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The children of Willesden Lane : a true story of hope and survival during World War II

Golabek, Mona,


The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.
Date Published:2017

Little brother

Doctorow, Cory


"A Tom Doherty Associates Book." After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
Date Published:2008

A teacher's guide to mentor texts : grade 6-12

Marchetti, Allison,


"This book is a practical guide to using mentor texts in the teaching of writing in middle and high school classrooms"--
Date Published:2021

21 things you may not know about the Indian Act

Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-


"Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. The Indian Act, after 141 years, continues to shape, control, and constrain the lives and opportunities of Indigenous peoples, and is at the root of many lasting stereotypes. Bob Joseph's book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph explains how Indigenous peoples can step out from under the Indian Act and return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance-and why doing so would result in a better country for every Canadian. He dissects the complex issues around truth and reconciliation, and clearly demonstrates why learning about the Indian Act's cruel, enduring legacy is essential for the country to move toward true reconciliation."--
Date Published:2018

"Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. The Indian Act, after 141 years, continues to shape, control, and constrain the lives and opportunities of Indigenous peoples, and is at the root of many lasting stereotypes. Bob Joseph's book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph explains how Indigenous peoples can step out from under the Indian Act and return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance-and why doing so would result in a better country for every Canadian. He dissects the complex issues around truth and reconciliation, and clearly demonstrates why learning about the Indian Act's cruel, enduring legacy is essential for the country to move toward true reconciliation."--

Date Published:2018

Indigenous storywork : educating the heart, mind, body, and spirit

Archibald, Jo-Ann


The journey begins -- Coyote searching for the bone needle -- Learning about storywork from Stó:lō elders -- The power of stories to educate the heart -- Storywork in action -- Storywork pedagogy -- A give-away. Indigenous oral narratives are an important source for, and component of, Coast Salish knowledge systems. Stories are not only to be recounted and passed down; they are also intended as tools for teaching.
Date Published:2008

The journey begins -- Coyote searching for the bone needle -- Learning about storywork from Stó:lō elders -- The power of stories to educate the heart -- Storywork in action -- Storywork pedagogy -- A give-away. Indigenous oral narratives are an important source for, and component of, Coast Salish knowledge systems. Stories are not only to be recounted and passed down; they are also intended as tools for teaching.

Date Published:2008

Indigenous Toronto : stories that carry this place


"A collection of perspectives by and about Indigenous Toronto, past, present, and future. Beneath every major city in North America lies a deep and rich Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, and ignored. Few of its current inhabitants know that Toronto has seen 12,000 years of different peoples, including the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit, and a vibrant culture and history that thrives to this day. With original contributions by Indigenous elders, scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and historians about art, food, health, and more, this unique anthology explores the poles of erasure and cultural continuity that have come to define a crossroads city-region that was known as a meeting place long before the arrival of European settlers. Contributors include political scientist Hayden King, artist and curator Wanda Nanibush, chief Johl Whiteduck Ringuette, poet and broadcaster Duke Redbird, playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, educator Kerry Potts, writer/journalist Miles Morrisseau and photographer Nadya Kwandibens."--
Date Published:2021

"A collection of perspectives by and about Indigenous Toronto, past, present, and future. Beneath every major city in North America lies a deep and rich Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, and ignored. Few of its current inhabitants know that Toronto has seen 12,000 years of different peoples, including the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit, and a vibrant culture and history that thrives to this day. With original contributions by Indigenous elders, scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and historians about art, food, health, and more, this unique anthology explores the poles of erasure and cultural continuity that have come to define a crossroads city-region that was known as a meeting place long before the arrival of European settlers. Contributors include political scientist Hayden King, artist and curator Wanda Nanibush, chief Johl Whiteduck Ringuette, poet and broadcaster Duke Redbird, playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, educator Kerry Potts, writer/journalist Miles Morrisseau and photographer Nadya Kwandibens."--

Date Published:2021

Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge

Havrelock, Deidre,


Sustainable land and management and ecology -- Transportation -- Communications technology --Agriculture and food technology -- Health sciences -- Textile technology, clothing, and fashion -- Architecture and civil engineering -- Hunting and combat technology -- Mathematics -- Arts, sports, and recreation -- Traditional ecological knowledge and our sustainable future. Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. These are some of the scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spans topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture.
Date Published:2023

Sustainable land and management and ecology -- Transportation -- Communications technology --Agriculture and food technology -- Health sciences -- Textile technology, clothing, and fashion -- Architecture and civil engineering -- Hunting and combat technology -- Mathematics -- Arts, sports, and recreation -- Traditional ecological knowledge and our sustainable future. Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. These are some of the scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spans topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture.

Date Published:2023

Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants

Kimmerer, Robin Wall,


Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.
Date Published:2022

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

Date Published:2022

The barren grounds

Robertson, David, 1977-,


Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything -- including them.
Date Published:2020

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything -- including them.

Date Published:2020

Beast : a novel

Van Camp, Richard,


For as long as Lawson can remember, his life in a small Northwest Territories town has revolved around “the Treaty” between the Dogrib and the Chipewyan, set down centuries ago to prevent the return of bloody warfare between the two peoples. On the Dogrib side, Lawson and his family have done their best to keep the pact alive with the neighbouring Cranes, a family with ancestral ties to a revered Chipewyan war chief. However, it seems that one of the Cranes’ boys is doing all he can to revive the old conflict: Silver, fresh out of jail, has placed himself in the service of a cruel, ghoulish spirit bent on destroying the peace. Now it's up to Isaiah Valentine, a Cree Grass Dancer, Shari Burns, a Metis psychic, and Lawson Sauron, a Dogrib Yabati—or protector—to face what Silver Cranes has called back.
Date Published:2024

For as long as Lawson can remember, his life in a small Northwest Territories town has revolved around “the Treaty” between the Dogrib and the Chipewyan, set down centuries ago to prevent the return of bloody warfare between the two peoples. On the Dogrib side, Lawson and his family have done their best to keep the pact alive with the neighbouring Cranes, a family with ancestral ties to a revered Chipewyan war chief. However, it seems that one of the Cranes’ boys is doing all he can to revive the old conflict: Silver, fresh out of jail, has placed himself in the service of a cruel, ghoulish spirit bent on destroying the peace. Now it's up to Isaiah Valentine, a Cree Grass Dancer, Shari Burns, a Metis psychic, and Lawson Sauron, a Dogrib Yabati—or protector—to face what Silver Cranes has called back.

Date Published:2024

The haunted blizzard

Johnston, Aviaq,


A teenage girl walks home in a burgeoning blizzard, happy to have an unexpected snow day. Ignoring an Elder's warning about the terror the blizzard holds, she finds herself alone in her home with an unseen presence stalking and tormenting her. What does it want? And will she survive?
Date Published:2025

The trees talk

Scott, Jennifer,


The Trees Talk is a lyrical poem that teaches children about the wisdom of the trees. When our loved ones pass on to the next world, author Jennifer Scott encourages us to sit with the trees. They carry messages from our ancestors for each of us, if we just take the time to listen.
Date Published:2026

How do you make your own luck? : a math book about probability

Grider, Clayton Tobias,


What are the chances you love this book? This fun question and answer book has everything from real-life examples to hilarious illustrations to help you learn how to predict what might happen next, figure out if something is fair, and even count all the possibilities in games and beyond. Discover how math and luck go hand in hand and how you can understand the odds all around you!
Date Published:2026

The house that floated

Guojing, 1983-


In this wordless story, a family makes their home on a cliff overlooking the sea. They live peacefully, spending their days exploring the ocean and filling their home with warmth and laughter. But as seasons pass, the waters rise, bringing the tides closer to the clifftop and the house. When a powerful storm rages and giant waves engulf the cliff, the family must leave -- but not without their beloved home.
Date Published:2025

In this wordless story, a family makes their home on a cliff overlooking the sea. They live peacefully, spending their days exploring the ocean and filling their home with warmth and laughter. But as seasons pass, the waters rise, bringing the tides closer to the clifftop and the house. When a powerful storm rages and giant waves engulf the cliff, the family must leave -- but not without their beloved home.

Date Published:2025

One day : a true story of survival in the Holocaust

Rosen, Michael, 1946-


Eügne Handschuh was a Jew in Paris under Nazi occupation. Somehow, against the odds, he and his father survived--when so many others did not. This true-story picture book reminds us of the best of people, in the worst of times.
Date Published:2025

Origin

Cardozo, Nat, 1982-


Translation of : Origen. Meet twenty-two indigenous young people and discover how they're connected with their environments and striving to preserve their way of life.
Date Published:2025

A change is gonna come

Cooke, Sam.


Includes a list of featured historical events and figures, as well as a QR code link to Sam Cooke's recording of "A Change Is Gonna Come." An illustrated version of the civil rights anthem by Sam Cooke.
Date Published:2025

The gift of the great buffalo

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-


After days of no buffalo sightings, Rose, a young Métis-Ojibwe girl, defies instructions to stay at camp, dons her father's wolf skin, and successfully tracks a herd of buffalo.
Date Published:2025

I am my name : a girl's journey to finding her Cree family

Na'kuset (Indigenous advocate from the Cree Nation),


One night, a very young girl was removed from her home during Canada's Sixties Scoop, which tore children from their Indigenous communities. She woke in a new home, with a new family and a new name--her former life fading to a ghost of a memory. The only place she ever felt like she fit in was with her grandmother--her Bubbe--who listened to her and made her chicken soup and wrapped her in her loving arms. Until one day the girl discovered the truth. And her beloved Bubbe helped her on her journey to claim her identity, her voice--and her name. Together, Na'kuset and Judith Henderson tell the powerful story of the Indigenous experience for a child during the Sixities Scoop.
Date Published:2025

One night, a very young girl was removed from her home during Canada's Sixties Scoop, which tore children from their Indigenous communities. She woke in a new home, with a new family and a new name--her former life fading to a ghost of a memory. The only place she ever felt like she fit in was with her grandmother--her Bubbe--who listened to her and made her chicken soup and wrapped her in her loving arms. Until one day the girl discovered the truth. And her beloved Bubbe helped her on her journey to claim her identity, her voice--and her name. Together, Na'kuset and Judith Henderson tell the powerful story of the Indigenous experience for a child during the Sixities Scoop.

Date Published:2025

Body beautiful

Verde, Susan.


A celebration of the beauty, strength, and uniqueness of our bodies, highlighting their connection to nature, history, and personal growth.
Date Published:2025