a clue? What is it about the French Shore that leads them back to murder at L''Anse Amour?