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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center and its tangerine dress.
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{"id":6815470354491,"title":"Mud City","handle":"mud-city","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe third book in the internationally bestselling series that includes \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParvana’s Journey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Name Is Parvana.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. But she still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France.This is the dream that has sustained her through the terrible years in Kabul. It is the dream for which she has forsaken family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut it is hard to imagine herself in a field of purple lavender when she is living in the Widows’ Compound of a muddy, crowded refugee camp outside Peshawar. 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Mud City
A re-issue of Mud City, the third book in the bestselling Breadwinner series by Deborah Ellis. Includes a new cover and map, and an updated author's note.
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Her matter-of-fact descriptions of her time with the johns are searing, and the casual brutality of her life will haunt readers.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"An astonishing, wrenching achievement.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"In this novel in verse, Leavitt has created in Angel's voice a perfect mix of innocence and experience","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Michael Cart","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"Leavitt deftly tackles a difficult subject without a hint of melodrama or voyeurism. Angel's story could belong to any teen on the streets, though her voice is wonderfully unique.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Miranda Doyle","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_4":"Leavitt probes an exceptionally difficult, raw topic without resorting to cliché or melodrama. 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ages 14
and up
/ grades 8
and up
My Book of Life by Angel
A stunning verse novel about a sixteen-year-old sex worker trying to survive in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during the time of the Pickton murders.
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
My Name Is Seepeetza
An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it.
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The nuns call her Martha and cut her hair. Worst of all, she is forbidden to “talk Indian,” even with her sisters and cousins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill, Seepeetza looks for bright spots — the cookie she receives at Halloween, the dance practices. Most of all, there are her memories of holidays back at the ranch — camping trips, horseback riding, picking berries and cleaning fish with her mother, aunt and grandmother. Always, thoughts of home make school life bearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on her own experiences at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, this powerful novel by Nlaka’pamux author Shirley Sterling is a moving account of one of the most blatant expressions of racism in the history of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a new afterword by acclaimed Cree author Tomson Highway of the Barren Lands First Nation in northern Manitoba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eafterword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edialogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ejournal entries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emaps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1\u003cbr\u003e\nQuote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773068565","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"\u003cp\u003eafterword;dialogue;journal entries;maps\u003c\/p\u003e","MetaKeywords":"First Nations children;child abuse;bullying;Indigenous heritage and culture;cultural genocide;child as narrator;first person narration;own voice;20th century history;point of view;Canadian history;social justice;afterword;dialogue;journal entries","NumberOfPages":"144","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book has been in demand since it was first published thirty years ago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe novel is based on the author’s own experience at Kamloops Indian Residential School, where — tragically — the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves were found in 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis edition will be published with a new cover, a fresh interior design and a new afterword by acclaimed author, playwright and musician Tomson Highway, who is Cree and a member of the Barren Lands First Nation in northern Manitoba, just south of Nunavut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe new cover features beadwork by Speplól Tanya Zilinski, an Anishinaabe artist. The image was inspired by the end of the story where Seepeetza thinks about asking her grandmother to bead fireweed flowers on a buckskin cover for her journal. The background (pink and cream beads) was inspired by pre-contact Nlaka’pamux basket design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Name is Seepeetza\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent book … as an introduction to, or indeed, to learn more about the Indian residential schools and those courageous students who attended them. \u003cem\u003eMy Name is Seepeetza\u003c\/em\u003e is as valid a book today as it was when it was first published, and it is well worth in-depth study.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eSterling’s writing is simple yet powerful. … Even more, her words act as a catalyst for deep reflection and necessary conversation about Canada’s dark past regarding the residential school system. … This moving book is a must read for any Canadian.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eSterling’s experiences as a residential school student and her courageous spirit shine through in this autobiographical novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn honest look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it — 30th anniversary edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Sheila A. 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to 2
nattiq and the Land of Statues
In this charming story that includes words in Inuktitut, a ringed seal returns to his Arctic home and tells his friends of his southern adventures.
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to 3
Night Cars
Teddy Jam's lyrical prose and Eric Beddows's detailed illustrations cast Night Cars in that magical light between sleep and waking.
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A child explores her neighborhood on a late-night walk with her dad, finding delight and comfort in moments of quiet and the warm windows into other people’s lives.
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No Ordinary Day
Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, brings us another feisty young heroine, Valli — an orphan with leprosy who lives on the streets of Kolkata.
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No Vacancy
With the help of her Catholic friend, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl creates a provocative local tourist attraction to save her family’s failing motel.
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and up
Northwest Passage
A stunning pictorial representation of the search for the Northwest Passage as seen by painter Matt James, inspired by Stan Rogers’ iconic song.
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Odd Man Out
When Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, he discovers a very puzzling binder his late father kept.
