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Amulet. 4, The last council /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Once-busy streets are deserted, and townspeople live in fear. Emily is soon escorted to the Academy, where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council. As the number of competitors gets smaller, an awful secret is slowly uncovered, and all that Emily fights for could be destroyed.
Date Published:2011

Water Waste


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Canadians think we have plenty of it, but water is a valuable resource we already waste. In the coming decades we'll need solutions to our wasted water. Find out how science is looking way down the road and coming up with a plan.
Date Published:2014

Transphobia : deal with it and be a gender transcender

Skelton, J Wallace,


Who do you think you are? Part of identity is how people experience their gender. Transphobia is intolerance of any part of the range of gender identity. This accessible, illustrated book offers information, quizzes, comics and true-to-life scenarios to help kids better understand gender identity and determine what they can do to identify and counter transphobia in their schools, homes and communities. Considered from the viewpoint of gender explorers, gender enforcers and witnesses, transphobic behaviour is identified, examined and put into a context that kids can use to understand and accept themselves and others for whatever gender they are -- even if that's no gender at all!
Date Published:2016

Who do you think you are? Part of identity is how people experience their gender. Transphobia is intolerance of any part of the range of gender identity. This accessible, illustrated book offers information, quizzes, comics and true-to-life scenarios to help kids better understand gender identity and determine what they can do to identify and counter transphobia in their schools, homes and communities. Considered from the viewpoint of gender explorers, gender enforcers and witnesses, transphobic behaviour is identified, examined and put into a context that kids can use to understand and accept themselves and others for whatever gender they are -- even if that's no gender at all!

Date Published:2016

The long haul

Kinney, Jeff


The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns-- with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls-- but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Date Published:2014

The getaway

Kinney, Jeff,


Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
Date Published:2017

Dog Man. 7, For whom the ball rolls /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives, Petey must face his past to understand the difference between being good and doing good.
Date Published:2019

Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess

Russell, Rachel Renee


When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.
Date Published:2012

The proudest blue : a story of hijab and family

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-,


Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.
Date Published:2019

British Columbia : the best place on earth



Date Published:2010

If the world were a village : a book about the world's people

Smith, David J. (David Julian), 1944-



Date Published:2002

The Baby-sitters club. 11, Good-bye Stacey, good-bye /

Epstein, Gabriela,


Based on: Good-bye Stacey, good-bye / Ann M. Martin. Stacey McGill is moving back to New York, and her friends must face the sadness of saying good-bye, hunt down the perfect farewell gift, and take on the difficult task of filling Stacey's place in the Baby-sitters Club.
Date Published:2022

Dog Man. 11, Twenty thousand fleas under the sea /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Piggy is back, and his newest plot is his most diabolical yet. Dog Man and the rest of your favorite characters must join together. What new villains are on the horizon? Where are they all coming from? And who will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies?
Date Published:2023

The meltdown

Kinney, Jeff


When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.
Date Published:2018

That's not my name!

Syed, Anoosha,


Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.
Date Published:2022

Baby-sitters little sister. 7, Karen's haircut /

Farina, Katy,


Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin. Chiefly illustrations. Deciding a new haircut will give her the boost she needs, Karen is devastated when the hairstylist cuts her hair all wrong and wonders if she will ever get back to feeling like her usual confident self.
Date Published:2023

Shi-shi-etko

Campbell, Nicola I.


In just four days, young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather's paddle song. Her mother, father and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. And so Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.
Date Published:2005

In just four days, young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather's paddle song. Her mother, father and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. And so Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.

Date Published:2005

Who's who in an urban community

Miller, Jake, 1969-



Date Published:2005

Who's who in a rural community

Miller, Jake, 1969-


Includes index.
Date Published:2005

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.

Meltzer, Brad


A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement.
Date Published:2016

Who's who in a neighborhood

Miller, Jake, 1969-


Includes index.
Date Published:2005