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He has published over a dozen books including his bestselling novels \u003cem\u003eKukum\u003c\/em\u003e, an exploration of his Innu roots and winner of the Prix France-Québec, and \u003cem\u003eQimmik\u003c\/em\u003e, which deals with a harrowing chapter of Inuit history. His work has been translated into several languages. his most recent novel being \u003cem\u003eKabasa\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Her translations have also been long-listed for awards such as the International Dublin Literary Award, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize. as well as appearing on IBBY’s Honor List. 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Kukum
A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean’s great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
From This One Summer co-creator Mariko Tamaki comes a hilarious and poignant story of teen heartbreak and friendship.
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[with] a rewarding and cathartic ending.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“The message is admirable without being didactic. ... The artwork, rendered in acrylic and ink, is extraordinary.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful book.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rock remains true to itself when faced with a bullying seagull in this picture book from award-winning creators Laurel Croza and Matt James.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, fixed","PublicationDate":"2025-03-04","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rock remains true to itself when faced with a bullying seagull in this picture book from award-winning creators Laurel Croza and Matt James.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"10.875","WidthCode":"in"}
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A rock remains true to itself when faced with a bullying seagull in this picture book from award-winning creators Laurel Croza and Matt James.
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Our Voice of Fire
A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.
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The Black Book of Colors
This groundbreaking, award-winning book conveys the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing.
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Twenty-First Century Capitalism
In his 1992 CBC Massey Lectures, economist Robert Heilbroner explores capitalism as both an economic system and a political order.
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The past was a strange, bewildering time—but time itself is strange and bewildering … The blessing of this book is that Mr. Abley’s curiosity and compassion were not lost along the way.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Wall Street Journal","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating chronicle … \u003cem\u003eStrange Bewildering Time: Istanbul to Kathmandu in the Last Year of the Hippie Trail\u003c\/em\u003e charts the dissipation of hopes at the end of an era.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Gorgeous and lyrical … \u003cem \u003eStrange Bewildering Time\u003c\/em\u003e is … a meditation on the nature of memory, time and self-knowledge, as well as an account of a region on the brink of turmoil … There is poetry on every page.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eA poet and journalist looks back on a remarkable journey from Turkey to Nepal in 1978, when the region was on the brink of massive transformation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2023-02-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eA poet and journalist looks back on a remarkable journey from Turkey to Nepal in 1978, when the region was on the brink of massive transformation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Istanbul to Kathmandu in the Last Year of the Hippie Trail","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
Strange Bewildering Time
A poet and journalist looks back on a remarkable journey from Turkey to Nepal in 1978, when the region was on the brink of massive transformation.
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This Accident of Being Lost
A knife-sharp collection of stories and songs from award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
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Chiu tells gripping stories of influence operations in such disparate places as Australia, Canada, the US, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Russia … Chiu’s stories demonstrate in human terms just how formidable a task it will be to put the US and China on any kind of cooperative path.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New York Review of Books","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Chiu’s book is very well written and researched, with plenty of firsthand accounts from the author. 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China Unbound
While the United States stumbles, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles China’s dramatic moves to become a dominant power.
