Annotation:Corbin and Darius are drinking in Riley Park one night when they are attacked by a group of thugs with devastating consequences. Corbin is left to figure who did it and why.
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Annotation:After Carolyn's friend Jimmy falls off a swing he is never the same. She knows what really happened in the park that day with Uncle Ted. Will she tell? A pitch perfect portrait of West Toronto after World War II. Carolyn's feisty character is a delight.
Annotation:When Johnny completes an alcohol rehabilitation program and his mother sends him to live with his uncle in North Carolina, he meets Maria, who seems to understand his fascination with the new wave band Blondie. From his uncle he learns about his deceased father's youthful forays into "glam rock," which gives him perspective on himself, his past, and his current life.
Annotation:Ben lives in depression era Musoka believing that his future will take him no futher than Cook's Landing. He does, however have a musical talent which allows him a glimpse of a better future. After the sinking of the steamship Waome a new opportunity beckons.
Annotation:Kellyanne has the 2 best friends in the world but no one can see them but her. When they go missing she is heart broken and her brother Ashmol must help her find them. A touching story of sibling bonds. Made into a movie Opal dream.
Annotation:Josephine is only 22 inches high and her parents charge people a penny to see her. After they are offered much more, they sell her to a private girls' school as a servant. Five years later she runs away and becomes an attraction at the Museum of Earthly Astonishments where she finds a home, if only for a while.
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These short novels pack a punch.