Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Set in 1857 near Chatham, in Canada West, Elijah of Buxton is the story of Elijah who, at almost twelve years old, is the first freeborn resident of a settlement of former slaves. Though he is...
View ArticleFire on the Water -The Red-Hot Career of Superstar Rower Ned Hanlan by Wendy...
Growing up on the Toronto Islands in the 1860s, Ned Hanlan dreamed of rowing. The son of a poor Irish immigrant, he had neither the well-to-do background nor the big, bulky physique of most rowers of...
View ArticlePerfect Snow by Barbara Reid
Scott and Jim wake up one morning to discover that it has snowed during the night, and both boys are eager to get outside and start playing. While Jim imagine himself an explorer climbing mountains of...
View ArticleFrom There to Here by Laurel Croza and Matt James
The girl and her family used to live in a trailer at the edge of a gravel road in Saskatchewan, where her father was working on the construction of a hydro electric dam. There were forests of trees...
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