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Book cover: Features a line drawing of a rooster; the whole thing has sort of an olde-tyme Farmer's Almanach vibe.

The Woefield Farm books …

January 4, 2017
About the book Author: Juby, Susan (1969-) Title: The Woefield poultry collective. Publication: New York : HarperCollins Canada, 2011. ISBN 9781554687442. DAISY audio format …
Book cover: Two young girls in a graveyard, one in red, one in black. Trees lean in menacingly.

The Swallow: A ghost …

January 1, 2017
About the book Author: Cotter, Charis. Title: The swallow : A ghost story Publication: Toronto : Tundra Books, 2014. ISBN 9781770495913. DAISY audio format available on Bookshare. …
Book cover: Shows the lower part of a young girl's face, up to about the bottom of her shoulder blades. She is beautiful, dressed in a white, ruffled, old-fashioned dress or gown. Butterflies hold up a piece of blue cloth on which the title of the book appears.

The virgin cure by Ami …

December 8, 2016
About the book Author: McKay, Ami Title: The virgin cure Publication: Toronto : Knopf Canada, 2010. ISBN 9780676979565. DAISY audio format narrated by Jennifer Coffey. CELA library …
Book cover: Shows an English home nestled in a copse of trees, with a river winding in the foreground, all done in soft pastels and in a very Romantic style.

Thornyhold by Mary …

December 1, 2016
About the book Author: Stewart, Mary. Title: Thornyhold. Publication: London ; Toronto : Hodder & Stoughton, 1988. ISBN 0688084257. DAISY audio format narrated by Pauline …
Book cover: It's red, a collage of stuff, kind of abstract. I can't tell what it is supposed to be. I guess it's abstract art.

Mme Proust and the kosher …

November 26, 2016
About the book Author: Taylor, Kate Title: Mme Proust and the kosher kitchen. Publication: [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, c2003. ISBN 978-0701173746. DAISY audio format narrated by …
Book cover: shows a beautiful young girl looking downwards, framed by a black-and-white image of a homestead-type farm.

Kindred by Octavia E. …

November 1, 2016
About the book Author: Butler, Octavia E. (1947-2006) Title: Kindred. Publication: Boston : Beacon Press, 2003. ISBN 9781449876814. DAISY audio format narrated by Kim Staunton. …
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