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The great fire
By Jim Murphy. 1995
An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid…
spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.The forgotten heroes: the story of the Buffalo Soldiers
By Clinton Cox. 1993
Relates the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry--the "Buffalo Soldiers"--from 1867 to 1898. The units, composed of emancipated slaves,…
were used to subjugate and remove Native Americans onto reservations and for other hazardous duties in the American west. Junior and Senior High. c1993.The boys' war: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
By Jim Murphy. 1999
Although precise records do not exist, between ten and twenty percent of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War…
were boys sixteen and younger. Many kept diaries and journals and sent letters home. Some wrote memoirs and company histories. Through these primary sources the author presents a vivid portrait of their experiences. Junior and Senior High. 1999.Jean Lumb, a recipient of the Order of Canada, shares the story of her immigration to Canada, her contribution to…
the changing of Canada's immigration laws, and her efforts in saving Chinatown communities across Canada. Grades 5-8. 1997.In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in…
the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation. Junior and Senior High. 2011.Robert Borden (The Canadians)
By Kathleen Saunders. 1978
Resist: 35 profiles of ordinary people who rose up against tyranny and injustice
By Veronica Chambers. 2018
Before they were activists, they were just like you and me. From Frederick Douglass to Malala Yousafzai, Joan of Arc…
to John Lewis, these remarkable figures show us what it means to take a stand and say no to injustice, proving that any one person has the power to change the world. For Junior high readers. 2018.Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
By Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.Ray Bradbury: master of science fiction and fantasy (Authors teens love)
By Wendy Mass. 2004
As a boy, Ray Bradbury had a wild and vivid imagination, which came in handy later when he became a…
science fiction and fantasy writer. Bradbury has written more than 500 literary works (beginning in 1938) including "The Martian chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451", which incorporate his love of outer space, magic, and mystery. Includes a time line, a list of selected works, a glossary, and a short interview with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Pearl S. Buck: a cultural biography
By Peter J Conn. 1996
Describes the life of the humanitarian who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and her work in China during…
the early twentieth century. Provides the historical backdrop against which she wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Good Earth." Covers her later advocacy of the rights of women, children, and racial minorities. 1996.North star to freedom: the story of the underground railroad
By Gena K Gorrell. 1996
The story of the Underground Railroad, an extraordinary network of farm houses, country lanes, and city streets in the United…
States and Canada which had one purpose - to transport slaves from the terrors of the plantation to the freedom of another country. Grades 5-8. c1996.Nelson Mandela: "non à l'apartheid"
By Véronique Tadjo. 2010
Ce titre transporte le lecteur en 1941, dans une Afrique du Sud ravagée par l'Apartheid. Au fil des pages, le…
lecteur marche dans les traces de Nelson Mandela, qui prend la parole pour raconter l'injustice vécue par son peuple, sa lutte pour offrir à ce dernier des droits égaux à ceux des Blancs, sa condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité, les conditions d'emprisonnement inhumaines dans lesquelles il fut maintenu pendant 27 ans, la manière dont les gens se sont mobilisés à un niveau international afin de le libérer, puis sa libération et la tenue de premières élections démocratiques. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2010.Maud's house of dreams: the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
By Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 2002
Maud Montgomery's life was often long and painful. Lunn brings to life the spirit that was Lucy Maud Montgomery, including…
her strict and lonely upbringing, as well as her hard-won successes after years of doubt and rejection. Throughout her life, Maud never stopped writing her journals and stories. For junior high readers. 2002.Bausum revisits 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, to examine how the sanitation workers' strike set the scene for one of Dr. Martin…
Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches. It would also be the site of his tragic death, an event that dramatically altered the face of the Civil Rights Movement. Grades 4-7. 2013.Malcolm X: by any means necessary : a biography
By Walter Dean Myers. 1993
Biography of the controversial man who challenged the civil rights movement and "scared America" with his anger. Discouraged in school,…
Malcolm X became a sharp-dressing street hustler who ultimately found satisfaction in the sober life-style and black nationalist philosophy of the Nation of Islam, where he became a leader and chief critic of the nonviolent tactics of Martin Luther King. Grades 5-8 and older. 1993.Louis St. Laurent (Canadians)
By J. W Pickersgill. 1981
Chrystine Brouillet, romancière et Simon: Romanciere Et Simon (Collection En plein coeur)
By Robert Soulières. 1997
Simon a été choisi pour achever un roman-portrait sur son écrivain préféré. Chrystine ne recule devant aucune des questions du…
perspicace Simon: l'écriture, la lecture, les amis, la famille, les voyages, l'amour, tout y passe, exprimé franchement. Années 4-7. 1997.Lasting echoes: an oral history of Native American people
By Joseph Bruchac. 1997
Presents American history from the Native American viewpoint, from the arrival of European colonists through the 1990s. Written by an…
Abenaki Indian who quotes from primary sources such as journals, letters, and speeches for documentation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997.Langston Hughes: Poet (Black Americans of achievement)
By Coretta Scott King, Jack Rummel. 1988
Langston Hughes spent much of his childhood alone. His father moved abroad before he was born, and his mother left…
him often in her search for work. In 1920, upon his graduation from high school, Hughes went to see his father in Mexico, where he had become quite wealthy. Hughes rejected his father's plan that he study engineering and determined to become a poet, writing his first published pieces that summer. Grades 5-8 and older. 1988.