toronto (ont.)

Gay men disappear from Toronto, and amidst the AIDS crisis, police brutality, and other signs of homophobia over the years, nobody seems to care about it except the gay community, which begins to realize that what has been happening has been going on for a much longer period than seems to be humanly possible, in a novel that also reflects the author's personal experiences.

"Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his older brother. . . . For years his brother has taken him to tournaments and pushed him to succeed on the outdoor courts of the west end. Burdened by expectations and self-doubt, Udoka tries to reignite his passion for the game. Now, he's been given a final opportunity at the city-wide tournament to rediscover his confidence and his sense of purpose--all of which he fears he has lost forever"--Provided by publisher.

Jojo and his friends know that once they make the Squad, their high-school team, they will have the time of their lives. But their no-nonsense coach is strict, even mean, and seems to repeatedly target Jojo. Emphasizing the real qualities of hard work and dedication, Hoopers shows how Jojo learns how to be a skilled player and leader for his team.

"While struggling with her new role as Matriarch, Voya has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future, and with a newfound sense of purpose, she vows to do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and prevent the destruction of them all"--OCLC.

"Set in Toronto, Hoopers is about a Black youth who wants to live the basketball dream of fame and acclaim. Jojo and his friends know that once they make the Squad, their high-school team, they will have the time of their lives. But their no-nonsense coach is strict, even mean, and seems to repeatedly target Jojo. Emphasizing the real qualities of hard work and dedication, Hoopers shows how Jojo learns how to be a skilled player and leader for his team--a real Hooper"--OCLC.

After living with her mentally ill father on their sailboat upon the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Harbour is abandoned to live on her own until his promised return. Harbour, camped out in a ravine, realizes he's not coming back when summer turns to fall and her credit card is declined. She befriends another homeless teen and is forced to navigate the streets of Toronto and the shelter system, until an aunt who has been searching for her for years, finally finds her.

Sixteen-year-old Angelo emigrates from the Philippines to Canada to live his his mother who works in Toronto as a nanny. Angelo feels disconnected from Canadian culture until he meets another Filipino boy, Marcus, while visiting the Filipino Community Center. Marcus introduces Angelo to some of his friends who warn Angelo that no one respects Filipino immigrant; and soon, the boys are committing petty crimes in rebellion. When they are caught, Angelo must decide if he has the courage to stand up to his friends.

"Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs look at the geography, history, economy, architecture, arts, food, and attractions of the city of Toronto, Ontario.

Henry Fitzroy, a 450-year-old vampire, calls upon his sometime-lover and comrade in supernatural investigations Vicki Nelson for help when he begins having terrifying visions of the sun, which they discover are linked to the arrival of a new sarcophagus at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum.