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Series
(Lucy Maud),Anne of Green Gables volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Anne's children make friends with the unusual Meredith children. Their minister father is looking for a wife and the town bubbles with interest at his efforts.
2) Canada
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book briefly examines the history, people, and environment of Canada.
Author
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author Frances Itani's second novel is a beautifully written, moving tale of the staying power of family through time and memory, and the extent to which individual lives can influence and resonate in the world around them. Born on the exact same day as Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Canadian Georgina Witley is invited to an eightieth birthday lunch at Buckingham Palace. All she has to do is drive to the airport and board the plane for...
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Language
English
Description
After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust-in ghettos, on death marches, and in concentration camps-a young couple seeks refuge in Canada. They settle into a new life, certain that the terrors of their past are behind them. They build themselves a cozy little cottage on a lake in Muskoka, a cottage that becomes emblematic of their victory over the Nazis. The charming retreat is a safe haven, a refuge from haunted memories. That is, until a single...
Author
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet’s Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Savor culture in Quebec City, marvel at Niagara Falls, and hike in the Rockies; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Canada and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Canada Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure...
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Series
Publisher
Kuperard
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Don't just see the sights, get to know the people.
Unsuspecting outsiders often assume that Canadians are just like their American neighbors, if perhaps a little more modest. However, there is much more to it than that. Canadian society is a complex mosaic of distinct cultural identities that vary from province to province, and with high levels of immigration, it is one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The country's unique development...
10) When I was eight
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl while attending an Arctic residential school.
11) Elijah of Buxton
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
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English
Description
"The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties--the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Since when are vacations ever relaxing? All Chicago police Detective Paul Turner is hoping for on his annual retreat from the city and his job is a little peace and quiet. This time he's headed to the Canadian Great North Woods for a couple of weeks with family and friends - his two teenaged sons, his lover Ben, neighborhood pals, and his long-term police partner, Detective Buck Fenwick, along with his wife.
But, hopes of tranquility are soon crushed...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school. Livy is already having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school--and then there's Viola. Viola is Livy's anxiety brought to life, a shadowy twin that only Livy can see or hear. Livy tries to push back against Viola's relentless judgment, but nothing...
Author
Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This is a story about the fur trade and First Nations, and the development of northern Canada, seen and experienced not only through Leonard Flett s eyes, but also through the eyes of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.The lives of indigenous people in remote areas of northern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the 1960s and 1970s are examined in detail. Flett s successful career with both the Hudson s Bay Company and the North West...
Author
Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The life of Canada's police and military hero is "a story worth telling. Macleod's solid research and clear writing also make it a story worth reading" ( AlbertaPrimeTimes.com ). Sam Steele, "the man who tamed the Gold Rush," had a high-profile public career, yet his private life has been closely protected. This biography follows Steele's rise from farm boy in backwoods Ontario to the much-lauded Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele. Drawing...
17) Canada geese
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to Canada geese. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
He's walked back into her life-- After half a lifetime… It's been years since Rohan Khan promised Dr. Elise van Hagen that he would be back for Christmas. But he never returned and Elise raised their son alone. So when the veterinarian reappears during a rescue in snowy Banff, Elise can't believe her eyes! But Rohan has no memory of their past. Can these long-ago lovers make up for all the Christmases they have missed? From Harlequin Medical: Life...
19) The calling
Author
Series
Darkness rising volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Maya and her friends--all of whom have supernatural powers--have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evildoers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Language
English
Description
Most Raptors fans have attended a game at Scotiabank Arena, seen highlights of a young Vince Carter, and of course watched every minute of the team's historic run to the 2019 NBA championship. But only die-hards remember the first Raptors game in 1995, can tell you where they were for the 2000 NBA Dunk Contest, or have camped out to get a prime viewing spot at Jurassic Park. 100 Things Raptors Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die reveals the most...
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