Young Adult DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio
Native People (Fiction)
DC30037
Good for nothing by Michel Noël ; translated by Shelley Tanaka.
1 disc. Narrated by Bruce McLeod.
Quebec, 1959. Kicked out of a residential school at 15 and overcome by the pressures of fitting in with a foster family in town, Nipishish goes home. He experiences problems with loggers, a mystery surrounding his father's death, adventures with traplines and a reunion with the girl he loves. The young Métis begins to find purpose in his life through the traditions of his Anishnabe heritage and fighting prejudice, the government, and the destruction of his environment. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004, c2000.
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Science Fiction
DC34141
Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel.
1 disc. Narrated by John Targett.
Paris. Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending time with Kate de Vries over the summer, but first he is attacked and then Kate's parents summon her home. Things look up when the Canadian government makes an exciting offer to them both - Canada wants to reach space first, and the Canadian Minister of Air wants Kate to join the first expedition as an expert in aerial zoology. There's a place for Matt, too - if he can pass the gruelling tests to become one of the world's first astralnauts onboard the incredible ship Starclimber. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Skybreaker" (DC27968). Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.
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