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Award winning fictionAward winning non-fiction, Biography, Literature biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Northrop Frye authored three of the most influential books of literary criticism and his revolutionary theories established his international fame.…
In this biography, Ayre describes Frye's impoverished childhood and traces the progression of his work. Nominated for the City of Toronto and Trillium Awards.
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Award winning fictionAward winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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A brief history of Canada, covering the period from Cartier and Champlain to the arrival of Pierre Elliott Trudeau on…
the political scene. It covers the major historical events and the forces which have shaped our country. Originally written in 1953, this is the updated 1970 version. Winner of the 1953 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.
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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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A young man in Nunavut fights off a polar bear to save his friend, a Canadian peacekeeper in the Congo…
risks his own life to save those of stranded tourists, and ordinary people show extraordinary character during the Halifax Explosion, the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, the Tiananmen Square protests, and September 11, 2001. Over twenty true-life stories about life-threatening situations and the wrenching choices made by the people facing them. Winner of the 2010 Silver Birch Award for Non-fiction. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.
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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, Sports and games, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Recounts the endurance and determination of two British mountain climbers in making a forty-day ascent up the treacherous west wall…
of Changabang Mountain in the Indian Himalayas. Winner of the John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize. 1984.