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Maddie tries to be good (First novels)
By Louise Leblanc, Sarah Cummins. 1999
When Maddie's mother takes a break from the family and goes away for a few days, Maddie decides that she's…
gone away for good. The only way to get her back is to bring harmony back to the home, and to do that, Maddie must act super good. But no one at home or school understands what Maddie is up to, and being patient, responsible, and kind is hard work! Grades K-3. 1999. Uniform title: Sophie devient sage.A boy called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac. 1994
In the 1830s, parents in the Lakota Sioux tribe gave their children childhood names like Runny Nose and Hungry Mouth.…
Later when the child had grown and proven himself, he earned a new name. Returns Again named his boy Slow because he never did anything quickly. Slow hated his name and tried hard to earn a better one. At fourteen, Slow had a chance to show his bravery. Grades K-3. 1998, c1994.Un bébé alligator (Robert Munsch Ser.)
By Robert N Munsch. 1997
La maman de Christine va avoir un bébé. Les parents partent en vitesse, s'égarent, se retrouvent au zoo. Tout se…
passe bien. Ils reviennent avec un bébé... alligator... un bébé phoque... un bébé gorille. Christine se rend au zoo et trouve son frérot. Les animaux font irruption dans la maison pour reprendre leur progéniture. Années 1-3. 1997.L'affreux: conte amérindien (Monstres, sorcières et autres féeries)
By Michèle Marineau, Geneviève Côté. 2000
Une petite fille qui se promène arrive à une rivière. Elle tente de la traversée mais tombe et se réveille…
au pays de laffreux. Un monstre laid qui mange tout. La fillette réussit par contre à lamadouer et sen faire un ami par sa gentillesse. Il la retourne chez elle, mais laffreux sest faite une amie et les deux connaissent maintenant le chemin pour se revoir.Maddie wants music (First novel series #10)
By Louise Leblanc. 1993
Maddie would do anything to have her own walkman. She wants to listen to her kind of music, not her…
parents' operas. But a walkman costs a lot of money, and putting her hands on the cash gets Maddie into some tight corners. Grades K-3. 1993. Uniform title: Ça va mal pour Sophie.Africville
By Shauntay Grant. 2020
À quoi ressemblait la communauté ? Des maisons aux couleurs vives, logées dans la colline ; des champs où les…
garçons jouaient au football ; un étang où les en- fants faisaient du rafting ; la pêche en abondance; des immenses feux de joie...La jeune fille sort de sa rêverie ; elle visite le parc historique actuel et le cadran solaire où le nom de son arrière-grand mère est gravé dans la pierre, et célèbre un jour d’été aux retrouvailles annuelles d’Africville.Sweetgrass
By Theresa Meuse. 2022
It's early July, and for Matthew and his Auntie that means one thing: time to go sweetgrass picking. This year,…
Matthew's younger cousin Warren is coming along, and it will be his first time visiting the shoreline where the sweetgrass grows. With Auntie's traditional Mi'kmaw knowledge and Matthew's gentle guidance, Warren learns about the many uses for sweetgrass—as traditional medicine, a sacred offering, a smudging ingredient—and the importance of not picking more than he needs. Once the trio is back at Auntie's house, she shows the boys how to clean and braid the grass. This heartfelt story about the gifts we receive from Mother Earth and how to gather them respectfully offers thoughtful insight into a treasured Mi'kmaw traditionAgatha, girl of mystery: The heist at Niagara Falls
By Steve Stevenson. 2013
After a theft at the Overlook Hotel in Niagara Falls, budding detectives and cousins Dash and Agatha rush to Canada…
to work the case and retrieve an opera singer's stolen goods. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2013Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper books)
By Holling Clancy Holling. 1980
A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario's Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the…
Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: "Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea." For grades 3-6. Caldecott Honor Book. 1941Wild geese
By Caroline Pignat. 2010
1847. Follows Irish teens Kit Byrne and Mick O'Toole, from Greener Grass (BR 18549), as they travel on a ship…
bound for Canada with Kit disguised as a boy. Kit endures storms and fever epidemics, difficulties finding her siblings, and Mick's near-fatal accident. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2010Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Ser.)
By Kathleen Olmstead. 2005
Elderly Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla request a boy from an orphanage to help with the chores, but to…
their surprise a talkative, eleven-year-old girl arrives at their Prince Edward Island home instead. A retelling of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (BR 10098). For grades 3-6. 2005Further chronicles of Avonlea (Children's Continuous Ser.)
By L. M Montgomery. 1920
Anne of Green Gables lives near Avonlea, a town on the seaside hills of Prince Edward Island. In this second…
volume of stories about Anne's neighbors, a girl risks losing her mother to find her long-lost father, and a ghost leads a woman to her dream. For grades 5-8. 1920Chronicles of Avonlea (Avonlea Ser. #No. 3)
By L. M Montgomery. 1993
Twelve stories about residents of Prince Edward Island, home to Anne Shirley and Green Gables farm. Includes the tales of…
Old Lady Lloyd's deep secret and the fifteen-year courtship of shy Theodora Dix. Companion to the Anne of Green Gables series. For grades 5-8. 1912Star in the storm
By Joan Hiatt Harlow. 2000
1912. Twelve-year-old Maggie's Newfoundland dog, Sirius, is a valued member of her family. But all non-sheepherding dogs are outlawed, so…
Maggie hides Sirius. When a steamship founders during a storm, Maggie must decide whether to send Sirius to rescue passengers or keep him safely hidden. For grades 3-6. 2000Dust
By Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003The broken blade
By William Durbin. 1997
Montreal, Canada, 1800. Thirteen-year-old Pierre La Page has to take his injured father's place as a "voyageur" on a fur-trading…
expedition. But can he survive the journey through the wilderness with the rough crew and treacherous waterways? Prequel to Wintering (BR 13347). For grades 5-8. 1997Out of the dark
By Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen. 1987
Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian…
is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. For grades 6-9 and older readersTime ghost
By Welwyn Katz. 1995
Twenty-first century Sara discovers she is afraid of nature when her environmentalist grandmother drags her to the North Pole to…
fend off developers. But Sara soon has an even bigger problem when she, her friend, and the developer are transported back in time and Sara is stuck inside her twelve-year-old grandmother. For grades 4-7