Juvenile Fiction, Historical, Canada
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Quarantine: Keep Out!
by Trudy Cowan
It is 1919. A terrible influenza epidemic has made people around the world very sick. Many did not recover. Leah, Joseph and Jacob’s mother has a bad case of “the flu.” The doctor took her away from their prairie homestead farm and placed her in...
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Falling
by Dawn Davis
A worthy follow-up to her 2015 debut, Falling whisks us back to the summer of 1813 and the brief American occupation of Queenston where it explores the events leading up to Laura Secord’s historic walk of June 21. In this prequel to The Tree of...
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Full Moon Lagoon
by Monica Nawrocki
Best friends, Maddy and Cat spend their summers looking for action on magical Cortes Island, but they get more than they bargained for when they go lagoon-diving at midnight with Cat’s twin brother, “Draggin”. The three twelve year-olds emerge...
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The Tree of Life
by Dawn Davis
Charlotte lives with her grandfather in a house with a secret: The Tower Room. It is the one room in which she’s been forbidden to snoop. Charlotte, however, is eleven years old and has a mind of her own, and when she and her friend Henry hide...
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The Shiny House
by Faye Rempel
What secrets lurk inside the house of mystery? And what is its connection to the Louis Riel Rebellion of 1885? The gigantic historical house sits forlornly on the Saskatchewan prairie, its windows boarded and heavy locks securing the doors daring...
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Laura's Story
by Julie Larade
Laura's Story is a beautiful and enduring tale of a heroic Acadian woman struggling to survive in rural Nova Scotia from the 1930s through the following decades. Life's surprises weave throughout the book, and the resilience of the characters is...
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Under The North Star
The Underground Railroad in Olde Sandwich Towne by Joanna Bullard
Ruth Patterson couldn’t remember her parents who, when she was a small child were killed in a raid at Fort Malden in Amherstburg during the War of 1812. Fortunately, her parents had left her with her paternal Uncle Samuel and Aunt Elizabeth for...
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La Petite Voyageuse 2-
Une Petite Fille Découvre l’Histoire des Métis by Rebekah Wilson
Une jeune fille curieuse demande à sa grand-mère de lui raconter une histoire sur ses ancêtres Métis avant d’aller au lit. À travers cette histoire, elle vivra une grande aventure et voyagera dans le temps. Dans son rêve, elle découvre les...
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The Tiny Voyageur
A Young Girl’s Discovery of Métis History by Rebekah Wilson
A curious young girl who asks her grandmother to tell her a bedtime story about her Métis ancestors goes on an adventure of a lifetime back in time. In her dream, she learns about Métis traditions, the Michif language, accompanies her great-great...
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Check Mate!
Two Boys Experience the Life and Death Fight for Control of the Hudson Bay Fur Trade by Chris Milligan & David Smith
Just how did he do it? How did Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville—alone, outgunned, and outnumbered—defy what should have been a rout for the English! Instead, he sinks a Royal Navy vessel with all hands onboard, captures a second ship, and chases off a...
