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{"id":6817703788603,"title":"My Book of Life By Angel","handle":"my-book-of-life-by-angel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the CLA Young Adult Book Award, selected for the CCBC Choices List, selected for the Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children’s Books of the Year 2013, and honoured with the Horn Book Fanfare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts when Call sees sixteen-year-old Angel stealing shoes at the mall. He just buys her Chinese food at first, but before long Call is supplying her with \"candy\" and saying he loves her. Angel ends up living with him and walking the Kiddy Stroll in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- a neighbourhood with a reputation for being the poorest postal code in the country, with one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. When Angel's best friend Serena goes missing, Angel starts to pay attention to the stories of other girls who have disappeared, and a mysterious Mr. P. who drives a van with tinted windows. But Call tells her she's crazy to worry, and the police turn a blind eye. And Angel remains trapped in her street life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Call brings home another girl. Her name is Melli, and she is just eleven years old, and suddenly Angel realizes what she must do. Save Melli at any cost, and perhaps save herself at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a long-awaited new novel from Governor General's Award nominee and National Book Award finalist Martine Leavitt, who has created an unforgettable protagonist in the feisty and fragile Angel. Through her eyes, and in a haunting, startling verse narrative, we see Angel's life on the street and root for her as she tries to find a way out of violence and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched, this is a beautifully written, harrowing but ultimately redemptive story told with grace, wit, compassion and deep respect for the missing women -- the \"Eastside angels\" to whom the book is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-28T16:54:35-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-28T14:22:26-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 0 - 14","By (author) Leavitt Martine","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","pub date: 2012-08-22","Young Adult"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40220028928059,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981175","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"My Book of Life By Angel - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":1495,"weight":308,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554981175","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40220031844411,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983179","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"My Book of Life By Angel - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554983179","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40220032827451,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986279","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"My Book of Life By Angel - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986279","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ef7daa06-0770-4776-9a4f-6bd552129427.jpg?v=1731052325"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ef7daa06-0770-4776-9a4f-6bd552129427.jpg?v=1731052325","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903279935547,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.655,"height":2550,"width":1669,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ef7daa06-0770-4776-9a4f-6bd552129427.jpg?v=1731052325"},"aspect_ratio":0.655,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ef7daa06-0770-4776-9a4f-6bd552129427.jpg?v=1731052325","width":1669}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the CLA Young Adult Book Award, selected for the CCBC Choices List, selected for the Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children’s Books of the Year 2013, and honoured with the Horn Book Fanfare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts when Call sees sixteen-year-old Angel stealing shoes at the mall. He just buys her Chinese food at first, but before long Call is supplying her with \"candy\" and saying he loves her. Angel ends up living with him and walking the Kiddy Stroll in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- a neighbourhood with a reputation for being the poorest postal code in the country, with one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. When Angel's best friend Serena goes missing, Angel starts to pay attention to the stories of other girls who have disappeared, and a mysterious Mr. P. who drives a van with tinted windows. But Call tells her she's crazy to worry, and the police turn a blind eye. And Angel remains trapped in her street life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Call brings home another girl. Her name is Melli, and she is just eleven years old, and suddenly Angel realizes what she must do. Save Melli at any cost, and perhaps save herself at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a long-awaited new novel from Governor General's Award nominee and National Book Award finalist Martine Leavitt, who has created an unforgettable protagonist in the feisty and fragile Angel. Through her eyes, and in a haunting, startling verse narrative, we see Angel's life on the street and root for her as she tries to find a way out of violence and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched, this is a beautifully written, harrowing but ultimately redemptive story told with grace, wit, compassion and deep respect for the missing women -- the \"Eastside angels\" to whom the book is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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When Angel's best friend Serena goes missing, Angel starts to pay attention to the stories of other girls who have disappeared, and a mysterious Mr. P. who drives a van with tinted windows. But Call tells her she's crazy to worry, and the police turn a blind eye. And Angel remains trapped in her street life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Call brings home another girl. Her name is Melli, and she is just eleven years old, and suddenly Angel realizes what she must do. Save Melli at any cost, and perhaps save herself at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a long-awaited new novel from Governor General's Award nominee and National Book Award finalist Martine Leavitt, who has created an unforgettable protagonist in the feisty and fragile Angel. Through her eyes, and in a haunting, startling verse narrative, we see Angel's life on the street and root for her as she tries to find a way out of violence and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched, this is a beautifully written, harrowing but ultimately redemptive story told with grace, wit, compassion and deep respect for the missing women -- the \"Eastside angels\" to whom the book is dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986279","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986279\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Social Situations; Violence; Girls \u0026amp; Women; Social Situations; Sexual Abuse; award winner","NumberOfPages":"256","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“... the triumph of this story is in Angel's painfully real voice. Her matter-of-fact descriptions of her time with the johns are searing, and the casual brutality of her life will haunt readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“An astonishing, wrenching achievement.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“In this novel in verse, Leavitt has created in Angel's voice a perfect mix of innocence and experience” — \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Cart, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Michael Cart","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“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.” — \u003cstrong\u003eMiranda Doyle, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Miranda Doyle","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Leavitt probes an exceptionally difficult, raw topic without resorting to cliché or melodrama. The nuance, economy, and delicacy with which she renders both the uniqueness and universality of Angel's story is such that it's easy not to notice that the novel contains no graphic sex or even swearing. In trying to illustrate how good this book is, it's tempting to simply quote every line. Best just to read it and experience for yourself Leavitt's remarkably powerful achievement.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Emily Donaldson","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Mature, complex and relentlessly \"real\" in its subject matter, Leavitt's verse novel honours and quietly memorializes the women murdered by Robert Pickton.” — \u003cstrong\u003eDeirdre Baker, \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Deirdre Baker","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“The novel reads in a lyrical, unstructured style, which adds to the powerful harshness of the story it tells.” — \u003cstrong\u003eEmily Abrahams, \u003cem\u003eShameless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Emily Abrahams","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Shameless","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"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.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeName_0":"Horn Book Fanfare","PrizeName_1":"CLA Young Adult Book Award","PrizeName_2":"Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices","PrizeName_3":"The Bankstreet College of Education's Best Books of the Year 2013","PrizeName_4":"OLA White Pine Award","PrizeYear_0":"2012","PrizeYear_1":"2013","PrizeYear_2":"2013","PrizeYear_3":"2013","PrizeYear_4":"2014","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2012-08-22","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"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.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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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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{"id":6816229359675,"title":"Travelling Light","handle":"travelling-light","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Peter Behrens, one of our most beloved storytellers and the author of the bestselling and award-winning novels \u003cem\u003eThe Law of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a spectacular collection of riveting stories about growing up and growing older, falling in and out of love, and finding ourselves and losing each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMoving from the magisterial streets of Montreal to the cramped spaces of New York City to the wide open plains of the west, these stories bring their settings magically alive, and within them offer us an incredible array of brilliantly imagined, richly drawn characters. If you liked Peter Behrens’ sweeping family sagas, then you will love this collection, full of the same ambition, heartache, and wisdom that have made him an essential voice of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-25T16:28:07-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-25T14:36:10-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Short Stories","Astoria","By (author) Behrens Peter","pub date: 2013-04-27"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40213756706875,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887848278","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Travelling Light - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1895,"weight":308,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887848278","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40213771059259,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892385","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Travelling Light - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770892385","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40213771354171,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770897823","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Travelling Light - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770897823","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6a6b1377-70ca-4702-88ce-f33c1f9fd962.jpg?v=1678598848"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6a6b1377-70ca-4702-88ce-f33c1f9fd962.jpg?v=1678598848","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324540141627,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6a6b1377-70ca-4702-88ce-f33c1f9fd962.jpg?v=1678598848"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6a6b1377-70ca-4702-88ce-f33c1f9fd962.jpg?v=1678598848","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Peter Behrens, one of our most beloved storytellers and the author of the bestselling and award-winning novels \u003cem\u003eThe Law of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a spectacular collection of riveting stories about growing up and growing older, falling in and out of love, and finding ourselves and losing each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMoving from the magisterial streets of Montreal to the cramped spaces of New York City to the wide open plains of the west, these stories bring their settings magically alive, and within them offer us an incredible array of brilliantly imagined, richly drawn characters. If you liked Peter Behrens’ sweeping family sagas, then you will love this collection, full of the same ambition, heartache, and wisdom that have made him an essential voice of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487006150","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487006150","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9780887849619","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9780887849619","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9780887847769","BASICMainSubject":"FIC029000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION\/Short Stories","BiographicalNote":"Peter Behrens is a novelist and short-story writer who won the 2006 Governor General's Award for fiction. He lives in Maine, USA. \n\nVisit Peter Behrens' website:\nhttp:\/\/www.peterbehrens.org\n\nVisit Peter Behrens' blog:\nhttp:\/\/www.autoliterate.blogspot.com\/\n\nFollow Peter Behrens on Twitter:\nhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/phbehrens","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"FICTION \/ Short Stories (single author)","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"FICTION \/ Short Stories (single author)","BISACSubject_0":"FIC029000","BISACSubject_1":"FIC029000","ContributorBio_0":"Peter Behrens is a novelist and short-story writer who won the 2006 Governor General's Award for fiction. 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Travelling Light
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The Spotted Dog Last Seen
While volunteering at a local graveyard, Derek discovers that solving a mystery from long ago will also help him put his own present-day fears to rest.
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October 1970. Two kidnappings. One dead. A crisis unlike anything the country had ever seen — here is the story behind history …
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For Sure
The tender story of a young family living in Moncton, New Brunswick, and an exploration of the relationship between place, language, and culture.
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ages 10
and up
/ grades 5
and up
A Gift from Childhood
A vivid and stunningly illustrated memoir about growing up in a small village in Mali, written by a renowned African artist who now lives in Portland.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
What There Is Before There Is Anything There
Every night when his parents turn off the light, strange creatures descend from the black space where the ceiling used to be…
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The Two Sisters of Borneo
The sixth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series from Arthur Ellis Award winner, Ian Hamilton.
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The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
The story of nineteen-year-old Chani Kaufman and the lead-up to her wedding night set in the Orthodox Jewish community in North West London.
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ages 12
and up
/ grades 6
and up
Shadow Mother
A beautifully reinvented tale, in the tradition of Scottish and Irish Selkie legends, from award-winning creators Seán Virgo and Javier Serrano Pérez.
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ages 10
to 13
/ grades 5
to 8
Outside In
A family living off the grid in a secret bunker changes a girl’s perceptions about the meaning of family, friendship, materialism and beauty.
