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Materials from Canada

The Flying Canoe

Working with the lumberjacks in Ottawa, eleven-year-old Baptiste begins to feel homesick for his life backin the Quebec region of Canada and so magically creates a special canoe that sends him sailing through the night sky.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Childhood, Description and travel
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Canada, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Maestro

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.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Heroines, Libraries and librarians
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Realistic FictionAmericas, Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Omar On Board

Omar isn’t nearly as good as his friends at swimming or jumping off the diving board but when it comes to helping a friend, Omar forgets all about his fears.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Description and travel
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Torn Away

Forcibly deported to Canada because of his terrorist activities in Northern Ireland, thirteen-year-old Declan must choose between his revolutionary past and a new life with his Canadian relatives.

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

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)

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