Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
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The Girl Who Loved Adventures
New Home New Friends by Rose Bell
Step back to the 1950s with The Girl Who Loved Adventures: New Home, New Friends. This second heartfelt and nostalgic collection of short stories is inspired by the childhood of a spirited seven-year-old girl named Rose. When Rose and her family...
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Shake the Mango Tree [French/English Edition]
by Ruth Beardsley
Born in the heart of the Congo, Rupat grew up in a large, loving family, surrounded by fertile fields and delicious, sticky mangoes. But when civil war ravaged his homeland, everything changed. Forced to flee as violence tore through his village,...
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When Grandma Was a Little Girl
by Joyce Anders Sproule
“When Grandma Was a Little Girl” is a hand-written and beautifully illustrated collection of reminisces of growing up on a farm on the Saskatchewan prairies in the mid-1900’s. Sit with author Joyce Anders Sproule as she immerses us in her...
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How’d They Do That?
Grandparents Answer Questions about the Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart by Joseph Howard Cooper
Well before AI was “born”, before Graphing Calculators were available to solve algebraic, geometric and trigonometric problems, the Wright Brothers designed an airplane that actually took flight. Before there was GPS, before there were navigation...
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A Pair of Rainbow Socks
by Rose Bigras
Sometimes the smallest thing—even a pair of socks—can help someone who’s struggling. For Rose Bigras, growing up gay involved tough times. The older she got, the more different she felt. She lied to fit in and kept her daydreams to herself. Even...
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Never Give Up
by Jessica Hannon
What if you lost your truth? What if your truth and your story were taken from you? What if you were told what to believe in your story, your truth? Never Give Up shadows a teenage girl through her high school journey. For some, the high school...
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Real World Kids
Thomas - Australia by Rebecca Evens
Have you ever wondered about kids living in far-off places? What their lives are like? If they play the same games? If the schools they go to are like yours? In this book, the first in the REAL WORLD KIDS series, you will meet Thomas, a young boy...
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Fashion is Like Magic!
Nia is Creative by Nikki Demoneris
A little girl, Nia, discovers magic in the fashion world. In Fashion is Like Magic! - Nia is Creative, Nia learns basic fashion design lessons but most importantly she learns to appreciate her uniqueness without seeking approval from others. Nia...
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The Little Creek That Could
The Story of a Stream That Came Back to Life by Mark Angelo
Based on true events, The Little Creek that Could tells a remarkable and inspiring story of how a severely damaged stream was brought back to life. A young teacher, whose love for rivers goes back to his childhood, sadly finds that a stream close...
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Calamities and Cuddles
by Beverley Smyth
My story is about a little girl - an only child - that grew up in the 1940’s as part of a loving family on her parents’ farm located in rural, eastern Ontario. This little girl used her creativity and imagination to make a world of wonderment for herself.
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