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Sisters of the spruce : a novel / by Shimotakahara, Leslie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.World War One is in high gear. Fourteen-year-old Khya Terada moves with her family to a remote, misty inlet on Haida Gwaii, then the Queen Charlotte Islands, in northern British Columbia, known for its Sitka spruces. The Canadian government has passed an act to expedite logging of these majestic trees, desperately needed for the Allies' aircrafts in Europe. At a camp on the inlet, Khya's father, Sannosuke--a talented, daring logger with twenty years of experience since immigrating from Japan--assumes a position of leadership among the Japanese and Chinese workers. But the arrival of a group of white loggers, eager to assert their authority, throws off balance the precarious life that Khya and her family have begun to establish. When a quarrel between Sannosuke and a white man known as "the Captain" escalates, leading to the betrayal of her older sister, Izzy, and humiliation for the family, Khya embarks on a perilous journey with her one friend--a half-Chinese sex worker, on the lam for her own reasons--to track down the man and force him to take responsibility. Yet nothing in the forest is as it appears. Can they save Izzy from ruination and find justice without condemning her to a life of danger, or exposing themselves to the violence of an angry, power-hungry man? Drawing on inspiration from her ancestors' stories and experiences, Shimotakahara weaves an entrancing tale of female adventure, friendship, and survival.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Families; Female friendship; Loggers; Sisters; Sitka spruce; Survival; Japanese Canadians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The chai factor / by Heron, Farah,author.;
Thirty-year-old engineer Amira Khan has set one rule for herself: no dating until her grad-school thesis is done. Nothing can distract her from completing a paper that is so good her boss will give her the promotion she deserves when she returns to work in the city. Amira leaves campus early, planning to work in the quiet basement apartment of her family's house. But she arrives home to find that her grandmother has rented the basement to ... a barbershop quartet. Seriously? The living situation is awkward: Amira needs silence; the quartet needs to rehearse for a competition; and Duncan, the small-town baritone with the flannel shirts, is driving her up the wall. As Amira and Duncan clash, she is surprised to feel a simmering attraction for him. How can she be interested in someone who doesn't get her, or her family's culture? This is not a complication she needs when her future is at stake. But when intolerance rears its ugly head and people who are close to Amira get hurt, she learns that there is more to Duncan than meets the eye. Now she must decide what she is willing to fight for. In the end, it may be that this small-town singer is the only person who sees her at all.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; East Indian Canadian women; Man-woman relationships; Women engineers; Barbershop quartets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wingfield's inferno [videorecording] / by Beattie, Douglas,1954-; Beattie, Rod,1948-; Erlich, Alan.; Needles, Dan.; Douglas Beattie Theatrical Productions.;
Music: Stephen Woodjetts.Rod Beattie.Recorded live at Pie in the Sky Studio, Toronto, December 2005.The 6th in a series of plays about stockbroker-turned-farmer. Walt Wingfield features Baby Hope's first word, a racehorse that won't wear a bridle and a scheme to rebuild the community hall in Larkspur.PG.DVD ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Canadian wit and humor; Television comedies.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The mystery of the painted fan / by Trinh, Linda.; Nguyen, Clayton.;
"The third book in the early chapter book series. The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series' exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist. Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby of the family. He is ready to fully express himself in all of the ways that feel right to him, but not everyone seems as eager to accept change--even his own parents. He still loves hockey, yet he also wants to try something new, even if others may not understand. Confused and frustrated, Jacob turns to the beautiful fan his Grandma Nội gave him, which features all of the Vietnamese zodiac animals. With the mysterious fan and memories of Grandma guiding him, Jacob finds the power to remain true to himself, and show his family who he could be"--
Subjects: Vietnamese Canadians; Families; Grandparent and child; Vietnamese;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The comeback / by Chu, Lily,author.;
"Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: that's the way she likes it. If she's going to make partner in Toronto's most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times. But when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. He just needs a few weeks to rest and heal; Ari will barely even know he's there. (Yeah, right.) Jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn't long before she's falling, hard. But when one wrong step leads to a shocking truth, Ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she's fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know. Now with her heart, her future, and her sense of self on the line, Ari will have to cut through all the pretty lies to find the truth of her relationship ... and discover the Ariadne Hui she's finally ready to be"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Musicians; Women lawyers; Asian Canadians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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River of lies / by Greenaway, R. M.,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: FLIGHTS AND FALLS, ISBN 9781459741508. In rain-drenched Vancouver, detectives Dion and Leith chase connections between a tragic drowning, a violent assault, and an apparent suicide, in this fifth entry of the 'B.C. Blues Crime' series. R.M. Greenaway lives in Nelson, BC.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Murder; Kidnapping;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Salma writes a book / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;
Salma is going to be a big sister! She's determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is fighting with her own brother, Khalou Dawood, about who he loves. Can Salma figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives? About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series.
Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Siblings; Sisters; Authorship; Immigrants; Families;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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My face in the light / by Schabas, Martha,author.;
"Perfect for fans of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Offill--a piercing, poignant novel about a scarred actress at a breaking point. Justine feels uneasy in her marriage, her theatre career and her relationship with her estranged mother, a famous painter. An intuitive and uncanny mimic, distinguished by a pronounced scar across her forehead (the result of a childhood accident), Justine has made acting the centre of her life since she was a teenager, but lately her seemingly charmed off-stage life in Toronto has begun to ring false. After a disastrous audition in London, England, a chance encounter with a stranger leads to an unorthodox business proposition that would allow Justine to abandon Toronto indefinitely. She begins to toy with the idea of throwing away the life she is expected to want for the allure of something she can't quite grasp. As the contradictions and complications of leaving one's life behind swell to the point of crisis, Justine must confront the collateral damage of a traumatic past she has long repressed. In psychologically astute prose full of provocative insights and gem-like sentences, My Face in the Light is a moving exploration of truth in art and identity. It's the story of a young woman owning up to the lies she's fallen in love with, and figuring out if she can still recognize herself when she finally lets them go"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Canadians; Identity (Psychology); Life change events; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sophie Go's lonely hearts club / by Lim, Roselle,author.;
"A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim. Newly minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is made difficult when she is revealed as a fraud: she never actually graduated from matchmaking school. In a competitive market like Toronto, no one wants to take a chance on an inexperienced and unaccredited matchmaker, and soon Sophie becomes an outcast. In dire search of clients, Sophie stumbles upon a secret club within her condo complex: the Old Ducks, seven septuagenarian Chinese bachelors who never found love. Somehow, she convinces them to hire her, but her matchmaking skills are put to the test as she learns the depths of loneliness, heartbreak, and love by attempting to make the hardest matches of her life"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Chick lit.; Novels.; Chinese Canadians; Chinese; Dating services; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Older men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Salma joins the team / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;
Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true... until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool.
Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Siblings; Muslims; Swimming; Immigrants; Families;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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