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Prairie fire! (The bains Ser.)
By Bill Freeman. 1998
In 1876, the Bains family travel to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to claim free land for a homestead. Conflict over…
land rights smoulders between the Métis and the English settlers, leaving the Bains family in the middle. As relationships deteriorate, forcing everyone to take sides, a natural disaster occurs. Will the two sides be able to work together? Grades 5-8. 1998.The magic of love (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Alyssa Logan. 1997
Beth Harris knows that wishing doesn't just make things happen. As a single mother running her own business, she can't…
afford to believe in dreams. But when she meets a clown whose greatest joy comes from making children smile, can he help her find the magic of love? 1997.Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The red badge of courage (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Stephen Crane, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
Henry Fleming, an unsophisticated country boy, enthusiastic to serve his country, enlists with the Union forces at the beginning of…
the Civil War. At first, the shock of war causes him to retreat and his heroic vision of himself fades. In the next battle, however, his courage revives as he carries forward the regiment's colours in a crucial advance. Adaptation of the American classic by Stephen Crane, originally published in 1895. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saddleback classics #Set Ii)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he has created.…
Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", first published in 1886. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
Mr. Vanilla
By Jane Diehl. 1996
At 24, Janet is on her own in the big city, working her way through school at an ice cream…
store. With sadness in her past, Janet wonders how to make it through the hard times. It really depends on her, but it may also involve an ice cream store customer she calls "Mr. Vanilla." 1996.Memories of my childhood and other stories
By Gladys E Neale. 1999
Made in Canada: we got there first
By Gladys E Neale. 1994
Stories of inventions and accomplishments by Canadians in the field of sports, science and social issues. For example: the McIntosh…
apple, green garbage bags, the inventors of insulin, ice hockey, the first rotary snowplow, the first light bulb and the Trans-Canada Highway. 1994.Something you should know about me: student's stories for students
By Ed Mansfield Rachel. 1994
Short, personal stories written by adults in literacy programs. The stories were written to inspire future students, and include descriptions…
of what it can be like for those who can't read or write. 2004.Runaway (Series Canada)
By Paul Kropp. 1980
Kathy's father beats her, her best friend drives her crazy, and her boyfriend is getting too serious. For junior and…
senior high readers. High interest, low vocabulary book. Reading level, grade 4. Grade I braille. 1980. (Series Canada)A Christmas carol (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Emily Hutchinson, Charles Dickens. 1999
Heaven sent (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Nina K Bette. 1997
Galen is an angel who's been sent to earth to help a lonely mortal, Nancy Edwards, find happiness. Nancy's sadness…
turns out to be nothing that a little romance can't cure, and Galen even has her eye on a very eligible bachelor. But will Nancy's old heartthrob ruin Galen's plans? 1997.The lady and the cowboy (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Christine Anne Wenger. 1997
Against her father's wishes, the lonely young lady Caroline Trask returns to her family's Wyoming ranch. What she finds is…
not what she expected. Can Raven, a handsome, dark-haired cowboy, help her sort things out? The two struggle to reconcile their growing love with the question of who owns the ranch. 1997.Set to explode: A Sully Gomez Mystery
By Mel Cebulash. 1993
Sully Gomez is a tough private detective always ready to help someone who needs a hand. When somone almost blows…
up Sully's landlord, he attempts to track down the culprit. Junior high. 1993.Winners two: ten Canadian award-winning athletes
By Gladys E Neale. 1995
Voices from Canada's past, book two: historical biographies
By Gladys E Neale. 1990
Voices 3: Canadians who made a difference
By Gladys E Neale. 1993
The orange grove and other stories: Reading Level 2
By Rosanne Keller. 1992
Four short stories about people with problems to solve. Rosa and Manuel want to get married, but Rosa's father disapproves,…
while the Granny Group tries to help people in need. Makeda meets a man who wants to take pictures of her, and Paco leaves his wife. Love and friendship help them all see things in a different way. 1992.Last chance for freedom: Reading Level 3 (The sundown Fiction Collection)
By Marcie Miller Stadelhofen. 1990
Gregory, a slave, wants to escape to Canada to join Becky, the women he loves. But once he begins his…
trip on the Underground Railroad, he knows he must decide whether to risk his life to fight for all slaves, or to run and take what may be his last chance for freedom. Sequel to "The freedom side" (EI00142). 1990.