Age: Canada

Materials from Canada

Susanna’s Quill

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This novel is based on the writer and pioneer Susanna Strickland Moodie, from her life as a young girl in England to her adventures as an adult frontierswoman in Canada.

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Flower

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When thirteen-year-old Katie learns that her stepmother is pregnant, she spends the summer at her grandparents’ Victorian home brooding, until the presence of an old-fashioned girl on her bedroom wall shares secrets of the real meaning of family.

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Wanda And The Wild Hair

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Although Wanda loves her wild hair, all the adults in her life think it’s just horrific, so after a series of mishaps with a magpie, a cat, and a large English sheepdog, Wanda is finally convinced that something needs to be done.

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She Dared: True Stories Of Heroines, Scoundrels, And Renegades

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Delves into the lives of twelve women who took up challenges that society felt could be met only by men, from a Civil War spy and World War II fighter pilot to a Wild West desperado and Yukon adventurer.

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Three Songs For Courage

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In 1956, sixteen-year-old Gordon Westley finds his summer vacation shattered by tragedy, forcing him to come face-to-face with the darkest–and the sweetest–side of human nature.

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The Maestro

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Fleeing from his brutal father, fourteen-year-old Burl arrives at the remote cabin of an eccentric genius who in just one day changes the young man’s life forever.

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The Travels Of Ms. Beaver

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

One day, Ms. Beaver sets off to visit the big city of Toronto, where she decides to build a dam in a city park and creates a new lake! Although some citizens protest, eventually Ms. Beaver and the newly created lake are allowed to remain.

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Mythspring

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

It is an anthology of original short fiction, each story inspired by a different Canadian myth or work of music. Also edited by Genevieve Kierans.

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Ottawa: A Kid’s Eye View

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Acclaimed photographer J.A. Kraulis explores Ottawa over the course of four seasons. His stunning color photographs will keep young readers interested as they learn the story of this rough and tumble lumber town, now the capital of Canada.

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If You’re Not From The Prairie–

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A boy provides a look at life on the prairies of North America and describes the effects of the climate on the people like him who grow up in the heartland of the continent.

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