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Son of a trickster

Robinson, Eden


Title proper from title frame. Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby)--and nowshe's dead. Jared can't count on his mom to stay sober and stick around to take care of him. He can't rely on his dad to pay the bills and support his new wife and step-daughter.Jared is only sixteen but feels like he is the one who must stabilize his family's life, even look out for his elderly neighbours. But he struggles to keep everything afloat ... and sometimes he blacks out. And he puzzles over why his maternal grandmother has never liked him, why she says he's the son of a trickster, that he isn't human.
Date Published:2017

Title proper from title frame. Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby)--and nowshe's dead. Jared can't count on his mom to stay sober and stick around to take care of him. He can't rely on his dad to pay the bills and support his new wife and step-daughter.Jared is only sixteen but feels like he is the one who must stabilize his family's life, even look out for his elderly neighbours. But he struggles to keep everything afloat ... and sometimes he blacks out. And he puzzles over why his maternal grandmother has never liked him, why she says he's the son of a trickster, that he isn't human.

Date Published:2017

The LGBT Purge and the fight for equal rights in Canada

Setterington, Ken,


From the 1950s to 1980s, the Canadian government persecuted LGBTQ+ employees and tried to erase them from the military, the RCMP and the civil service under the guise that they were a "security risk", an event that became known as the LGBT Purge. Those who were suspected of being homosexual were put under government surveillance, interrogated and intimidated. They were fired from their jobs. Many quit to avoid being exposed. Some committed suicide as a result. In the 1980s, victims of the Purge fought back with a class-action suit against the government that helped shed light on the systemic discrimination that members of the LGBTQ+ community faced from the government and the rest of society. In 2017, the federal government issued a formal apology on behalf of the government and Canadian society for the treatment of members of the LGBTQ+ community. In this highly visual book, author Ken Setterington presents the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights using photographs, first-person accounts and excerpts from archival documents. Significant events in the struggle include the establishment of Pride parades, the Bathhouse Raids, the decriminalization of homosexuality, the passing of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the LGBT Purge and the legalization of same-sex marriage. While the government's formal acknowledgement of past injustices started Canada on a better path toward equality, there is still work to be done.
Date Published:2021

From the 1950s to 1980s, the Canadian government persecuted LGBTQ+ employees and tried to erase them from the military, the RCMP and the civil service under the guise that they were a "security risk", an event that became known as the LGBT Purge. Those who were suspected of being homosexual were put under government surveillance, interrogated and intimidated. They were fired from their jobs. Many quit to avoid being exposed. Some committed suicide as a result. In the 1980s, victims of the Purge fought back with a class-action suit against the government that helped shed light on the systemic discrimination that members of the LGBTQ+ community faced from the government and the rest of society. In 2017, the federal government issued a formal apology on behalf of the government and Canadian society for the treatment of members of the LGBTQ+ community. In this highly visual book, author Ken Setterington presents the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights using photographs, first-person accounts and excerpts from archival documents. Significant events in the struggle include the establishment of Pride parades, the Bathhouse Raids, the decriminalization of homosexuality, the passing of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the LGBT Purge and the legalization of same-sex marriage. While the government's formal acknowledgement of past injustices started Canada on a better path toward equality, there is still work to be done.

Date Published:2021

Are you ready to play outside?

Willems, Mo


Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.
Date Published:2008

Grasslands : A Hidden Wilderness


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Today the wild prairie is a shadow of its former self. Temperate grasslands, as a whole, are now considered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to be the most endangered - and least protected - habitat type in the world. Prior to European settlement, North America's Great Plains were home to enormous, thundering herds of bison. Wolves and grizzly bears thrived at the top of the diverse food chain in this vast, unobstructed landscape. It truly was, as the region is often called, the Serengeti of North America. Though much has been lost, there is still enough wildness that exists in these flatlands to inspire some optimism. And there are people across the Canadian prairies working to help keep them wild.
Date Published:2019

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Today the wild prairie is a shadow of its former self. Temperate grasslands, as a whole, are now considered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to be the most endangered - and least protected - habitat type in the world. Prior to European settlement, North America's Great Plains were home to enormous, thundering herds of bison. Wolves and grizzly bears thrived at the top of the diverse food chain in this vast, unobstructed landscape. It truly was, as the region is often called, the Serengeti of North America. Though much has been lost, there is still enough wildness that exists in these flatlands to inspire some optimism. And there are people across the Canadian prairies working to help keep them wild.

Date Published:2019

Willow finds a way

Button, Lana, 1968-


Invited to Kristabelle's birthday party with her entire class, young Willow is dismayed when the bossy birthday girl begins crossing guests off the invitation list if they do anything she doesn't like.
Date Published:2013

Eternal spring (58 minute version)


In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hack for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea. Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong's art, Eternal Spring (長春) retraces the event on its 20th anniversary,
Date Published:2022

In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hack for worsening an already violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea. Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong's art, Eternal Spring (長春) retraces the event on its 20th anniversary,

Date Published:2022

Counting on fall

Flatt, Lizann


Journey into the natural world in the fall and discover that numbers, patterns, shapes -- and much more! -- can be found by observing everyday plants and animals.
Date Published:2012

First Contact 1. Part 1, The journey begins


Beginning their journey in Winnipeg, the six travelers meet with prominent Indigenous activist Michael Redhead Champagne who sheds some light on the journey ahead. The participants work with two community driven movements who deal with safety and murdered and missing Indigenous women before heading north to the remote Inuit community of Kimmirut where they encounter a shared economy movement that ensures everyone can eat due to the incredibly high cost of store-bought food.
Date Published:2018

Beginning their journey in Winnipeg, the six travelers meet with prominent Indigenous activist Michael Redhead Champagne who sheds some light on the journey ahead. The participants work with two community driven movements who deal with safety and murdered and missing Indigenous women before heading north to the remote Inuit community of Kimmirut where they encounter a shared economy movement that ensures everyone can eat due to the incredibly high cost of store-bought food.

Date Published:2018

The handmade alphabet

Rankin, Laura.


Presents the handshape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.
Date Published:1991

Pokémon : Gotta catch a what?! : 2 graphic adventures

Whitehill, Simcha,


A far-fetched battle -- Pikachu in peril. Join Ash, Pikachu, and their friends and Pokméon pals on their la test adventure in the Galar region.
Date Published:2022

Who was Albert Einstein?

Brallier, Jess M.


Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.
Date Published:2002

InvestiGators. 6, Heist and seek /

Green, John Patrick, 1975-


When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest pièce de résistance of action-packed illustrated fun.
Date Published:2022

When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest pièce de résistance of action-packed illustrated fun.

Date Published:2022

We all move

Rissman, Rebecca



Date Published:2009

A dolly for Christmas : the true story of a family's Christmas miracle

Schlapman, Kimberly,


A young girl's Christmas wish for a baby sibling is granted in this heartwarming adoption story. Daisy dreams, hopes, prays, and even asks Santa Claus to bring her a sister or brother until finally, her family gets its miracle. Includes author's note on the real story behind the book.
Date Published:2020

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes

Coerr, Eleanor


Fictional version of a true story about a child in Hiroshima in the years after World War II. When hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, she races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
Date Published:2000

Suki's kimono

Uegaki, Chieri.


After a wonderful summer with her visiting grandmother, Suki decides to wear her blue cotton kimono on her first day of school where she also shares with her class tales of going to the street festival with her beloved obachan.
Date Published:2003

I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Ball, Georgia,


"Based on the novel in the New York times bestselling series by Lauren Tarshis." "The graphic novel"--Front cover. "Middle grade, ages 8 through 12"--Back cover. In this graphic novel adaptation, Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century--alone?
Date Published:2022

"Based on the novel in the New York times bestselling series by Lauren Tarshis." "The graphic novel"--Front cover. "Middle grade, ages 8 through 12"--Back cover. In this graphic novel adaptation, Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century--alone?

Date Published:2022

Sanctuary

Mendoza, Paola.


Title proper from title frame. In 2032, when sixteen-year-old Vali's mother is detained by the Deportation Forces, Vali must flee Vermont with her little brother, Ernie, hoping to reach their Tía Luna in the sanctuary state of California.
Date Published:2020

Getting Schooled


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A Marketplace investigation into CDI College has uncovered a pattern of using misleading information and questionable tactics to enroll prospective online students. Hundreds of bad reviews reveal students thousands of dollars in debt and no further ahead in their career. Operating undercover, we document the pressure, the misleading claims about accreditation and reveal the real cost of dropping out. Original air date: December 2, 2022.
Date Published:2022

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A Marketplace investigation into CDI College has uncovered a pattern of using misleading information and questionable tactics to enroll prospective online students. Hundreds of bad reviews reveal students thousands of dollars in debt and no further ahead in their career. Operating undercover, we document the pressure, the misleading claims about accreditation and reveal the real cost of dropping out. Original air date: December 2, 2022.

Date Published:2022

Who were the Beatles?

Edgers, Geoff.


Who were the Beatles -- John Lennon -- Paul McCartney -- Ringo Starr -- George Harrison -- Forming the band -- A new name, a new look -- Beatlemania -- Road weary -- The beginning of the end -- Everyone is going solo -- The saddest day. "A biography of the Beatles, the world's most famous rock band"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2006