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Smouldering Fires
Smouldering Fires
by Anya Seton
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Fast-paced and dynamic, this novel explores the subconscious mind of a shy high school senior whose troubled dream life parallels that of another girl who lived more than 200 years earlier. Amy Delatour is a misfit in the well-to-do community where she... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #16: Arctic Storm
Canadian Flyer Adventures #16: Arctic Storm
by Frieda Wishinsky
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Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emilys attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart soar high in Nova Scotias skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Underground... (read more)

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Winter Shadows
Winter Shadows
by Margaret Buffie
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Cass feels the long winter shadows on her heart. Her mother died of cancer and her father has remarried a woman who has moved into their old Manitoba house with her nasty, babyish daughter and an attitude that's very hard to take. Christmas promises to... (read more)

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Return to the Sea
Return to the Sea
by Heidi Jardine Stoddart
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A young girl and her family set off on a summer road trip from Ontario to the Canadian Maritimes. On their way to their grandparents' cottage in New Brunswick they visit many of the most famous tourist attractions east of Ontario: historic Quebec City... (read more)

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Magda's Tortillas/Las Tortillas de Magda
Magda's Tortillas/Las Tortillas de Magda
by B Chavarria Chairez
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Children's book. Bilingual edition. Latino/Latina Studies. A brightly illustrated story of little Magda, on whose seventh birthday learns the art of tortilla making from her grandmother.... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #12: On the Case! (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
Canadian Flyer Adventures #12: On the Case! (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
by Frieda Wishinsky
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When friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez discovered the old red sled in Emilys attic, they never dreamed it had magical powers. But when they rubbed the sleds maple leaf logo, they suddenly found themselves in the year 1577, helping Martin Frobisher... (read more)

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Apples and the Fallen Idols: When Americans Invaded the Canadas a Boy Defined Courage
Apples and the Fallen Idols: When Americans Invaded the Canadas a Boy Defined Courage
by D. Richard Truman
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When his mother dies of influenza, a five-year-old boy is dropped off at the doorstep of Mr. Piggles, the proprietor of the York Soap Factory. Cared for by Penelope, Mr. Piggles' daughter, this green-eyed boy with red, curly hair is called Apples. Ten... (read more)

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Out of the Deeps
Out of the Deeps
by Anne Laurel Carter
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Do you remember two years ago, the day you chose my pit pony in Christie's barn? Dad asked. Savino nodded. He'd liked the slender pony with the big shock of golden hair immediately. That one, Dad. The pony whinnied, nodding his head, as if to say Good... (read more)

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Silver Rain
Silver Rain
by Lois Peterson
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Abandoned by her father during the Depression, eleven-year-old Elsie lives in the garage behind her old house with her mother, grandmother Nan and out-of-work uncle. Elsie's friend Scoop accompanies her as she searches for her father in the city... (read more)

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On a Canadian Day: Nine Story Voyages Through History
On a Canadian Day: Nine Story Voyages Through History
by Rona Arato
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What better way for a young reader to truly understand another time than to get an intimate look at the daily life of another child? In On a Canadian Day Rona Arato introduces nine engaging children, using their stories to place young readers perfectly... (read more)

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Wingman: One Boy, One Small Town, and the Avro Arrow
Wingman: One Boy, One Small Town, and the Avro Arrow
by Clare Murray
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ONE BOY: Mickey has a problem. His world revolves around the new Avro Arrow plane and the soon-to-be-installed Iroquois engines. Word is they'll make it the fastest plane in the world, except... they're loud enough to kill Has anyone thought of the... (read more)

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Shadows of Disaster
Shadows of Disaster
by Cathy Beveridge
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In this fascinating historical novel, twelve-year-old Jolene travels back in time to the year 1903 and finds herself in the coal mining town of Frank on the eve of Canada's deadliest rockslide. Disguised as a boy, Jolene must face the wrath of an... (read more)

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Wild Geese
Wild Geese
by Caroline Pignat
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Wild Geese, the sequel to the Governor General’s Award winning novel Greener Grass, follows Kit Byrne and her friend Mick O’Toole after fleeing famine ravaged Ireland. Across the  Atlantic a notorious “coffin ship”, through... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #15: Make It Fair!
Canadian Flyer Adventures #15: Make It Fair!
by Frieda Wishinsky
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Friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez have discovered that the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled they found in the attic of Emilys new house, holds amazing powers. So far, their adventures to the past have brought them face to face with pirates, Vikings,... (read more)

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Hurry, Freedom (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
Hurry, Freedom (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
by Frieda Wishinsky
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An antique sled with amazing powers has taken Emily and Matt across the continent and all through time. Theyve come face to face with pirates, prospectors, the Vikings, and even dinosaurs. Now, in the seventh title in the Canadian Flyer Adventures series,... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #10: Lost in the Snow
Canadian Flyer Adventures #10: Lost in the Snow
by Frieda Wishinsky
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In this adventure, Emily and Matt land in a small house near Quebec City in the mid-1600s. There they meet Marie, whose father is about to marry one of the filles du roi, the women the King of France is encouraging to go to Quebec to marry settlers... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #01: Beware, Pirates!
Canadian Flyer Adventures #01: Beware, Pirates!
by Frieda Wishinsky
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The old Canadian Flyer in the attic of Emilys new house looks like just another old sled. But when eight-year-old Emily and nine-year-old Matt rub the sleds maple leaf logo, they suddenly find themselves transported from the dusty old attic to Frobisher... (read more)

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Canadian Flyer Adventures #11: Far from Home
Canadian Flyer Adventures #11: Far from Home
by Frieda Wishinsky
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This time Matt and Emily board a ship heading for Halifax at the beginning of World War II. There they meet Brits Kate and her little brother, John, sent to Canada to escape the blitz. As they are about to dock, a desperate Kate cant find John anywhere... (read more)

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Faster Than Wind
Faster Than Wind
by Steve Pitt
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It is 1900, and 14-year-old Bertie McCross is a newspaper boy in downtown Toronto. Berties family has fallen on hard times and can use every penny he brings home from hawking newspapers on the frigid streets. However, in order to do that Bertie has to... (read more)

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Crazy for Gold (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
Crazy for Gold (Canadian Flyer Adventures)
by Frieda Wishinsky
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After being transported to the Cretaceous period in Danger, Dinosaurs! Emily and Matt, the inquisitive duo, are ready for another time-traveling adventure. So with sketchbook and digital recorder in hand, they once again rub the sleds magic logo. This... (read more)

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