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The words we share

Wong, Jack, 1985-


Ever since they moved to Canada, he relies on her to translate for him from English to Chinese. Angie is happy to help: when they go to restaurants, at the grocery store, and, one day, when her dad needs help writing some signs for his work. Building off her success with her dad's signs, Angie offers her translation skills to others in their community. She's thrilled when her new business takes off, until one of her clients says he's unhappy with her work. When her dad offers to help, she can't imagine how he could.
Date Published:2023

Ever since they moved to Canada, he relies on her to translate for him from English to Chinese. Angie is happy to help: when they go to restaurants, at the grocery store, and, one day, when her dad needs help writing some signs for his work. Building off her success with her dad's signs, Angie offers her translation skills to others in their community. She's thrilled when her new business takes off, until one of her clients says he's unhappy with her work. When her dad offers to help, she can't imagine how he could.

Date Published:2023

PAWS. 2, Mindy makes some space /

Fairbairn, Nathan,


Best friends Gabby, Priya, and Mindy's dog business, PAWS, is booming, but Mindy between her mom starting to date and a new classmate wanting to join PAWS, Mindy is having a hard time sharing her feeling with her friends.
Date Published:2022

All the colors we are : the story of how we get our skin color = Todos los colores de nuestra piel : la historia de por qué tenemos diferentes colores de piel

Kissinger, Katie, 1951-


In English and Spanish. "First edition 1994"--Title page verso. Explains, in simple terms, the reasons for skin color, how it is determined by heredity, and how various environmental factors affect it.
Date Published:2014

Amazing Grace

Hoffman, Mary, 1945-,


Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Date Published:2015

Merci Suárez changes gears

Medina, Meg.


"Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna's jealousy. Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci's grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately -- forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. No one in her family will tell Merci what's going on, so she's left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school."--Provided by publish.
Date Published:2018

"Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna's jealousy. Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci's grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately -- forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. No one in her family will tell Merci what's going on, so she's left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school."--Provided by publish.

Date Published:2018

Gnome is where your heart is

Lyall, Casey,


Eleven-year-old Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited her grandfather thirty years ago, but she is running out of time to prove it before Grandpa Walt's memory fades.
Date Published:2023

Reste assise, Éloïse

B.-Pilon, Nancy, 1982-,


Éloïse change d’école, mais pour elle qui est en fauteuil roulant, passer d’une école spécialisée à une école de quartier n’est pas si simple. Puisqu’elle peut se déplacer, manger, s’habiller et apprendre aussi bien que les autres élèves, ce n’est pas ça qui présente un réel défi; c’est l’attitude de ceux qui veulent tout faire à sa place, pour que ce soit plus facile pour elle. Éloïse devra prouver qu’elle aussi, elle peut!
Date Published:2023

Éloïse change d’école, mais pour elle qui est en fauteuil roulant, passer d’une école spécialisée à une école de quartier n’est pas si simple. Puisqu’elle peut se déplacer, manger, s’habiller et apprendre aussi bien que les autres élèves, ce n’est pas ça qui présente un réel défi; c’est l’attitude de ceux qui veulent tout faire à sa place, pour que ce soit plus facile pour elle. Éloïse devra prouver qu’elle aussi, elle peut!

Date Published:2023

The big sting

Delaney, Rachelle.


Eleven-year-old Leo is an "armchair adventurer," preferring adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk taker. So when his family visits Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to avoid -- from the deep, dark ocean to Grandpa's old barn that looks like it might collapse. But nothing on the island is more fearsome than Grandpa himself -- Leo has never met anyone so grumpy! Mom says Grandpa is still grieving the recent death of Grandma, a beekeeper beloved by everyone on the island. When Grandma's beehives go missing, Grandpa vows to track down the sticky-fingered thieves, and soon Leo finds himself exactly where he doesn't want to be: stuck on an adventure with risk-taking Lizzie and reckless Grandpa -- plus a stray kitten named Mayhem!
Date Published:2023

Eleven-year-old Leo is an "armchair adventurer," preferring adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk taker. So when his family visits Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to avoid -- from the deep, dark ocean to Grandpa's old barn that looks like it might collapse. But nothing on the island is more fearsome than Grandpa himself -- Leo has never met anyone so grumpy! Mom says Grandpa is still grieving the recent death of Grandma, a beekeeper beloved by everyone on the island. When Grandma's beehives go missing, Grandpa vows to track down the sticky-fingered thieves, and soon Leo finds himself exactly where he doesn't want to be: stuck on an adventure with risk-taking Lizzie and reckless Grandpa -- plus a stray kitten named Mayhem!

Date Published:2023

Benny the bananasaurus rex

Holden, Sarabeth, 1982-


Benny loves bananas. He eats them morning, noon, and night. He even rides a bike with a yellow banana seat. In fact, Benny has a secret -- he hopes one days he will turn into a banana! And if there is one thing Benny knows, it's that with a little imagination anything is possible. A story of a little boy who can be anything he wants to be (whether it's a dinosaur, or a banana, or both!) with a big imagination.
Date Published:2022

Benny loves bananas. He eats them morning, noon, and night. He even rides a bike with a yellow banana seat. In fact, Benny has a secret -- he hopes one days he will turn into a banana! And if there is one thing Benny knows, it's that with a little imagination anything is possible. A story of a little boy who can be anything he wants to be (whether it's a dinosaur, or a banana, or both!) with a big imagination.

Date Published:2022

Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH

O'Brien, Robert C.


Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
Date Published:1986

Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back

Wesley, Gloria,


The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it.
Date Published:2019

The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it.

Date Published:2019

Moose en el mercado

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-


Translation of: Moose at the market. "Un libro de los lectores florecientes". Crabtree Read-Along eBooks feature embedded human voice narration. Moose is no ordinary dog! When his owner, Frank, leaves for the day, Moose goes shopping. When Frank returns home, he's happy to see his shelves are well stocked. And Moose is happy to see that Frank did a little shopping of his own!
Date Published:2022

Moose con una caja de herramientas

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-


Translation of: Moose with a tool box. "Un libro de los lectores florecientes". Crabtree Read-Along eBooks feature embedded human voice narration. Moose is no ordinary dog! When his owner, Frank, goes off to band practice, Moose gets out his tool box. Frank's house needs work! Moose hammers. Moose nails. Moose fixes things that are broken--Frank's chair, the fence, the TV, even the leaky toilet! Frank is happy to see what his pet has done. He and Moose enjoy a dinner for two in their cozy home.
Date Published:2022

Translation of: Moose with a tool box. "Un libro de los lectores florecientes". Crabtree Read-Along eBooks feature embedded human voice narration. Moose is no ordinary dog! When his owner, Frank, goes off to band practice, Moose gets out his tool box. Frank's house needs work! Moose hammers. Moose nails. Moose fixes things that are broken--Frank's chair, the fence, the TV, even the leaky toilet! Frank is happy to see what his pet has done. He and Moose enjoy a dinner for two in their cozy home.

Date Published:2022

Le carnaval de Malaika

Hohn, Nadia L.,


Malaika est extrêmement heureuse de retrouver sa mère (voir ##Le costume de Malaika), mais beaucoup moins d'assister au mariage de cette dernière avec un Canadien français qui est déjà papa d'une petite fille. Une petite rouquin qui lui annonce avec joie qu'ils formeront une famille reconstituée. Après une cérémonie célébrée selon les traditions caribéennes, Malaika quitte ainsi avec beaucoup de regrets sa famille et sa terre natale pour déménager à Québec. Elle y découvre le froid mordant et une nouvelle école qu'elle déteste puisque personne n'y comprend son accent. Quant au Carnaval de Québec, elle n'y voit pas les costumes qu'elle aimait tant chez elle et évacue sa colère en détruisant un château de neige à coups de pieds sous le regard attristé de sa demi-soeur. Réussira-t-elle à s'adapter à son nouvel environnement? [SDM].
Date Published:2018

Malaika est extrêmement heureuse de retrouver sa mère (voir ##Le costume de Malaika), mais beaucoup moins d'assister au mariage de cette dernière avec un Canadien français qui est déjà papa d'une petite fille. Une petite rouquin qui lui annonce avec joie qu'ils formeront une famille reconstituée. Après une cérémonie célébrée selon les traditions caribéennes, Malaika quitte ainsi avec beaucoup de regrets sa famille et sa terre natale pour déménager à Québec. Elle y découvre le froid mordant et une nouvelle école qu'elle déteste puisque personne n'y comprend son accent. Quant au Carnaval de Québec, elle n'y voit pas les costumes qu'elle aimait tant chez elle et évacue sa colère en détruisant un château de neige à coups de pieds sous le regard attristé de sa demi-soeur. Réussira-t-elle à s'adapter à son nouvel environnement? [SDM].

Date Published:2018

A Coyote solstice tale

King, Thomas, 1943-



Date Published:2009

Line and tone

Flux, Paul, 1952-



Date Published:2001

Footprints and shadows

Dodd, Anne W.


Discusses, in the form of a story, where footprints and shadows go, as when footprints in the snow melt away or shadows are dispelled by light.
Date Published:1992

Cinderella's rat

Meddaugh, Susan


"Walter Lorraine books" One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
Date Published:1997

To hope and back : the journey of the St. Louis

Kacer, Kathy, 1954-



Date Published:2011

I am not a number

Dupuis, Jenny Kay,


When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. But where will they hide? And what will happen when her parents disobey the law?
Date Published:2016

When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from, despite the efforts of the nuns who are in charge at the school and who tell her that she is not to use her own name but instead use the number they have assigned to her. When she goes home for summer holidays, Irene's parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. But where will they hide? And what will happen when her parents disobey the law?

Date Published:2016