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Materials from Canada

The Plague

In book two of The Crow Chronicles, a mysterious plague hits the Kinaar family. Sick and alone, Kyp knows only that he must find Kym, who has been captured by humans and taken far to the east.

Published: 2005,
Tags: capture, Family, humanity, Mystery
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FantasyAmericas, Canada, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Fetch

After exploring a sea chest full of runes and a journal belonging to his deceased grandfather, fifteen-year-old Sky summons the old man’s ghost, who teaches him how to travel through time and space.

Published: ,
Tags: Adventures, Ghosts and spirits, Supernatural
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FantasyAmericas, Canada, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Charlie Farquharson’s Histry Of Canada

A humorous and satirical look at Canadian history.

Published: 1972,
Tags: Customs and practices
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, NonfictionAmericas, Canada, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

No One Must Know

It is 1957 and Alexandra’s immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers that her parents, who emigrated from Hungary, are not Catholic as she has been raised but Jewish.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Mothers and daughters, Sisters
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Click!

A polar bear cub and a young photographer wander away from the safety of their mothers and have parallel adventures, eventually meeting face to face.

Published: 2003,
Tags: Adventures, Noses
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Walking With The Dead

When the ancient Greek mummy in his father’s basement museum of oddities gets up and begs for help, twelve-year-old Alex and his sidekick Freddie not only find themselves tackling a brutal local bully, but also taking a journey to the netherworld.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Adventures, Heroes
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller

Dreamspeaker

A troubled eleven-year-old boy escapes from an institution to the forests of British Columbia, where he finds sanctuary with a Native American shaman who shows him that he is capable of learning and can control his violence.

Published: 1981,
Tags: Friendship, Old age
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, DramaAmericas, Canada, Drama, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Lord Of The Fries And Other Stories

A collection of short stories in which Canadian young people interact with the eccentric and vivid figures of their communities, schools, and families.

Published: 1999,
Tags: Maori, Religion
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The RCMP Musical Ride

Presents the background and history of the horsemanship display, the Musical Ride, of the Canadian Mounties, illustrated with reproductions of folk art by the author.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Horses, Law Enforcement
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

In Flanders Fields :The Story Of The Poem By John Mccrae

Presents the context for the writing of the famous poem by the Canadian medical officer, John McCrae, who attended injured soldiers in Flanders during the First World War.

Featured in WOW Review Volume X, Issue 2.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Dance, Dreams, World War I
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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