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The case of the rigged race

Hutchinson, Michael, 1971-


Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide. But during the Teen Sled Race, the lead dog is the victim of a frightening accident that may be more than it seems.
Date Published:2022

Calcium and the alkaline earth metals

Saunders, N. (Nigel)


Provides an overview of the periodic table, particularly calcium and the alkaline earth metals, describing where these elements are found, how their atomic number is assigned, and uses for each element.
Date Published:2003

Electromagnetic attraction (electricity and magnetism)


Eric makes an electromagnet using a nail, insulated electrical wire, electrical tape and a battery. Electricity passing through the wire creates a magnetic field, and makes the metal rod act like a magnet. It's not magic, it's science!
Date Published:2019

Be a bridge

Latham, Irene,


"Upbeat rhyming verse and colorful illustrations of a diverse group of students invite readers to "be a bridge" by taking actions that foster inclusivity, respect, and connection"--
Date Published:2022

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Rowling, J. K.


Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason: Harry Potter is a Wizard.
Date Published:1997

Lac Adélard

Blais, François, 1973-,


Dans son journal intime daté de 1989, Rose-Marie relate les événements étranges qui se déroulent dans les bois où elle se terre avec sa maman et le petit copain de cette dernière à la suite de son propre enlèvement et d'un vol d'argent. Avec l'aide du mystérieux Robot, un homme de la région, ils attendent patiemment que la poussière retombe, mais rien ne se déroule comme prévu... Trente ans plus tard, Élie Bournival voit ses souhaits les plus fous se réaliser lorsqu'il réussit à attirer l'attention de la jolie Anna Guillot. Lorsqu'il découvre l'intérêt de cette dernière pour les fantômes, l'adolescent lui propose une expédition au lac Adélard, un étang aux eaux sombres, perdu dans la forêt mauricienne et ne figurant sur aucune carte, où plusieurs affirment avoir aperçu le spectre d'une fillette tenant une cage d'oiseau se balader sur les rails de chemin de fer. L'expédition est contre toute attente l'occasion de déterrer une affaire non résolue et de bien sombres secrets. Soudain, le passé les rattrape...
Date Published:2019

Dans son journal intime daté de 1989, Rose-Marie relate les événements étranges qui se déroulent dans les bois où elle se terre avec sa maman et le petit copain de cette dernière à la suite de son propre enlèvement et d'un vol d'argent. Avec l'aide du mystérieux Robot, un homme de la région, ils attendent patiemment que la poussière retombe, mais rien ne se déroule comme prévu... Trente ans plus tard, Élie Bournival voit ses souhaits les plus fous se réaliser lorsqu'il réussit à attirer l'attention de la jolie Anna Guillot. Lorsqu'il découvre l'intérêt de cette dernière pour les fantômes, l'adolescent lui propose une expédition au lac Adélard, un étang aux eaux sombres, perdu dans la forêt mauricienne et ne figurant sur aucune carte, où plusieurs affirment avoir aperçu le spectre d'une fillette tenant une cage d'oiseau se balader sur les rails de chemin de fer. L'expédition est contre toute attente l'occasion de déterrer une affaire non résolue et de bien sombres secrets. Soudain, le passé les rattrape...

Date Published:2019

Resist : a story of D-Day

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Includes a sneak peek at Alan Gratz's novel Allies. When French-Algerian Samira's mother is arrested by the Nazis, Samira must go on a journey through Nazi-occupied France to save her before it is too late...on the same day as D-Day.
Date Published:2025

War games

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Twelve-year-old Evie travels to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics where she witnesses Hitler's terror on the German people and plans to steal from a Nazi bank with two fellow Olympic athletes.
Date Published:2025

The case of the rigged race

Hutchinson, Michael, 1971-


Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide. But during the Teen Sled Race, the lead dog is the victim of a frightening accident that may be more than it seems.
Date Published:2022

Brotherhood of sleeping car porters


In 1945, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway that included salary increases, vacation and overtime pay. It also gave porters like Stanley G. Grizzle the right to wear name tags so that passengers would call them by their names.
Date Published:2019

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne


In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Date Published:2008

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Date Published:2008

O.K., K.O., O.K. v. 3 no. 1


Description based on volume 3, issue 1, June 2024. O.K., K.O., O.K. is a magazine of work by writers and artists from secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The young people who contributed to this magazine were asked to submit work that is personally authentic; that challenges and disrupts past and present colonial narratives; and that inspires increasingly responsible relationships between Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous communities now and into the future.
Date Published:2024

Description based on volume 3, issue 1, June 2024. O.K., K.O., O.K. is a magazine of work by writers and artists from secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The young people who contributed to this magazine were asked to submit work that is personally authentic; that challenges and disrupts past and present colonial narratives; and that inspires increasingly responsible relationships between Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous communities now and into the future.

Date Published:2024

Fossil finds (fossils)


Eric learns about fossils and dinosaurs that lived over 65 million years ago! It's not magic, it's science... it's STEM! Educational Gist: Understanding the link between dinosaurs and the animals of today, and how fossils are formed.
Date Published:2019

Airlift Afghanistan : Canada's Mission Leaves Many Behind. October 2021


From the Curio channel: News in Review. When the United States declared it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September 2021, Canada came under pressure to evacuate its allies. Thousands of Afghans who had assisted both Canada and the U.S. with the war effort would be at risk if they remained in the country. But as U.S. troops withdrew, Taliban forces were able to move into the vacuum, quickly regaining territory. When the air bridge closed many were left behind.
Date Published:2021

From the Curio channel: News in Review. When the United States declared it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September 2021, Canada came under pressure to evacuate its allies. Thousands of Afghans who had assisted both Canada and the U.S. with the war effort would be at risk if they remained in the country. But as U.S. troops withdrew, Taliban forces were able to move into the vacuum, quickly regaining territory. When the air bridge closed many were left behind.

Date Published:2021

Chief Joe Capilano : the Squamish leader who inspired a century of activism


In 1906, Chief Joe Capilano led a delegation of Chiefs to England to meet with King Edward VII and ask for justice for Indigenous peoples. Chief Joe Capilano (S7ápelek) was an influential Squamish leader who campaigned for Indigenous rights and title. After his visit to England in 1906 to speak with King Edward VII, he toured British Columbia, speaking with other First Nations. He left a legacy of activism that has spanned over a century.
Date Published:2021

In 1906, Chief Joe Capilano led a delegation of Chiefs to England to meet with King Edward VII and ask for justice for Indigenous peoples. Chief Joe Capilano (S7ápelek) was an influential Squamish leader who campaigned for Indigenous rights and title. After his visit to England in 1906 to speak with King Edward VII, he toured British Columbia, speaking with other First Nations. He left a legacy of activism that has spanned over a century.

Date Published:2021

Wonder

Palacio, R. J.,


Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2012

Drama

Telgemeier, Raina


Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Date Published:2012

The Asbestos strike


One of the longest and most violent labour conflicts in Quebec history, the 1949 Asbestos Strike paralyzed major asbestos mines in Quebec for almost five months. Journalist Gérard Pelletier is well known for his reporting on the Strike for Le Devoir.
Date Published:2019

Portia White : the African-Canadian contralto singer who won international acclaim


Portia White was a teacher and singer, and the first African-Canadian contralto to win international acclaim. "Nobody ever told me to sing. I'm the daughter of a Baptist minister - I was born singing." From humble beginnings in Truro, Nova Scotia, Portia White would go on to conquer the international stage as one of the best classical contraltos of the 20th century.
Date Published:2022

Minecraft : the manga. 1 /

Seto, Kazuyoshi,


This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Mainkurafuto sekai no hate eno tabi. Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could stand in his way? Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he's always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie . . . and this one can talk!
Date Published:2025

This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Mainkurafuto sekai no hate eno tabi. Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could stand in his way? Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he's always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie . . . and this one can talk!

Date Published:2025