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By Howard A Norman. 1997
Ten stories from Inuit oral tradition include portrayals of tundra wildlife - puffins, a wolverine, a seagull, a narwhal, and…
geese. The Biblical Noah appears in "Noah Hunts a Woolly Mammoth." In the title piece, a young girl's ability to help maintain the village food supply by dreaming about geese is challenged by a shaman. Grades 4-7. 1997.By Sid Fleischman. 2007
A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.By Karen Bass. 2016
Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking…
up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There’s no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop - with no cell service - the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something - a creature that should only exist in legend - is hunting them. For senior high readers. 2016.By Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.By M. H Herlong. 2008
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.By Joseph Bruchac. 1995
By Joan Clark. 1995
While on an expedition with his father to get lumber to take back to Greenland, Thrand is captured by the…
native Osweet, who have taken him to replace one of their own who was killed by a Greenlander. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.By Iain Lawrence. 2005
After his father is hauled off to prison, Tom Tin has to survive on the mean streets of 19th century…
London. He finds, and loses, a diamond; joins a street gang; and helps a grave robber steal a corpse. When he is sentenced to seven years on a prison ship for boys, Tom decides to plan his escape. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The cannibals". 2005.By Charles Boardman Hawes. 1971
The English frigate on which Philip Marsham is training rescues 12 men from a sinking ship. Within three days, the…
rescued men have murdered the captain, seized the ship and sailed for the Caribbean in hopes of plunder and booty. Some violence. 1924 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8. 1971.By Iain Lawrence. 2007
Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a formerly abandoned ship, are…
taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important new friends and enemies. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The cannibals". 2007.By Iain Lawrence. 2006
Tom Tin and his friend Midgely - with assorted juvenile criminals - escape the ship taking them to serve their…
terms in Australia and head for a Pacific island, forgetting Tom's father's warnings about headhunters and cannibals. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The convicts", followed by "The castaways". 2006.By Iain Lawrence. 2002
In the eighteenth century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he…
and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The smugglers". 2002.By Scott O'Dell. 1995
By John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.By Julian F Thompson. 2000
Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht that was stolen by young Mick and is sailing south. Mick is washed…
overboard during a tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is looking for buried treasure. Senior High. 2000.By Eric Walters. 1998
While on a school trip Gordon, Mike and Chuckie are stranded on a remote island marine station. The marine biologists…
who run the station have to leave suddenly and then the power goes out. When a pod of pilot whales becomes stranded on the beach the boys must think fast and act quickly to save them. Grades 5-8. 1998.By Doris Andersen. 1974
Kim-Ta, son of a Salish chief, is captured by the Haidas. Afraid that he may become a sacrificial victim at…
one of their feasts, Kim-Ta plans his escape. Grades 4-7. 1974.By Anne Cameron, Ruth Holmes Whitehead. 1989
These stories provide a glimpse of the physical and spiritual world of the Micmac people. Grades 5-8 and older readers.…
Taped with: How Raven freed the moon by Anne Cameron. This Northwest Coast myth tells how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest. Grades 3-6. Taped with: Orca's song by Anne Cameron. This Indian myth tells how Orca, the killer whale, got its black-and-white colouring and its beautiful song. Grades 3-6. c1989.By Colin Thiele. 1988
When 12-year-old Joe goes shark hunting with his Uncle Harry and cousin Meg, their boat catches fire. Meg, Joe and…
Uncle Harry, who is badly injured, land on Wayward Island with no way of getting help. Grades 5-8. c1988.