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Come walk with me: a memoir
By Beatrice Mosionier. 2009
Mosionier's memoir in part answers the question: how much of her novel, "April Raintree" (DC37700), is based on her own…
life? She recounts a life of great loss: of family, innocence and dignity. She also shares how she has found fulfilment - artistically, politically, and personally - and describes the recovery of her bond with her mother, one nearly destroyed by the family's separation in 1952. Explicit descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence and some strong language. c2009.Her story III: women from Canada's past (Her Story Ser. #No. Iii)
By Susan E Merritt. 1999
The third instalment of biographies of 14 notable Canadian women. Mostly born before the 1900s, they helped change society's attitudes…
about women. Included are athlete Bobbie Rosenfeld, ambulance driver Grace Livingston and investigative reporter Faith Fenton. Sequel to "Her story II : women from Canada's past". For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Her story: women from Canada's past (Her Story Ser.)
By Susan E Merritt. 1993
This collection of brief biographies celebrates the courage, strength and determination of the women of Canada's past. Included are biographies…
of Laura Secord, Emily Carr, Lucy Maud Montgomery and others. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1993.Thousands of women served as codebreakers in World War II, but a vow of secrecy nearly erased them from history.…
Through interviews with the surviving Code Girls, Liza Mundy brings their courageous stories to life. For senior high readers. 2018.Honor girl: [a graphic memoir]
By Maggie Thrash. 2017
Maggie has spent basically every summer of her fifteen-year-old life at the one-hundred-year-old Camp Bellflower for Girls, set deep in…
the heart of Appalachia. She's from Atlanta, she's never kissed a guy, she's into Backstreet Boys, and her long summer days are full of a pleasant, peaceful nothing--until one confounding moment. A split-second of innocent physical contact pulls Maggie into a gut-twisting love for an older, wiser, and, most surprising of all (at least to Maggie), female counselor named Erin. But Camp Bellflower is an impossible place for a girl to fall in love with another girl. When it seems as if Erin maybe feels the same way about Maggie, it's too much for both Maggie and Camp Bellflower to handle--let alone understand. For senior high readers. 2017.Fierce: how competing for myself changed everything
By Aly Raisman, Blythe Lawrence. 2017
Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one…
could have predicted then that sixteen years later, she'd be standing on an Olympic podium, having achieved her dreams. But it wasn't an easy road to success. In her own words, Aly shows what it takes to be a champion on and off the floor, and takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes journey before, during, and after her remarkable achievements in two Olympic Games--through her highest highs, lowest lows, and all the moments in between. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Grace in the wilderness: after the liberation 1945-1948
By Aranka Siegal. 1998
True story of a Hungarian-Jewish teenager’s emergence from the horrors of Bergen-Belsen. Liberated from the concentration camp with her sister…
after World War II but orphaned and haunted by the memory of her ordeal, Piri Davidowitz starts a strange new phase of her life with a loving foster family in Sweden. Sequel to "Upon the Head of the Goat." Junior and Senior High. 1998.From boneshakers to choppers: the rip-roaring history of motorcycles
By Lisa Smedman. 2008
Follows the growing popularity of the motorcycle as it evolved from a motorized bicycle in the 1880s to the powerful…
Harley-Davidson of the twenty-first century. Discusses the vehicle’s use for transportation, war, and pleasure. Profiles the people who ride and their culture. Grades 5-8. 2008.Hannah Szenes: a song of light
By Maxine Schur. 1986
In 1939, Hannah Szenes left anti-semitic Hungary for a new life in Palestine. In 1943, she parachuted back into Nazi-occupied…
Yugoslavia to save the lives of other Jews. Grades 5-8. 1986.After being diagnosed with lupus at twenty-five, O'Connor spent her adult years on her mother's southern dairy farm, writing and…
raising peacocks. Many of her short stories deal with racial or religious issues. Senior High. 1994.Helen Keller: humanitarian (Great achievers)
By Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. Junior and Senior High. c1996.Funny you should ask: weird but true answers to 115 1/2 wacky questions
By Marg Meikle. 1998
A collection of questions and answers about strange superstitions and unusual customs, as well as everyday things that no one…
can remember a reason for doing. Questions ranging from "Can you go deaf from listening to a rock concert?" to "Why can't you tickle yourself?" are answered in a fun, informative way. Winner of the 1999 Silver Birch Award. Followed by "You asked for it!". Grades 4-7. 1998.Halloween (A First book)
By D. J Herda. 1983
Great girls: Canadian profiles of awesome athletes
By Laura Robinson, Maija Robinson. 2004
Features profiles of 17 great Canadian female athletes. Includes superstars such as hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, speed skater/cyclist Clara Hughes,…
and up-and-coming 11-year-old athlete Sekwan Trottier, who canoes, cross-country skis, and races sled dogs. Grades 4-7. 2004.Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
By Vicky Shecter. 2012
Can your outfit change the world? (PopActivism)
By Erinne Paisley. 2018
Looks at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the…
companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize! For junior and senior high readers. 2018.Eleanor Roosevelt: a life of discovery
By Russell Freedman. 1997
Emily Carr (The Canadians)
By Rosemary Neering. 1975
Barron's pass key to the GED high school equivalency examination
By Murray Rockowitz. 2011
This compact version of Barron's larger GED test preparation manual is designed for test takers who need only moderate preparation…
before taking the GED High School Equivalency Exam. It presents one up-to-date full-length practice GED exam with all questions answered and explained. It also offers subject reviews and practice questions with answers in all test topics, which include Language Arts-Writing, Language Arts-Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. For senior high and older readers. 2011.Changing the pattern: the story of Emily Stowe (Stories Of Canada Ser. #1)
By Sydell Waxman. 1996
The life of Emily Stowe, who became the first woman school principal in Canada, the first woman doctor in Canada,…
and was prominent in the struggle to obtain the vote for women in the 19th century. Grades 4-7. 1996.