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The heart specialist: a novel
By Claire Rothman. 2009
Agnes is stripped of a regular childhood when her father is accused of a horrific crime and abandons the family.…
Never considered ladylike, she is drawn to the "wrong" things, such as microscopes, anatomy, and dissection, that lead to her finding her calling as a doctor. Yet despite a rapid rise to stardom in the medical community, she soon finds herself up against the same glass ceiling faced by women in her field. Inspired by the life of Doctor Maude Abbott. Some descriptions of sex. 2009.The great race
By David Bouchard. 1997
A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.The bear says north: tales from northern lands
By Bob Barton. 2003
Ten folktales from Scandinavia and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors", a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In…
"Grandfather Bear", a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. Grades 4-7. 2003.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.Silverwing
By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Raven quest
By Sharon Stewart. 2003
The best flyer of all the young ravens, Tok the Skydancer, is falsely accused of murder. To reclaim his honour,…
Tok vows to reunite all ravenkind with the legendary Grey Lords. But to complete his quest, he must travel far from the Raven Mountains, into the dangerous lands. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2005 Silver Birch Award. 2003.Noble madness
By Maye Preston Hill. 1978
Le passage des loups (Castor poche Flammarion ; #15)
By James Houston, Anne-Marie Chapouton. 1980
La famille de Punik, l'Esquimau, meurt lentement de faim. Les caribous ne sont pas revenus à temps, il ne reste…
plus rien à manger. Punik, qui a treize ans, décide de partir à leur recherche. Années 2-4. 1980. Titre uniforme: Wolf run.Involuntary bliss
By Devon Code. 2016
Situated in modern-day Montréal during a weekend in late August, two young men come together in an attempt to restore…
their friendship. From the streets of Montréal's Plateau to the mountainous hillsides of Machu Picchu and beyond, investigates themes of mortality, idealism, and transgressive art from the perspective of young adults, in a novel comprised of incidents by turns comic, erotic, tender, and harrowing. 2016.Jan on the trail (First novels. The new series. book XIII #13)
By Monica Hughes. 2000
Jan and Sarah see a poster saying that Patch, a puppy from the pet store that they sometimes walk, is…
missing. They decide to become detectives to help his new owner, Carl, find him (even if Carl calls the dog Spot.) Being a detective is hard work and seems to involve a lot of walking, but the search for Spot/Patch is on! Grades 2-4. 2000.Incredible Jumbo: a novel
By Barbara Claassen Smucker. 1990
Tod Tolliver, a poor and lonely boy, works for the London Zoo, caring for its star attraction, Jumbo the Elephant.…
When Jumbo is sold to P.T. Barnum's Circus in New York, Tod stows away on the ship. Grades 5-8. 1990.Adventure at Moon Bay Towers
By Marian Engel. 1974
Out on the ice in the middle of the bay
By Alice Priestley, Peter Cumming. 1993
As their parents frantically search for them, a little girl and a baby polar bear find each other near an…
iceberg. Grades K-3. Winner of the 1995 CNIB PrintBraille Book of the Year Award.ttuM (A charlotte Novel Ser.)
By Teddy Jam. 1999
Charlotte finds a stray dog who seems to do everything backwards so she names him "ttuM", Mutt if you're pronouncing…
it the forward way. Charlotte and ttuM have an adventure filled summer when Charlotte suspects a witch has moved into the cottage down the street - and then ttuM disappears. Grades 3-6. 1999.Wolf island
By Celia Godkin. 1989
When a family of wolves leave the island for the mainland, the deer flourish. As a result, the rabbits have…
less to eat and the foxes, which depend on rabbits for food, also have less. Based on an actual event, this story demonstrates how delicately balanced is the ecosystem. Grades K-3.Why seals blow their noses: Canadian wildlife in fiction & fact
By Diane Swanson. 1992
Why just me?
By Martyn Godfrey. 1989
As Shannon MacKenzie turns 13, she faces many problems: junior high, puberty, a home without a mother, and a father…
who does not seem interested in his family. Grades 5-8. 1989.The Melville boys
By Norm Foster. 1984
Owen and Lee's well-laid plans for a weekend of beer-drinking and fishing are thrown out of whack when the arrival…
of two sisters, Loretta and Mary, reveals undercurrents of tension between the two brothers. Strong language. 1984.The ghost horse of the Mounties
By Sean O Huigin. 1983
A mysterious storm sends the Mounties' horses in all directions. All but one horse is found. This is the story…
of that one horse. Winner of the 1983 Canada Council Children's Literature Award. Grades 3-6 and older readers. c1983.