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She’s a scrawny, nervous stray — easily intimidated by the harbor cats and the other dogs that compete for handouts on the pier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne spring day a dinghy filled with weary, desperate strangers comes to shore. Other boats follow, laden with refugees who are homeless and hungry. Kanella knows what that is like, and she follows them as they are taken to a makeshift refugee camp. There she comes to trust a bearded man, an aid worker, and gradually settles into a contented routine. Kanella grows healthy and confident. She has a job now — to keep watch over the people in her camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, a little boy arrives and does not leave like the others. He seems to have no family and, like Kanella, he is taken in by the workers. He sleeps on a cot in the food hut, and Kanella keeps him warm and calm. When two new adults come to the camp. Kanella is ready to defend the boy from them, until she is pulled away by the bearded man. They are the boy’s parents, and now he must go with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, the camp is dismantled, and Kanella finds herself homeless again. Until one night, huddled in the cold, she awakens to see two bright lights shining in her eyes — the headlights of a car. The bearded man has come back for her, and soon Kanella is on a journey, too, to a new home of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nmaps\u003cbr\u003e\nillustrations\u003cbr\u003e\nauthor's note\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.5.6\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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He was also the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAfterlands\u003c\/em\u003e, which was published in six countries, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor’s Choice, and was a “best of year” selection from ten publications in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The novel was optioned for film by Pall Grimsson. His other poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Ecstasy of Skeptics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Address Book\u003c\/em\u003e. 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They are the boy’s parents, and now he must go with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, the camp is dismantled, and Kanella finds herself homeless again. Until one night, huddled in the cold, she awakens to see two bright lights shining in her eyes — the headlights of a car. 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Steve met the real-life Kanella when he spent a month in 2015 volunteering at a refugee camp on Lesbos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve’s adult memoir about his time in Lesbos is also being released in Fall 2020, to be published by Biblioasis. Always an in-demand presenter, he will be able to do double-duty at writers’ festivals in the fall, as well as participating in the accompanying school-visits programs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis book has been written for an early chapter book readership, but it will also be of interest as an ESL text for older readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn author’s note outlines Steve’s personal connection to the story and a brief summary of the situation in Lesbos. The overcrowded refugee camp at Moria continues to make headlines as more than 13,000 mostly Syrian people remain crammed in tents and shipping containers in a camp that has capacity for 3,000.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve is a well-known House of Anansi author. His Anansi books include four collections of poetry as well as a volume of essays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections include communities, immigration, cultural diversity, empathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003eAll too soon the boy and the two boat strangers were climbing aboard a rumbling bus.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eKanella stood beside the bearded man, who was kneeling and gripping her by the ruff.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“You stay here with us, Kanella. This is your home, for now. He and his family will have to travel on and find one for themselves.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eWith panicked eyes she watched the bus door close. Why was the bearded man allowing the boy to leave the camp?\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe boy’s round face appeared in a square window, the woman’s face behind his. As she waved, she smiled, but the boy did not.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eA frantic squeal burst out of Kanella’s chest. She wrenched herself free and sprinted after the bus as it pulled out onto the road.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, a poignant, heartwarming introduction to the lives of refugees. STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eA tender and compassionate story.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stray and the Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a must-read, but it would be excellent as a teaching tool for human relations, globalization, empathy toward refugees and immigrants and basic human kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e[S]uitable for reluctant readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written start to finish, this book is an absolute gem. … It’s a book that crosses all age lines. Get it. Read it. And please, Steven Heighton, write more young peoples’ books.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"YA Dude Books Blog","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e[T]he story as told from a dog’s perspective really drives home the point that compassion and kindness go a long way in life.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Mr. Alex's Bookshelf Blog","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e[A] gently told story of refugees … [with] a lovely, unique tone.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"The International Educator Blog","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003eKids who read this exceptional story will surely feel the importance of understanding the plight of refugees running from untenable conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Sal's Fiction Addiction Blog","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2020-09-29","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island.","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
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Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island.
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Clear Skies
As the US/Soviet Space Race heats up in 1961, eleven-year-old Arno finds his dreams of becoming an astronomer exploding like an extragalactic supernova.
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Red Land, Yellow River
The amazing, dramatic and painful autobiographical story of Ange Zhang as he came of age during the Cultural Revolution in China.
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Easy Avenue
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Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem.
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The Maestro
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Boy O'Boy
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ages 11
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and up
A Thief in the House of Memory
With wit and compassion, Tim Wynne-Jones explores the prickly ties that bind families and the murky connections between imagination and real life.
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ages 4
to 9
/ grades P
to 4
The Red Rock
In this innovative graphic fable, author and illustrator Tomio Nitto uses comic-book technique to deliver a strong environmental message.
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Sacred Leaf
Sacred Leaf, the sequel to I Am a Taxi, depicts the price people in Latin America pay for cocaine use in North America.
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Good Night, Commander
A powerful, moving, prize-winning story about a child who has survived the Iran-Iraq war but has endured great loss.
