Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
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Spirits of the Northern Lights
by Skye Durocher
“You have a long way to go before you are wise like the old people,” Grandma Grace tells ten-year-old Cora when she leaves her hard-working single mother and spends summers with her grandparents. Each summer, Grandma Grace and Grandpa William...
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Kerri Berry Lynn
by Sonya Ballantyne
Kerri Berry Lynn is a little Cree girl from Misipawistik and she has always wanted a big family. Her dog-obsessed Chapan gives her 7 dogs named Peyak, Nîso, Nisto, Nêwo, Niyanan, Nikotwâsik, and Têpakohp. When a mean dog threatens her, Kerri...
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Pepe and the tortugas
by Linda A.Martin
"Pepe and the Tortugas"...is an interesting simple, educational short story told through the eyes of children that will help bring awareness to saving the sea turtles off the coast of Mexico, in the Yucatan Peninsula. The young readers learn how...
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Under the Night Sky
by Jennie Gungiah
This is a book about family, love, determination, courage, bravery, hope and inspiration. It teaches children the power of appreciating things in life that no one should take for granted, (home, warmth, food, love and safety).
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Sammy Swan’s Summer Adventure In Stratford
by Tarra Trachsel Green
An engaging story of a young swan named Sammy, growing up and exploring the wonderful City of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Sammy enjoys wandering and experiencing the sights and sounds of Summer in a beautiful city and countryside. He then shares...
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Wide-Eyed Joe
Behaves in Public by Dr. Bare Beans
Wide-Eyed Joe Behaves in Public is a story about places and people outside of the home and family. It teaches children how to stay away from some of the dangers in the real world and teaches behavioural best practices. This short and easy to read...
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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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The Adventure Begins
Bo Bear Travels the World by J.R. Davidson
Bo Bear Travels the World is the first book in a series, chronicling Bo Bear's adventures as he travels to different cities around the world. An unsuspecting teacher finds Bo Bear, an ordinary toy bear with extraordinary charms. He quickly meets...
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Dawn Over the Moon
The Invention of the Flying Car by Tomadir Khalfalla
When Tamara and her kids Sami and Sama move to Canada, they don’t just find a new home – they find the future! In their adopted city of Eden, anything is possible, including flying cars. Soon the three are off on a round-the-world adventure in...
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Hello Aaron! Where are you?
by Nellie Emrani
Aaron loves grandma and while traveling around the world he calls her to say HELLO in the native language of the country he is visiting. At the end of his journey Aaron ends up in grandma’s kitchen. Was he really traveling from one country to...
