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Abuelita and me

Carranza, Leonarda,


"In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. Warm, expressive illustrations by Rafael Mayani highlight the tenderness in Abuelita."--
Date Published:2022

Courage and compassion : ten Canadians who made a difference

Arato, Rona


Includes index. Jeanne Mance -- Josiah Henson -- Nellie McClung -- Lester B. Pearson -- Roger Obata -- June Callwood -- Judy Feld Carr -- Elijah Harper -- Craig Kielburger -- Hannah Taylor.
Date Published:2008

Les déracinés

Noël, Michel, 1944-,


Après avoir terminé ses études au pensionnat, Nipishish retourne vers les siens. Il retrouve avec grand bonheur Manie, sa mère adoptive, la forêt, les rivières et ses amis. Mais le jeune orphelin qui a déjà vécu de dures épreuves doit se résoudre à une nouvelle réalité: Manie et lui habitent maintenant dans une réserve. Même parmi les siens, Nipishish n'arrive plus à se sentir chez lui.
Date Published:2023

Après avoir terminé ses études au pensionnat, Nipishish retourne vers les siens. Il retrouve avec grand bonheur Manie, sa mère adoptive, la forêt, les rivières et ses amis. Mais le jeune orphelin qui a déjà vécu de dures épreuves doit se résoudre à une nouvelle réalité: Manie et lui habitent maintenant dans une réserve. Même parmi les siens, Nipishish n'arrive plus à se sentir chez lui.

Date Published:2023

Étrangère chez moi : une histoire vraie

Jordan-Fenton, Christy


Traduction de: A stranger at home. Suite de: Les bas du pensionnat. Margaret a dix ans et elle se réjouit à l'idée de rentrer à la maison après avoir passé deux ans dans un pensionnat. Mais quand elle retrouve enfin sa famille, sa mère ne la reconnaît pas et crie : "Pas ma fille!" Cet accueil n'est pas celui que Margaret espérait. Elle a oublié la langue de son peuple et a du mal à avaler la nourriture de sa mère. Margaret n'a même pas le droit de jouer avec son amie Agnès parce que les gens trouvent qu'elle ressemble trop aux étrangers détestés. Elle est devenue une étrangère parmi les siens.
Date Published:2024

Traduction de: A stranger at home. Suite de: Les bas du pensionnat. Margaret a dix ans et elle se réjouit à l'idée de rentrer à la maison après avoir passé deux ans dans un pensionnat. Mais quand elle retrouve enfin sa famille, sa mère ne la reconnaît pas et crie : "Pas ma fille!" Cet accueil n'est pas celui que Margaret espérait. Elle a oublié la langue de son peuple et a du mal à avaler la nourriture de sa mère. Margaret n'a même pas le droit de jouer avec son amie Agnès parce que les gens trouvent qu'elle ressemble trop aux étrangers détestés. Elle est devenue une étrangère parmi les siens.

Date Published:2024

Les bas du pensionnat : une histoire vraie

Jordan-Fenton, Christy


Titre original: Fatty legs. Curieuse et entêtée, sachant qu'elle y apprendrait à lire comme sa soeur, Olemaun Pokiak demande à ses parents de l'envoyer à l'école des Blancs. Après plusieurs refus, son père fléchit, mais la prévient que la vie au pensionnat catholique d'Aklavik ne sera pas rose. On tentera d'y polir sa culture d'Inuvialiut en lui donnant un nom occidental, en lui coupant les cheveux, elle lui faisant effectuer de dures corvées tout en lui imposant une discipline autoritaire. Forte de son désir de savoir lire un jour, l'enfant de 8 ans quitte son petit univers familier de l'île de Banks pour rejoindre, après cinq jours de voyages en mer, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Aguerrie, elle en ressort quelques années plus tard amère et blessées mais sans y avoir oublié qui elle est et d'où elle vient.
Date Published:2024

Titre original: Fatty legs. Curieuse et entêtée, sachant qu'elle y apprendrait à lire comme sa soeur, Olemaun Pokiak demande à ses parents de l'envoyer à l'école des Blancs. Après plusieurs refus, son père fléchit, mais la prévient que la vie au pensionnat catholique d'Aklavik ne sera pas rose. On tentera d'y polir sa culture d'Inuvialiut en lui donnant un nom occidental, en lui coupant les cheveux, elle lui faisant effectuer de dures corvées tout en lui imposant une discipline autoritaire. Forte de son désir de savoir lire un jour, l'enfant de 8 ans quitte son petit univers familier de l'île de Banks pour rejoindre, après cinq jours de voyages en mer, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Aguerrie, elle en ressort quelques années plus tard amère et blessées mais sans y avoir oublié qui elle est et d'où elle vient.

Date Published:2024

Franklin's pond phantom

Jennings, Sharon


The character Franklin was created by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark.
Date Published:2005

What makes a magnet?

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield, 1915-


Describes how magnets work and includes instructions for making a magnet and a compass.
Date Published:1996

What is the world made of? : all about solids, liquids, and gases

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner


In simple text, presents the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, and describes their attributes.
Date Published:1998

Hug a tree, Geronimo

Stilton, Geronimo,


Geronimo decides to buy his aunt's old farm where he used to spend the holidays. It's filled with memories from his childhood! There is a large oak tree in the yard that holds legendary secrets to unlock.
Date Published:2018

Thea Stilton and the Niagara splash

Stilton, Thea,


When a member of their group goes missing, the Thea sisters head to Niagara Falls to find him.
Date Published:2018

I'm too fond of my fur!

Stilton, Geronimo


Geronimo is determined to prove that he's a true friend, even if it means climbing Mouse Everest! Professor Paws von Volt needs him, so Geronimo sets out on an epic rescue mission with the help of his crazy family. But what is that looming shadow following him? And why is Geronimo the only mouse to see it?
Date Published:2020

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

I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

Ball, Georgia,


Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue.
Date Published:2023

Baby-sitters little sister. 5, Karen's school picture

Farina, Katy.


Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin. Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that Ricky is going to get it!.
Date Published:2021

Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin. Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that Ricky is going to get it!.

Date Published:2021

Alien escape

Stilton, Geronimo


Space mouse Geronimo Stiltonix must replace the batteries in his damaged spaceship by tracking down a rare element, but he is wary of a group of mysterious aliens who offer their help.
Date Published:2014

The super cup face-off

Stilton, Geronimo,


Translation of: Finale di supercoppa ... a Topazia!. Everymouse on Mouse Island was squeaking about The Super Cup! My two favorite soccer teams, the Squeakers and the Turbo Cheese, had made it to the finals. But something suspicious was happening on the field. The Mighty Mice and the Sewer Rats seemed to be scoring without even trying! Could I get to the bottom of it before my two favorite teams are cheated out of their trophies?
Date Published:2022

Translation of: Finale di supercoppa ... a Topazia!. Everymouse on Mouse Island was squeaking about The Super Cup! My two favorite soccer teams, the Squeakers and the Turbo Cheese, had made it to the finals. But something suspicious was happening on the field. The Mighty Mice and the Sewer Rats seemed to be scoring without even trying! Could I get to the bottom of it before my two favorite teams are cheated out of their trophies?

Date Published:2022

Granny's kitchen : a Jamaican story of food and family

Smith, Sadé.,


Includes recipes. "Shelly-Ann lives with her grandmother on the beautiful island of Jamaica, where the sun is always shining and the weather is sweet. One afternoon, Shelly-Ann becomes hungry, so she asks Granny for something to eat. Granny tells her, 'GYAL, YOU BETTA CAN COOK!' and teaches Shelly-Ann how to cook delicious Jamaican food."--
Date Published:2022

Ebb & flow

Smith, Heather, 1968-


After "rotten bad year" on the mainland, eleven-year-old Jett returns to Newfoundland to spend the summer with his sprightly Grandma Jo (whose hair is dyed cotton candy blue to match her house), bringing along a shameful secret involving the betrayal of a friend. As summer unfolds, Grandma Jo nurtures in Jett his sense of caring for others while giving him space to breathe. Jett finds himself examining memories of his past like bits of sea glass-arranging them in a way he can make sense of as he struggles to come to terms with past mistakes. A powerful and engaging narrative, composed of artfully wrought vignettes, Ebb & Flow washes over the reader, pulling them into the mystery of what happened to Jett on the mainland, and into his journey to redemption.
Date Published:2022

After "rotten bad year" on the mainland, eleven-year-old Jett returns to Newfoundland to spend the summer with his sprightly Grandma Jo (whose hair is dyed cotton candy blue to match her house), bringing along a shameful secret involving the betrayal of a friend. As summer unfolds, Grandma Jo nurtures in Jett his sense of caring for others while giving him space to breathe. Jett finds himself examining memories of his past like bits of sea glass-arranging them in a way he can make sense of as he struggles to come to terms with past mistakes. A powerful and engaging narrative, composed of artfully wrought vignettes, Ebb & Flow washes over the reader, pulling them into the mystery of what happened to Jett on the mainland, and into his journey to redemption.

Date Published:2022

Two by two

Reid, Barbara, 1957-


In container.
Date Published:1992

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