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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
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.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1940 as war rages across Europe, ten-year-old Lindy, waves goodbye to England and makes the long journey to Saskatoon, Canada, along with her Mother and her cousin Cameron. They may be far from the war but they are also far from home and everyone they know and love. Life in Canada is very different but it is also full of exciting new adventures.
3) The Wendigo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this graphic retelling of a story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in 1910 Canada encounter a mysterious and deadly creature called the Wendigo.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik--the pouch in the back of a mother's parka used to carry a child--to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana's laughter"--Cover page [4]
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Anxious to appear cool as she begins seventh-grade and missing the support of her best friend who attends another school, almost-thirteen-year-old Margot makes a series of disastrous choices when she befriends a hip, mean new girl.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume no. 4
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Flat Stanley lets his new friend Nick use him for a snowboard, but strong winds interrupt their fun, sending Stanley and Nick on an arctic Canadian adventure.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A young boy volunteering at a retirement home finds a stray dog and notices that it revives decades-old memories for a bitter resident. The boy bonds with the resident as he listens to stories about growing up in Saskatchewan during the Great Depression. Thanks to his new friend and his canine companion, the elderly man is able to pass away peacefully, immersed in fond memories of his youth."--
Author
Publisher
Melanie Kroupa Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Rex and his family move from Ottawa from Vancouver in the summer of 1962 when it seems everyone is nervous about the possibility of nuclear war between America and Russia, but his thoughts about the possible end of the world take second place to the mystery creature hiding out in the local park.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anna Hibiscus, a little girl who lives in Africa, is going to visit her grandmother in Canada, but worries about finding enough warm clothes to wear in the cold weather, and about the family staying behind at home.
12) Greetings, Leroy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first day at a new school is nerve-wracking enough, never mind when it's in a new country! In this lively picture book from award-winning storyteller Itah Sadu, Roy realizes he may come to love his new home in Canada as much as he loves his old home in Jamaica."--Provided by publisher.
13) Birdsong
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Lost at sea while sailing with his wealthy owners, a Yorkshire terrier washes up, nearly dead, in a village on Prince Edward Island where he is nursed back to health by a lonely widow and is befriended by a fox and an abandoned waif who is also struggling to find a home for herself somewhere.
15) The night garden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is World War II, and Franny and her parents, Sina and Old Tom, enjoy a quiet life on a farm on Vancouver Island. Franny writes, Sina sculpts, and Old Tom tends to their many gardens--including the ancient, mysterious night garden. Their peaceful life is interrupted when their neighbor begs Sina to watch her children. Soon after the children move in, amid the chaos of the household, Sina sees UFOs, a hermit makes himself useful, a mystery involving...
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume no. 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
There's no place on Earth a flat kid can't go! Join Stanley on his exciting fourth adventure in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures series! Stanley Lambchop and his family are in British Columbia, Canada, for some skiing and winter fun. But when Stanley and his new friend Nick go snowboarding -- with Stanley as the snowboard, of course -- they take a midair tumble just as the wind picks up ... and find themselves floating in an amazing...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she'll simply...
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