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Sometimes I Feel Like a River
Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.
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Read Me a Story, Stella
Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading, sharing her new pastime with contagious enthusiasm.
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Melanie and the Wheelie Friends Save the Day
The Scooter Twins are back! And this time, Melanie rallies the Wheelie Friends to band together to make their brand-new local bakery accessible.
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Marian's Big Dig
When Marian stumbles upon a perfect, pointy stone in the park, she just knows it is a dinosaur fossil! But how can she convince everyone else?
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Angel Square
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Fly Away Home
Driven from her nest, Little Bird crosses paths with other migrating animals, including humans, looking for a safe place to call home.
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Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003eBeverley Slapin, \u003cem\u003eMultiCultural Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Beverley Slapin","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"MultiCultural Review","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"In this companion volume to The Girl From Chimel, Rigoberta Menchu returns to the world of her childhood and the ancient stories of her grandparents.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"05","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Child Magazine Best Book Award","PrizeName_1":"Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature","PrizeYear_0":"2006","PrizeYear_1":"2007","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2020-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"In this companion volume to The Girl From Chimel, Rigoberta Menchu returns to the world of her childhood and the ancient stories of her grandparents.","Width":"6.14","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
The Honey Jar
In this companion volume to The Girl From Chimel, Rigoberta Menchu returns to the world of her childhood and the ancient stories of her grandparents.
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My Name Is Seepeetza
An honest look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it — 30th anniversary edition.
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to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
Operatic
A story of friendship, first crushes, opera and the high drama of middle school told by award-winning Kyo Maclear in her debut graphic novel.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Shi-shi-etko
A gently moving and poetic account of a child who finds solace all around her even though she is on the verge of great loss.
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ages 12
to 18
/ grades 7
to 12
Go Home
In a small New Hampshire town, two teenagers from vastly different backgrounds find their future dreams challenged by family trauma and racism.
