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A story based on the real-life experiences of a young boy who was smuggled out of Ethiopia amid political unrest to start a new life in North America.
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Skud
In this award-winning novel, four guys -- Tommy, Brad, Andy and Shane -- make their way through the jungle that is the last year of high school.
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Simon discovers that catching a salmon is more difficult than it looks in this touching story with evocative watercolor illustrations.
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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":"9781554981175","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554981175\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":"... 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.","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. 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.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Emily Donaldson","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_5":"Mature, complex and relentlessly \"real\" in its subject matter, Leavitt's verse novel honours and quietly memorializes the women murdered by Robert Pickton.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Deirdre Baker","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_6":"The novel reads in a lyrical, unstructured style, which adds to the powerful harshness of the story it tells.","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":"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":"trade paperback with flaps","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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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\u003eSterling's experiences as a residential school student and her courageous spirit shine through in this autobiographical novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_1":"\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_1_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_2":"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","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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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
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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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Migrant
A deeply felt, imaginative, beautifully illustrated story about what it's like to be the child of migrant farm workers.
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Kabungo
When your best friend is a cavegirl, every day is an adventure.
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ages 12
to 15
/ grades 7
to 10
The Boy in the Burning House
Acclaimed author Tim Wynne-Jones turns his considerable talent to a stunning novel that is part mystery, part psychological thriller.
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Highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_3":"Spare and simple, this 30-year-old title offers a refreshing return to basics.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_4":"The lyrical, rhyming text will delight even the youngest children, and early readers will be able to read the book independently. Highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_5":"This could be a collectible - not just because it's Atwood. Because it still rocks....a gem of a book.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Sheree Fitch","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"New Brunswick Telegraph","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Child Magazine Best Children's Book Award","PrizeName_1":"CCBC Best Books for Kids \u0026 Teens","PrizeYear_0":"2006","PrizeYear_1":"2011","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2006-01-16","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.","Width":"6.63","WidthCode":"in"}
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Up in the Tree
Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.
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She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"Bruno St-Aubin is one of Canada's most renowned children's book illustrators and to date has written or illustrated over 130 picture books and novels.","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Ellis, Sarah (CA)","Contributor_1":"St-Aubin, Bruno (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor young Jack, life is tough at the Opportunities School for Orphans. But Jack is good at staying out of trouble. He has skipped over trouble, danced around trouble, slid under trouble, melted away from trouble, talked his way out of trouble and slipped between two close troubles like a cat through a picket fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack turns twelve, he is given the biggest opportunity of all, but suddenly his life is nothing but trouble. Still, he is a clever and resilient boy, and eventually he makes his way into the big world. Jack is rich in ideas, and soon he finds there is a place for an enterprising boy who has whims, concepts, plans, opinions, impressions, notions and fancies to spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable. Bruno St-Aubin's evocative black-and-white illustrations capture perfectly the dreadful Schoolmaster Bane, the crowlike accountant Mr. Ledger, Lou the skinny bun merchant, and Christabel, the miller's little daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9780888996183","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780888996183\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.4","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Family; Orphans \u0026amp; Foster Homes; Humorous Stories; Fairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore; award winner","NumberOfPages":"88","OtherText_Review_0":"[An] agile tale about wanderlust and the power of words. Ellis demonstrates through her creative - and often surprising - use of metaphor that an active imagination and rich vocabulary are a healthy combination.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_1":"...there is real strength in Ellis's turns of phrase, use of imagery, and alliteration, and in showing readers the power of words and ideas to liberate the imagination.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"Ellis has created a small gem here, with messages about following your heart tucked into the sentences, phrases, thoughts, and ideas that she seamlessly weaves together.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"The playfulness of this picaresque short novel is utterly engaging. Words, words and more words, alliterative pairs of words like villains and volumes, scholars and scoundrels, toffee and tyrants, fall in torrents from the pages...","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"Told with the outsize zest of a tall tale, this vibrant, well-crafted novel starts strong and gets even better.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_5":"This special book is filled with often humorous and extraordinarily rich descriptive prose that is always a pleasure to read and full of surprises.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Marya Jansen-Gruber","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_6":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_7":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"01","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"05","PrizeCode_6":"05","PrizeCode_7":"05","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"CLA Book of the Year for Children Award","PrizeName_1":"IODE Violet Downey Book Award","PrizeName_2":"Mr. Christie's Book Award","PrizeName_3":"Hackmatack Award","PrizeName_4":"Governor General's Literary Awards: Text","PrizeName_5":"Chocolate Lily Award","PrizeName_6":"Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award","PrizeName_7":"Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize","PrizeName_8":"CCBC Our Choice (Starred Selection)","PrizeName_9":"Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice","PrizeYear_0":"2004","PrizeYear_1":"2004","PrizeYear_2":"2004","PrizeYear_3":"2005","PrizeYear_4":"2003","PrizeYear_5":"2004","PrizeYear_6":"2004","PrizeYear_7":"2004","PrizeYear_8":"2004","PrizeYear_9":"2004","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2003-09-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
In the tradition of Natalie Babbitt, Sarah Ellis brings her quirky sense of humor and imagination to bear in this witty, warm fable.
