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Materials from Canada

Adam And Eve And Pinch-Me

Fifteen-year-old Sara Moone, abandonded at birth and shunted from one foster home to another, finds that she cannot remain aloof from her latest family.

Published: 1994,
Tags: Cooperation
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Realistic FictionAmericas, Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Travels Of Ms. Beaver

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.

Published: 1973,
Tags: Buddhism
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Kobzar’s Children: A Century Of Stories By Ukrainians

An anthology of stories and poems that chronicle the lives and struggles of Ukrainian immigrants during the past century.

Published: 2006,
Tags: immigration and emigration, Law Enforcement
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, NonfictionAmericas, Canada, Nonfiction, UkraineAmericas, Canada, Nonfiction, Ukraine, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Crystal Drop

In the summer of 2011, the death of their mother sends Megan and her younger brother Ian on a dangerous journey across a Canada ravaged by drought and the collapse of civilization.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Crusades, Sex roles
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Science FictionAmericas, Canada, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Hero Of Lesser Causes

In 1946, twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.

Published: 2003,
Tags: Death, Illness and disease
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Mythspring

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.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Animals, Fables and parables, Self confidence
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FantasyAmericas, Canada, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Adeline’s Dream

When Linna, 12, moves from Germany with her mother and brother to Canada where her father has been working, she fears that she will be forced to give up her dream of becoming an opera singer.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Orphans, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Another Shore

Seventeen-year-old Lyn, working in a reconstructed colonial settlement in Nova Scotia, suddenly finds herself transported back to 1744, when the French inhabitants are at war with England.

Published: 1998,
Tags: Dogs, Humor
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, North AmericaAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, North America, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Claire By Moonlight

Cultures and nationalities clash in this complicated novel set in the 1750s in Nova Scotia and the American colonies. Claire Richard, a young Acadian women, is trying to hold tight to her family, her land, and her life.

Published: 2005,
Tags: HIV and AIDS
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Ottawa: A Kid’s Eye View

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.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Religion
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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