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A Boy Is Not a Ghost
In this sequel to the award-winning A Boy Is Not a Bird, a boy is exiled to Siberia during World War II. Based on a true story.
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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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After Maya discovers Jewel's secret, should she tell? Or can she help on her own?","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2018-08-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Jewel is escaping an abusive home situation by living at school. After Maya discovers Jewel's secret, should she tell? Or can she help on her own?","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 11
to 13
/ grades 6
to 8
Almost Invisible
Jewel is escaping an abusive home situation by living at school. After Maya discovers Jewel's secret, should she tell? Or can she help on her own?
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A fully-illustrated treatment of the true stories of three young refugees who journey alone to North America, seeking refugee status.
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ages 9
and up
/ grades 4
and up
Aquí era el paraíso / Here Was Paradise
A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood — that of the Maya K’iche’.
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ages 9
and up
/ grades 4
and up
Birds on the Brain
This sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event.
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Boy O'Boy
A somber tale about an innocent child, but despite the difficult subject this novel is filled with humor, compassion, and trenchant social observation.
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Rebecca decides she must own her own land, even if this means facing resistance from her family, her community, the government – and Mother Nature.
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to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Burying the Moon
A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village.
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ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
Calvin
Calvin wakes up in hospital after a schizophrenic episode and decides to hike across frozen Lake Erie. A different coming-of-age story ...
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Catch Me If I Fall
Twins Ashleigh and Aiden have always promised to protect each other, but after an accident during a school trip, their world begins to unravel.<\/strong><\/p>
