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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 Safe Place
A timely and gripping novel about four young migrants who seek safe haven in England and end up adrift in the English Channel.
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to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
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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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.
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This is the kind of book that children from military families will want to read, while civilians...will find that the range of opinions and types of kids in the collection yield fascinating stories...I look forward to reading Ellis's next book, Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_6":"Accessible and utterly readable, this book offers a glimpse into current home-front life, and is a primary source of what it means to have a family member serving in a war...the book is an excellent resource for opening discussions about the current events.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_7":"Ellis tells everything without sensationalism...The personal voices are unforgettable.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_8":"Readers will empathize with these children whose lives have been upended by circumstances beyond their control.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Deborah Ellis, author of the Breadwinner series, interviews the children of American and Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"SSLI Honor Book","PrizeName_1":"Library Media Connection (LMC) Editor's Choice Awards - Social Studies","PrizeYear_0":"2009","PrizeYear_1":"2008","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2008-08-05","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Deborah Ellis, author of the Breadwinner series, interviews the children of American and Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.","Width":"5.56","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
and up
/ grades 4
and up
Off to War
Deborah Ellis, author of the Breadwinner series, interviews the children of American and Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Oil
This Groundwork Guide explains the ascent of giant petroleum companies and how they seized control of oil fields and markets around the world.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
On the Road Again
In the sequel to Travels With My Family, Charlie and his family are in southern France, where there are many new friends and adventures to be found.
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ages 9
to 12
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to 7
One Year in Coal Harbour
The long-awaited, ever-so-charming follow-up to the Newbery Honor Book Everything on a Waffle!
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Collage illustrations, graffiti, and photographs create an unusual, affecting, and ultimately one-of-a-kind scrapbook effect.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRITICALLY ACCLAIMED\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublished in French by la courte echelle (\u003cem\u003eOphélie\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eOphelia\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award and won the Prix Alvine-Bélisle and the Prix du livre jeunesse des bibiothèques de Montréal. Charlotte Gingras is a preeminent Quebec writer, already known in English Canada as the author of \u003cem\u003ePieces of Me\u003c\/em\u003e (Kids Can, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eEmily’s Piano\u003c\/em\u003e (Annick, 2005). She is a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Award. 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It’s exhilarating to see Ophelia’s transformation from angry and traumatized to open and alive.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_4":"A powerful book of a teen's struggles, a deep and insightful introspection . . .","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"CanLit for Little Canadians","OtherText_Review_5":". . . the palpable longing in Ophelia’s narration could appeal to readers sensitive to imagistic prose.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2018-03-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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and up
/ grades 8
and up
Ophelia
Two teenaged outsiders establish an uneasy truce in this visually arresting, one-of-a-kind collage-style novel.
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ages 6
to 9
/ grades 1
to 4
Our Corner Store
This delightful novel in verse follows the adventures of a brother and sister around the neighborhood, and especially at the corner grocery store!
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Out of the Way! Out of the Way!
We see an Indian village grow from a sleepy little agricultural way station to a bustling metropolis. For fans of American classic The Little House.
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But when she inadvertently reveals their secret, she is forced to take measure of her own motives and lifestyle, as she figures out what it really means to be a family, and a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic Sarah Ellis, this novel is smart, rich, engaging and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554983674","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554983674\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Social Situations; Friendship; Girls \u0026amp; Women; Family; Recycling; Sustainability; Perspective","NumberOfPages":"208","OtherText_Review_0":"More than a thoughtful ode to found family, this slim, sweet novel challenges readers to look anew at the ones they have.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"This is a thought-provoking tale that will hopefully inspire as well as delight its readers.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"Appealing and provocative, this challenges readers to assess their own lives, bringing up compelling issues as wide-ranging as the ills of consumerism and the obligations of friendship.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"A thoughtful, exciting read that makes everything ordinary suddenly have the possibility to be extraordinary.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_4":"Ellis is simultaneously a knotty and substantive writer and one with a light, conversational style . . .[A]n excellent book for discussion, eliciting lively partisanship on the question of what’s right and wrong.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeName_0":"Red Maple Award for Fiction","PrizeName_1":"Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens","PrizeName_2":"The Globe 100","PrizeName_3":"Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year","PrizeName_4":"Chocolate Lily Book Award (Novel)","PrizeName_5":"Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2015","PrizeYear_1":"2014","PrizeYear_2":"2014","PrizeYear_3":"2014","PrizeYear_4":"2015","PrizeYear_5":"2015","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2014-05-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 10
to 13
/ grades 5
to 8
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A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.
