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The crazy man
By Pamela Paige Porter. 2005
1965. After Emaline, 11, is crippled in a tractor accident, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from…
their Saskatchewan farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local mental hospital to help with the farm work, but the neighbours jeer and complain about the crazy man. Emaline sees Angus' kindness and strength, but it is only when he performs the ultimate act of heroism that others in the town finally recognize his worth as a human being. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2007 Golden Oak Award. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2005.This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are…
complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters. Grades P-2. 1997.The archaeolojesters: Book 1 (Archaeolojesters. #1.)
By Andreas Oertel. 2010
Sultana, Manitoba. It's so dry all summer that campers and tourists aren't coming, and Cody's best friend's mom may lose…
her job at the diner. So Cody, Eric, and Eric's twin sister Rachel create an "ancient" Egyptian tablet, and suddenly archaeologists, reporters, and tourists are rushing over to take a look. When one suspicious stranger starts trailing their every move, the kids realize that their hoax may have gone too far. Followed by "The Archaeolojesters, Book 2: Pillars of Time". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (Archaeolojesters ; 1)Runner (Lorimer Sidestreets Ser.)
By Peter McPhee. 1999
Kyle's fourteen-year-old sister has run away; haunted by the idea that her disappearance is his fault, he sets off to…
track her down. His search takes him to an underworld of abandoned buildings and after-hours bars, street kids and a way of life he never knew existed. As Kyle uncovers clues to his sister's whereabouts, he realizes her life is in grave danger. A dark, suspenseful look at Calgary's street scene. 1999.Racing home
By Adele Dueck. 2011
It's 1908, and twelve year old Erik faces the challenges of adapting to pioneer life on the Canadian prairie, and…
understanding what's really going on in his family. Grades 5-8. 2011.Prairie fire! (The bains Ser.)
By Bill Freeman. 1998
In 1876, the Bains family travel to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to claim free land for a homestead. Conflict over…
land rights smoulders between the Métis and the English settlers, leaving the Bains family in the middle. As relationships deteriorate, forcing everyone to take sides, a natural disaster occurs. Will the two sides be able to work together? Grades 5-8. 1998.Le tombeau des dinosaures (Atout ; #119.)
By Anne Bernard Lenoir. 2007
L'enquête: Ces vacances dans les Rocheuses canadiennes semblent bien compromises pour Laura et Cathy qui doivent traverser la région à…
la vitesse de l'éclair. Qu'est-il arrivé au maquettiste du Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology? Qui ose commettre ces actes odieux dans la Vallée des dinosaures? Laura parviendra-t-elle à dénouer l'effroyable noeud d'intrigues qui souille la nécropole des reptiles géants? Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2007.Like gold refined (Prairie legacy. #4.)
By Janette Oke. 2000
In this sequel to "A Quiet Strength" (DC22379), Virginia and Jonathan now have three children, in addition to Jenny's daughter,…
Mindy. But changes are on the way, and Virginia must accept that her grandparents can no longer live alone. Then, unexpectedly, Jenny wants Mindy back. For senior high and older readers. 2000. (Prairie legacy ; 4).Les moutons de Panurge
By Jeanine Guion, Jean Guion, François Rabelais. 2001
En ce temps-là, le géant Pantagruel, Panurge et leurs amis faisaient le tour du monde sur les mers. Un jour,…
leur bateau croisa un navire de commerce transportant des moutons... Un mini-dictionnaire regroupant quelques mots difficiles complète l'histoire. À partir de 6 ans. 2001.Les contes de Charles Perrault
By Charles Perrault. 1984
Neuf contes sont présentés: La Belle au bois dormant, Barbe-Bleue, Peau d'âne, Cendrillon ou La Petite Pantoufle de vair, Le…
Maître chat ou Le Chat botté, Riquet à la houppe, Le Petit Chaperon rouge, Le Petit Poucet, Les Fées. Années M-3.Les aventures d'Huckleberry Finn (Folio junior. 230)
By Mark Twain, Suzanne Nétillard. 1999
Sans doute le chef-d'oeuvre de Mark Twain et celui de la jeune littérature américaine. Le roman raconte la fuite d'un…
enfant blanc et d'un esclave de race noire. Pour échapper à leurs poursuivants, les fugitifs descendent le Mississippi sur un radeau de fortune. Années 5-8. 1999, c1884. Titre uniforme: The adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Hans Brinker or The silver skates (Recorded Books classics library)
By Mary Mapes Dodge. 1996
Diary of a pilgrimage (Jerome K. Jerome Ser.)
By Jerome K Jerome. 1891
Invited to the theatre on Monday next, Jerome discovers it is at Ober-Ammergau. He looked at his diary and saw…
that Aunt Emma was coming, calculated that he would miss her and decided that he would go! And so began an epic pilgrimage. 1891.Cowboys don't cry
By Marilyn Halvorson. 1984
The story of Shane Morgan and of a stormy relationship with his father that builds to a dramatic climax at…
a local rodeo. Junior and Senior High. Followed by "Cowboys don't quit". 1984.A prairie as wide as the sea: the immigrant diary of Ivy Weatherall (Dear Canada)
By Sarah Ellis. 2001
Ivy Weatherall is just 11 years old when her family leaves England for the Canadian West with its land, lush…
harvests, and opportunity for success. But in Milorie, Saskatchewan, jobs are scarce and they can barely make ends meet. Ivy's relatives pack up and head back to England, but to Ivy, Canada is full of wonder and adventure. Grades 3-6. 2001. (Dear Canada series)Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported back to the year 528.…
Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. For senior high and older readers. 1988, c1889.Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The red badge of courage (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Stephen Crane, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
Henry Fleming, an unsophisticated country boy, enthusiastic to serve his country, enlists with the Union forces at the beginning of…
the Civil War. At first, the shock of war causes him to retreat and his heroic vision of himself fades. In the next battle, however, his courage revives as he carries forward the regiment's colours in a crucial advance. Adaptation of the American classic by Stephen Crane, originally published in 1895. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Frankenstein (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
The monster created by Dr. Frankenstein was supposed to be man's benefactor but, scorned for his ugliness, he swears revenge…
on his creator and the human race. Adaptation of Mary Shelley's work, published in 1831. For junior and senior high readers. c1999.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saddleback classics #Set Ii)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he has created.…
Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", first published in 1886. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.