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Extreme Vinyl Cafe
Author: Stuart McLeanSeries: Vinyl CafeIf you ask them, Dave and Morley's friends will tell you that no matter how long you've known people, they can still surprise you. After all, no one expects to see a grown man dive into the trunk of his car to chase a rat. And despite what they may claim, few people are actually prepared to have their backyard, never mind their 12-year-old son, shoot to stardom on YouTube's most watched videos. And yes,…
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Author: Stephen LeacockA sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature. The fictional setting for these stories is Mariposa, a small town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti. Although drawn from his experiences in Orillia, Ontario, Leacock notes: "Mariposa is not a real town. On the contrary, it is about seventy or eighty of them. You may find them…
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Magic for Marigold
Author: L. M. MontgomeryMarigold has always lived a solitary life at her family's homestead, Cloud of Spruce, on Prince Edward Island, but her vivid imagination and lively neighbors keep things "int'resting."
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The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson
Author: Lois SimmieJohn Wilson came to Canada from Scotland in 1912, leaving his wife and family with the promise to return in a year. In 1914 he joined the Mounties, and while stationed in Saskatchewan village, he caught TB and fell hopelessly in love with the young woman who took care of him. He would do anything for her, anything at all.
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