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A Coyote Solstice Tale
Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.
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There is both pride and longing expressed in the lyrical text, and the vibrant colors and friendly compositions of the oil and pastel illustrations immerse readers in this community.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"Shauntay Grant’s writing is graceful ... She reaches out to young readers and invites them in ... Visually, Africville is gorgeous. Eva Campbell’s illustrations are arresting; the colours are warm and inviting, and her painterly style enhances the dreamlike quality of the story.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_2":"Through the poem, readers visit this sparkling seaside community . . .. Grant's evocative descriptions are perfectly matched in tone and timbre with Campbell's vibrant oil-and-pastel renderings of the town and its residents.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_3":"The writing is spare but emotional, and the art brings the community to life. 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Africville is destined to become a picture book classic . . .","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_6":"The reader travels on a special journey in both text and visual memories in Africville. . . . 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/ grades K
and up
Africville
A powerful reimagination of what it was like to live in Africville in the 1960s through the eyes of a young girl.
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ages 9
to 11
/ grades 4
to 6
Angel Square
Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.
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As Glenn as Can Be
A warm and witty portrait of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould.
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Buffalo Flats
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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Canadian Railroad Trilogy
A gorgeously illustrated version of one of Canada's iconic songs, Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy."
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Go Home Bay
A young girl learns to paint with Tom Thomson, one of Canada's best-known artists.
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ages 3
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Hopscotch
When her family must move once more, Ophelia uses her imagination to make magic out of a scary situation.
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I Know Here
A simple yet deeply felt and vibrantly illustrated story about a little girl who knows and loves the place she lives but has to move away.
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Then George dies in a drunken stupor -- locked out, it seems, by Effie to freeze to death on his own doorstep. Effie takes off with a traveling Bible salesman, and it looks as though the children are done for. Who’s to save them when everyone is coping with their own problems -- the lingering depression and the loss of the town’s young men to the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYet somehow the children find a way, under the watchful eye of their ghostly parents and through the small kindnesses of a few neighbors, but mostly by dint of their own determination and ingenuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an extremely powerful novel about children at risk because of adult hypocrisy, indifference, self-interest and outright immorality, all cloaked in a self-righteous exterior. In the end they redeem their own lives by drawing good people to them and by rising to the occasion themselves. And when they at last are able to leave Argue, they do so together, as a family looking ahead to a future of promise and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554980963","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554980963\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","NumberOfPages":"288","OtherText_Review_0":"...it feels true...when the Loney children make their way out of the prairie town...their measure of hope is well earned and welcome.","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Dean Schneider","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Horn Book Magazine","OtherText_Review_1":"...a compelling tale of faith and courage in the face of suffering and evil...The writing is excellent, with characters and lessons that are likely to stay with the reader long after the last page has been turned.","OtherText_Review_10":"True to its genre, the novel awards happy endings all around, but the Loneys' journey from abandonment and crushing poverty into a promising future is fairly won.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_11":"Complex, nuanced and as substantial as any adult novel...Highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"The Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_12":"... the story and images flow vividly and easily off the page.","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Toronto Public Library","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Yana V Rodgers","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Rutgers","OtherText_Review_2":"Strongly felt...","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_3":"Rich in character, plot and setting detail, I'll Be Watching definitely merits more than one reading.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Dave Jenkinson","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_4":"...compelling...","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Jill Heritage Maza","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_5":"Porter's free-form poetry is beautifully spare.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Barbara Johnston","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"VOYA","OtherText_Review_6":"What a powerful and memorable free verse novel this is!","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Sally Bender","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Sal's Fiction Addiction","OtherText_Review_7":"Full of rich, believable characters, this emotionally taut story offers no simple solutions, only a window of hope.","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Kay Weisman","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_8":"...riveting...a huge accomplishment.","OtherText_Review_8_Auth":"Susan Perren","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"The Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_9":"Girls who like stories about families, and who are strong readers would probably enjoy this book.","OtherText_Review_9_Auth":"Mindi Rench","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Next Best Book","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A compelling multi-voiced verse novel about four orphaned children struggling to survive in a hidebound prairie town in the early 1940s.","PrizeName_0":"CCBC Choices Best of Year","PrizeName_1":"BC Book Prize Shortlist","PrizeYear_0":"2012","PrizeYear_1":"2012","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2011-07-06","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A compelling multi-voiced verse novel about four orphaned children struggling to survive in a hidebound prairie town in the early 1940s.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
I'll Be Watching
A compelling multi-voiced verse novel about four orphaned children struggling to survive in a hidebound prairie town in the early 1940s.
