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Die With Me
A page-turning mystery in the tradition of Ruth Rendell, Die With Me is the first novel in the bestselling Mark Tartaglia series by Elena Forbes.
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In this sequel to Ticket to Curlew, Josie is glad to have a new friend arrive, someone with whom she can explore and dream about the future.
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Solid gold.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“It is very irritating to discover a wonderful book published too long ago to be an official 'book of the year.'...Jarman's collection is...brilliant. The writing is extraordinary, the stories are gripping, it is something new.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA.S. Byatt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"A.S. 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19 Knives
Jarman's short stories employ dazzling linguistic verve and staggering metaphoric powers in every sentence.
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/ grades 9
and up
The Betrayal of Africa
This book in the Groundworks Guides series shows that today a real possibility for positive change in Africa now exists.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Being Muslim
Being Muslim is a primer on Islam past and present, meant to be read by people of all ages, regions, and religions.
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Two Moons in August
Martha Brooks deftly explores the worlds of mourning, family, friendship and love in this moving novel about healing and hope.
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The Sentinel
A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.
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The poems of Revolver are a daring marriage of brilliant technical skill and explosive imagination.
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But he still has the birthday gift she gave him - a stationery set, complete with stamped envelopes - because she wants him to keep sending stories.\nSo Owen nervously begins to write Sylvia about all the things that are going on in his life. How his little brother, Leonard, got his head stuck in the banister. The disastrous camping trip with his irritating girl cousins. How his noew baby cousin will only stop screaming if Owen carries her.\nAnd he tells her about the most bewildering drama to hit the Skye household yet, when the boys' father quits his insurance job to write a novel, and all the Skyes have to cope with the consequences.\nReaders and writers of all ages will easily identify as Owen wrestles with his poor spelling, with his writer's insecurity, and with his deep desire to tell Sylvia the truth about what is going on in his life, and in his heart.\n\nAlan Cumyn is a highly acclaimed author of books for children and adults. His most recent novel, The Famished Lover, sequel to The Sojourn (named among the top Canadian novels of 2003 by the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, Maclean's and Quill \u0026 Quire), was long-listed for the Giller Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin literary award.\nAlan's two previous children's books, The Secret Life of Owen Skye and After Sylvia, received rave reviews and award recognition. The Secret Life of Owen Skye won the Mr. Christie Book Award and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, and was nominated for the Governor General's Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Rocky Mountain Award and the Pacific Northwest Libraries Association Young Readers Choice Award. After Sylvia was nominated for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award as well as the prestigious TD Children's Literature Award. It has also been adapted for the stage.\nAlan is past chari of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN Canada. 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Dear Sylvia
The third in the highly praised Owen Skye series following The Secret Life of Owen Skye and After Silvia.
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The Secret Life of Owen Skye
Owen Skye is skinny and quiet and has big ears. He does everything his older brother says, while trying to stay one step ahead of his little brother.
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ages 8
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to 6
After Sylvia
A captivating sequel to The Secret Life of Owen Skye that captures perfectly the bewilderment and joy of being a kid.
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Slavery Today
Written by leading experts, this Groundwork Guide examines modern slavery, and empowers readers to get involved in the global anti-slavery movement.
