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ages 11
and up
/ grades 6
and up
Dead Man's Gold and Other Stories
Ten ghost stories dramatize the history of Chinese immigration to North America, from the gold rush of the late 1850s to the Cultural Revolution.
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ages 11
to 14
/ grades 6
to 9
Easy Avenue
In this novel based on Great Expectations, Brian Doyle does a brilliant job of dealing with the issue of class and all its implications.
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{"id":6582686384187,"title":"Far From Shore","handle":"far-from-shore","description":"\u003cp\u003eFaced with instability on many sides, and living in an outport community in Newfoundland, fifteen-year-old Chris gropes for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. Even his easy-going, humorous attitude fails to steady him as he stumbles through the summer after grade ten. He's failed his year, he can't find a summer job, and he's incredibly bored. So the first thing he heads for is trouble -- trouble that ends in a confrontation with the law. Work as a counselor at a summer camp offers the challenge of a fresh start, but it is here, amid new responsibilities, that he encounters his toughest test as a young man.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the first Canadian Young Adult Book Award and named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal, Far from Shore was hailed as a unique and innovative novel when it was first published. As he has done throughout his career, Kevin Major broke new ground by tackling a multinarrative structure in a young adult novel -- an approach much imitated since but never more convincingly.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T12:58:34-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T12:58:34-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 12 - 15","By (author) Major Kevin","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Middle Grade","pub date: 2004-03-01"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403347443771,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888995681","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Far From Shore - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":172,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9780888995681","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39411045826619,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554980604","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Far From Shore - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554980604","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39411045859387,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554985951","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Far From Shore - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554985951","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2c4d7e8f-3e14-44fe-a198-11e408cd2b9c.jpg?v=1620956992"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2c4d7e8f-3e14-44fe-a198-11e408cd2b9c.jpg?v=1620956992","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20439245684795,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.608,"height":502,"width":305,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2c4d7e8f-3e14-44fe-a198-11e408cd2b9c.jpg?v=1620956992"},"aspect_ratio":0.608,"height":502,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2c4d7e8f-3e14-44fe-a198-11e408cd2b9c.jpg?v=1620956992","width":305}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eFaced with instability on many sides, and living in an outport community in Newfoundland, fifteen-year-old Chris gropes for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. Even his easy-going, humorous attitude fails to steady him as he stumbles through the summer after grade ten. He's failed his year, he can't find a summer job, and he's incredibly bored. So the first thing he heads for is trouble -- trouble that ends in a confrontation with the law. Work as a counselor at a summer camp offers the challenge of a fresh start, but it is here, amid new responsibilities, that he encounters his toughest test as a young man.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the first Canadian Young Adult Book Award and named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal, Far from Shore was hailed as a unique and innovative novel when it was first published. As he has done throughout his career, Kevin Major broke new ground by tackling a multinarrative structure in a young adult novel -- an approach much imitated since but never more convincingly.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 12
to 15
/ grades 7
to 10
Far From Shore
Faced with instability and living in an outport community, fifteen-year-old Chris gropes for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment.
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{"id":6592733970491,"title":"George Johnson's War","handle":"george-johnsons-war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge's cloistered life in New York changes as the War for American Independence looms and he must struggle with what it means to be half Mohawk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYoung George Johnson lives in an extraordinary family in extraordinary times. His father is Sir William Johnson, one of the richest and most powerful men in colonial New York. His mother is Molly Brant, stepdaughter of a Mohawk chief and sister of Iroquois leader Joseph Brant. George spends his early years in a grand mansion called Johnson Hall, but his cloistered life changes as the War for American Independence looms. As the rebel forces gradually take over the valley, George and his family are forced to flee their home and seek refuge with Molly's friends and relatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge longs to follow his brother's footsteps into battle. 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George Johnson's War
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Kicked out of residential school, a Metis teenager must try to rediscover his people's old ways and learn the truth about his father's death.
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Hold Fast
The widely acclaimed story of a young boy's struggle to survive in a new environment and stand up for himself.
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I Don't Live Here Anymore
A story about love — "as mad, bitter and wonderful as life itself." (Stuttgarter Zeitung)
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I See the Promised Land
A stunning and original graphic narrative about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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I Was Cleopatra
The provocative fictional memoir of a boy actor in Shakespearian London.
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Kids of Kabul
What happened to Afghanistan's children after the fall of the Taliban in 2001? Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, went to Kabul to find out.
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As gay Chippewa 16-year-old Zack puts it, 'They tried really hard to kill us all off, and we’re still here!'—a welcome and necessary reminder to all.","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories.","PrizeCode_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_1":"Winner","PrizeCode_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_5":"Commended","PrizeCode_6":"Winner","PrizeCode_7":"Commended","PrizeName_0":"03","PrizeName_1":"01","PrizeName_2":"04","PrizeName_3":"04","PrizeName_4":"04","PrizeName_5":"03","PrizeName_6":"01","PrizeName_7":"03","PrizeYear_0":"2014","PrizeYear_1":"2014","PrizeYear_2":"2014","PrizeYear_3":"2015","PrizeYear_4":"2015","PrizeYear_5":"2014","PrizeYear_6":"2013","PrizeYear_7":"2014","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2013-09-23","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories.","Subtitle":"Voices of Indigenous Kids","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554981212\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
Looks Like Daylight
Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories.
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ages 13
and up
/ grades 8
and up
Lost Girl Found
In war-torn Sudan, a girl must make heart-rending choices as she fights for survival and a chance at a future.
