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{"id":6816107855931,"title":"Belonging","handle":"belonging","description":"Never has the world experienced greater movement of peoples from one country to another, from one continent to another. These seismic shifts in population have brought about huge challenges for all societies. In this year’s Massey Lectures, Canada’s twenty-sixth Governor General and bestselling author Adrienne Clarkson argues that a sense of belonging is a necessary mediation between an individual and a society. She masterfully chronicles the evolution of citizenship throughout the ages: from the genesis of the idea of the citizen in ancient Greece, to the medieval structures of guilds and class; from the revolutionary period which gave birth to the modern nation-state, to present-day citizenship based on shared values, consensus, and pluralism. 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Belonging
Former Governor General and bestselling author Adrienne Clarkson delivers the 2014 CBC Massey Lectures on citizenship.
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This All Happened
The A List edition of Michael Winter’s brilliant fictional memoir, This All Happened depicts one man’s descent from love to fury over a calendar year.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Read Me a Story, Stella
Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading, sharing her new pastime with contagious enthusiasm.
Ah Ma's Home
A child worries that the home she now shares with her grandma can’t compare to the wondrous stories of Ah Ma’s childhood in China.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Boogy & Tee and Twinkle & Hew
Two boats at sea, struck by a storm, are impacted very differently — a tale about economic inequality and climate change, patterned on a classic poem.
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The Rayburn Affair
Art, ambition, and desire collide when an aspiring writer becomes entangled in the marriage and creative life of her literary idol.
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Angel Square
Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.
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to 8
/ grades P
to 3
Makade Asin / Black Stone
Inspired by an Ojibwe story, Black Stone is an English/Anishinaabemowin picture book that encourages young readers to find their own inner strength.
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The Body Riddle
What if the body you fought for no longer fits the life you built before it?
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Fly Away Home
Driven from her nest, Little Bird crosses paths with other migrating animals, including humans, looking for a safe place to call home.
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Ultra Blue
Ultra Blue is a sequence of poems about the emotional lives of boys and the challenges of growing up within contemporary masculinity.
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Innie Shadows
A taut and unsparing novel about a community plagued by violence, drugs, corruption, and prejudice—but where love and justice prevail.
