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***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA - SHORTLIST*** When Sebastian goes undercover in the theatre to find a killer, things get... dramatic. In Three for Trinity, the third book in the Sebastian Synard Mystery series, offbeat humour meets suspense as a nefarious crime unfolds. Trying to run a tour business in COVID times is tough, especially when you're home- schooling a teenager. But with the creation of the Atlantic bu...

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 L...

Steile Klippen ragen über dem rauen Nordatlantik empor, in der Ferne treibt ein riesiger Eisberg auf den Wellen und die Rückenfinne eines Wals durchbricht die Wasseroberfläche. Sebastian Synard weiß genau, was Neufundland so besonders macht: die wilde, ungezähmte Natur, die geschichtsträchtigen Städte und die vielen Eigenheiten, die für Besucher vom Festland so exotisch sind. Der ideale Standort für ein Outdoorunternehmen. Weniger ideal ist es...

Sebastian Synards zweiter Fall in Neufundland. Sebastian Synard ist zurück. Sein kleines aber feines Neuseeländer Tourismusunternehmen »On the Rock(s)« hat gerade Saisonpause, und Sebastian nutzt die Auszeit, um mit seinem energiegeladenen Sohn Nicholas und dem Hund Gaffer den Gros Morne-Nationalpark zu erkunden. Doch während ihrer Wanderung durch die beeindruckende Felsenlandschaft der Tablelands entdecken die beiden die halb vergrabene Le...

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*** Murder in a quilt shop on scenic Fogo Island leads sardonic private eye Sebastian Synard from his quest for some R&R, to a different kind of ex...

Roman nach einer wahren Begebenheit! Neufundland im Oktober 1942: Ulrich Gräf ist ein U-Boot-Kommandant, der seine Pflichten erfüllen will. John Gilbert dient als Steward auf der Fähre Caribou und träumt von einer Karriere auf See. Ulrich und John werden zweimal aufeinandertreffen. Die Deutschen auf der einen, die Alliierten auf der anderen Seite. Beide kämpfen ums Überleben, denn mit gerade einmal Ende 20 haben sie noch ihr ganzes Leben vor ...

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When Sebastian Synard leads a group of tourists along the cliffs of St. John's harbour, one of them ends up dead. Is there a heartless murderer in Sebastian's tour group? As a local police officer enlists him to help lush out the perpetrator, the mystery deepeds, and Sebastian finds himself on the edge.

**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** **NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION** **BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD FINALIST** In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German U-boat sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of the 237 people on board, 136 perished, including 49 civilians. In Land Beyond the Sea, bestselling author Kevin Major reimagines the events of that fateful night from the perspect...

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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 Children"is ...

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Hold Fast is the widely acclaimed story of a young boy's struggle to survive in a new environment and his fight against those who stand as threats to his pride in himself and his way of life. Michael turned fourteen in May. By June, both his parents are dead, victims of a car crash. And for Michael, who has lived all his life in a small Newfoundland outport community, this means being suddenly uprooted and sent to live with relatives in St. Al...

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In this contemporary Christmas story, Jesse and his mother face the challenges of making a new life in a small town. But it's hard. Jesse has no friends, and his mother's carved wooden Santas aren't selling. Will there even be a Christmas? Jesse wonders. But before the season is out, Jesse and his mom will discover the true spirit of Christmas.

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 ...

When first published in 1980, "Far from Shore" was hailed as unique and innovative. Author Kevin Major broke new ground in a young adult novel by using a multinarrative structure - five different voices - to tell the story of a troubled youth. Fifteen-year-old Chris Slade lives in a small coastal community on the island of Newfoundland. Faced with instability on many sides, he searches for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. E...

Kevin Major is a 25th anniversary edition of this novel about adjusting to life in a new environment.