Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Movie and television tie-ins, War stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Friendship stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Three boys struggle through a series of small-town adventures. Charlie meets "an older woman" after his dog tears a finger…
off her glove; Sydney falls for his karate sparring partner, Joey, whose mother has forbidden them to see each other; and Jeffrey's estranged father leaves a message for his mother about "something important". Grades 4-7. 2001. (The black belt series)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Mysteries and crime stories
Automated braille
While in Quebec City for a Pee Wee hockey tournament, Tom Austen witnesses the murder of an investigative reporter by a poisoned dart. Grades 4-7. Grade I braille. 1989.