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"In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn't have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David. And then Jaws comes to town. Suddenly everyone is obsessing over this movie about a shark ripping people to pieces. And if you haven't seen it, not only are you missing out, you're also kind of a wimp. Needless to say, Jaws leaves young Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and David as well as the distance between where he stands and the world's expectations of a boy's 'manliness.' And when Jaws himself becomes a kind of macho Jiminy Cricket for Paul, what is a scared and overwhelmed boy to do?"--Amazon.

"[This book] tells the story of the discovery of insulin, a treatment for [diabetes] and one of the . . . milestones in medical science. Frederick Banting was a young doctor who was haunted by the memories of the diabetic children he'd treated at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. One night, though, he was struck by inspiration--would it be possible to isolate the mysterious secretions of the pancreas (what we now call insulin) and use this substance to treat diabetes? In May 1921, the University of Toronto gave Banting a small lab and a student assistant, Charles Best, to work through Banting's hypothesis. Their test subjects were street dogs--a fact that pained Banting, who had a deep fondness for animals. Banting and Best took exceptional care of the dogs, and Banting ended up giving one the dogs a name--Marjorie. And when Marjorie--whose pancreas had been replaced by insulin injections--lived 70 days, the experiment was deemed a success. The next step was to try the treatment on a dying child. The effects of insulin on the first human diabetic patient were deemed practically miraculous. However, many dogs did die for this to happen, including Marjorie, whom Banting described as 'the most important dog in the world.' The back matter includes an Author's Note that provides more information about the disease, as well as about Banting, Best and the insulin dogs. Another section addresses the ethical dilemma of using animals in medical research"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about Niagara Falls, discussing how they were formed, their physical features, how they used to make power, and more.

A biography of the Dionne quintuplets who the Ontario government took quardianship of them and set them up as a tourist attraction across from their family's house.

Sixteen-year-old Salvador "Slam" Amaro signs on as assistant coach of the girls' basketball team hoping to pad his resume to win a spot on the Ontario Under 17 men's team, but the job gets complicated when the head coach and the star point guard go missing, leaving him to solve the mystery and lead the team to victory.

Rides the Wind, a young Missisauga boy who is often taunted because of his crippled leg, becomes a hero of his people after a red squirrel shares with him the secret of where to find maple syrup.

Jessica is a good student who hates school because she is bullied by the "cool" girls and she is startled and grateful when Annie, the new girl in her southern Ontario high school, seeks her out on the first day of tenth grade and defends her from the bullying--it is a friendship that both girls need, but one based on assumptions and misunderstandings that ultimately threaten to drive them apart.

This book discusses Niagara Falls, which is the largest waterfall in North America, shared by the United States and Canada. It also discusses the plants and wildlife that live among the falls and how tourism affects the area.