{"title":"OLA Best Bets 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat are the Best Bets? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The OLA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"markxj77abzs3\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"marktj16umzh6\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Committee reads and evaluates Canadian books (either written or illustrated by a Canadian or someone living in Canada) that were published in the given calendar year.  The categories include Picture books, Junior Fiction, Junior Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Young Adult Nonfiction. On average, hundreds of books are enthusiastically read and discussed.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forever-truffle","title":"Forever Truffle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault are back with a new graphic novel, this time featuring Truffle, younger brother, best friend, aspiring rockstar …\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Truffle in three linked stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn “Truffle the Rockstar,” Truffle wants to form a band with his best friends Flo and Riad. They can already picture themselves on stage, wowing the crowd with epic songs. They still have to learn how to play instruments … but that’s just a minor detail!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver since Truffle asked Nina to be his girlfriend, they have been shy around each other. In “Truffle Loves Nina,” Truffle asks his parents, his friend Riad, his big brother, Louis, and the man who works at the library, for advice on how to let his heart do the talking. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn “Truffle Tackles Existence,” Truffle attends his great-grandmother’s funeral, which gets him thinking about the world around him. Are grandparents young once, too? Does Rocket, the dog that his family had to give up, still think about him sometimes? Do people stop loving each other if they don’t see each other anymore?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eLouis Undercover\u003c\/em\u003e will be delighted that Truffle — Louis’s funny, music-loving little brother — now has his own book!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecomic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecomic strips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e\nAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"hardcover","offer_id":40954622083131,"sku":"9781773060705","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"EPUB, fixed","offer_id":40954622541883,"sku":"9781773065830","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","offer_id":40954622672955,"sku":"9781773065847","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/files\/BNCImageAPI_286721d4-2e80-4d96-b99c-cbe539e3b758.jpg?v=1731051279"}],"url":"https:\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/collections\/ola-best-bets-2023.oembed","provider":"House of Anansi Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}