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These books will appeal to readers ages 8-12 and keep them turning the page until the very end.
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By June, both his parents are dead, victims of a car crash. And for Michael, who has lived all his life in a small Newfoundland outport community, this means being suddenly uprooted and sent to live with relatives in St. Albert, a city hundreds of miles away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHold Fast\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Michael's struggle to survive in his new world. In vivid, honest prose, it depicts his fight against those who threaten him - the loud-mouthed Kentson who makes fun of the way he talks at school, and his uncle who tries to rule life at home with an iron hand. It is also the story of the friendship that develops between Michael and Curtis, his cousin, and of his new uncertain feelings for Brenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was written, Kevin Major says, “out of love for a way of life and a people. It is an appeal for us Newfoundlanders to be like certain of the species of seaweed that inhabit our shores, which, when faced with the threat of being destroyed by forces they cannot control, evolve an appendage to hold them to the rocks, a holdfast.” \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 12
to 15
/ grades 7
to 10
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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As she watches her parents cope, sometimes haplessly, with changes in their own personal lives, and as she deals with a new baby brother, a potential stepfather and unexpected house moves, she realizes that love is a messy and risky business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf grownups can make such a hash of it, how on earth can a fifteen-year-old cope?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Charlotte does cope, magnificently, as she tries to figure out how to be a big sister, a daughter, a friend, a good person. And in the end she finds the courage to take responsibility for her own actions, and sets off to be with the boy she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town on the Austrian Danube, this is a familiar story that will touch a chord with every teenager, yet it is told with refreshing emotional honesty. Devoid of the judgment, sentimentality, sitcom snark or sexual precociousness that define so many North American young adult novels about first love, this story shows a strong, open, curious girl stumbling and prevailing as she figures out how to turn away from the noise of other people’s expectations, and listen to her own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-24T17:43:36-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-24T14:33:52-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 12 - 0","By (author) Kreslehner Gabi","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level Z+","Lexile measure HL610L","Mental Health","Middle Grade","pub date: 2015-10-01","Translated by Tanaka Shelley"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"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":40209983701051,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554988037","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Don't Live Here Anymore - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1695,"weight":299,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554988037","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a321e21c-2ce9-4563-95cf-fca655f38cf3.jpg?v=1655699949"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a321e21c-2ce9-4563-95cf-fca655f38cf3.jpg?v=1655699949","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22245188141115,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":628,"width":412,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a321e21c-2ce9-4563-95cf-fca655f38cf3.jpg?v=1655699949"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":628,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a321e21c-2ce9-4563-95cf-fca655f38cf3.jpg?v=1655699949","width":412}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eCharlotte’s life is changed forever when her parents’ marriage breaks up, and Charlotte has to leave her beloved house and her old life behind. Then two very different boys cross her path, and a new emotion creeps into her sadness and anger — an emotion that is both confusing and sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte falls in love with Carlo, tries to stay friends with tough-guy Sulzer and faces the jealousy of the cool-girl clique at school. As she watches her parents cope, sometimes haplessly, with changes in their own personal lives, and as she deals with a new baby brother, a potential stepfather and unexpected house moves, she realizes that love is a messy and risky business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf grownups can make such a hash of it, how on earth can a fifteen-year-old cope?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Charlotte does cope, magnificently, as she tries to figure out how to be a big sister, a daughter, a friend, a good person. And in the end she finds the courage to take responsibility for her own actions, and sets off to be with the boy she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town on the Austrian Danube, this is a familiar story that will touch a chord with every teenager, yet it is told with refreshing emotional honesty. Devoid of the judgment, sentimentality, sitcom snark or sexual precociousness that define so many North American young adult novels about first love, this story shows a strong, open, curious girl stumbling and prevailing as she figures out how to turn away from the noise of other people’s expectations, and listen to her own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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As she watches her parents cope, sometimes haplessly, with changes in their own personal lives, and as she deals with a new baby brother, a potential stepfather and unexpected house moves, she realizes that love is a messy and risky business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf grownups can make such a hash of it, how on earth can a fifteen-year-old cope?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Charlotte does cope, magnificently, as she tries to figure out how to be a big sister, a daughter, a friend, a good person. And in the end she finds the courage to take responsibility for her own actions, and sets off to be with the boy she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town on the Austrian Danube, this is a familiar story that will touch a chord with every teenager, yet it is told with refreshing emotional honesty. 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ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
I Don't Live Here Anymore
A story about love — "as mad, bitter and wonderful as life itself." (Stuttgarter Zeitung)
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{"id":6816230768699,"title":"I See the Promised Land","handle":"i-see-the-promised-land","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican American writer, griot and blues singer Arthur Flowers and Indian scroll painter Manu Chitrakar combine their very distinctive storytelling traditions in an extraordinary jam session, creating this stunning graphic narrative-style biography of Martin Luther King Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eThe engaging text describes the apartheid South in Martin Luther King’s time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. Included are descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott; the formation of civil rights groups; mass movements against segregation, such as the Albany Movement and the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, after which King became black America’s acknowledged leader; and the influence on King of Gandhi, with his nonviolent approach to resistance. 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He is a blues-based performance poet who considers himself literary heir to both the Western written tradition and the African oral one.","ContributorBio_1":"Manu Chitrakar lives and works in Naya Village in Bengal, India. A Patua scroll artist who sings and paints, he is part of a living art and performance tradition that is as open to contemporary news stories and politics as it is to ancient legend and myth.","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Flowers, Arthur","Contributor_1":"Chitrakar, Manu","Description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican American writer, griot and blues singer Arthur Flowers and Indian scroll painter Manu Chitrakar combine their very distinctive storytelling traditions in an extraordinary jam session, creating this stunning graphic narrative-style biography of Martin Luther King Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eThe engaging text describes the apartheid South in Martin Luther King’s time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. 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The result is a piece that’s both dramatic and informative, a combination of rolling narration and striking visuals that suggests theater and cinema. Its creative approach will help veteran readers discover King afresh.","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Deborah Stevenson","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_1":"An innovative homage to Martin Luther King that mythologizes him even as it acknowledges his foibles, this book uses a cohesive design to blend African griot storytelling and folk art from India to create a bold graphic novel.","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Jonathan Hunt","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Horn Book Reviews","OtherText_Review_2":"Brilliant and engaging . . . A colorful and passionate addition to the Martin Luther King, Jr., bookshelf.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Paula Willey","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"Both evocative and factually rich . . . Flowers provides an incisive and succinct text that steadily maintains the propulsive griot narrative style of King's African ancestry.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_4":"An outstanding cultural hybrid of unexpected storytelling and graphic traditions.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Book Dragon","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A stunning and original graphic narrative about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2013-01-05","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A stunning and original graphic narrative about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.","Width":"6.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
I See the Promised Land
A stunning and original graphic narrative about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
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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Last Week
A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying.
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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 12
and up
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and up
Mandaderos de la lluvia / Messengers of Rain
This bilingual (Spanish and English) Latin American poetry anthology is perfect for young readers who want to engage with a fascinating mix of established and new poets, as well as enhance their language skills.
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
My Name Is Parvana
In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana, now fifteen, is held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.
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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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My Story Starts Here
Deborah Ellis, activist and award-winning author of The Breadwinner, interviews young people involved in the criminal justice system.
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
One More Mountain
It’s 2021, and the Taliban have retaken power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy.
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ages 11
to 14
/ grades 6
to 9
Pure Spring
In the sequel to Boy O'Boy, it's spring in post-WWII Ottawa and Martin has finally found a true home and a job. But everything's not perfect yet ...
