toronto (ont.)

A collection of poetry and paintings from Lawren Harris.

In a near-future Toronto where the British Empire still reigns, Helena, August, and Margaret are caught off-guard by the discovery of a love so intense they are willing to change the course of the monarchy to keep it.

"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.

Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery--but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favorite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday spirit.

Through the window of their hotel room in the Toronto Blue Jays baseball stadium, cousins Mike and Kate spot strange blue lights flashing across the bullpen and decide to investigate.

Portia, Jason, and Jellaby continue to search Toronto for clues to his origins, even though Portia cannot bear the thought of losing her new friend, and the trio is shocked when they find another monster just like Jellaby, but not nearly as sweet natured.

"Toronto homicide detectives Pratt and Ellis are asked to investigate a series of hits-and-runs. They soon discover that these seemingly random incidents are linked by past crimes kept secret. Until now"--Back cover.

"In a near-future Toronto where the British Empire never fell, Helena, August, and Margaret are caught off-guard by the discovery of a love so intense they are willing to change the course of the monarchy to keep it"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Anneli, confused by her father's decision to leave their Mennonite community in Brazil, change their names, and try to locate her mother who disappeared when she was five, feels isolated in the big city of Toronto, and, as she tries to figure out the unspoken codes of high school, she searches for her mom and answers.

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.