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Prisoners in the Promised Land

the Ukrainian internment diary of Anya Soloniuk
2007
Presents the diary of a fictional character, six-year-old Anya Soluniuk, chronicling her life in a family internment camp for Ukrainians at Spirit Lake during World War I.

A season for miracles

twelve tales of Christmas
2006
Presents a collection of twelve short stories of Christmas by a number of Canada's top children's writers including Jan Andrews, Julie Lawson, Carol Matas, and Sharon Stewart.

Brothers far from home

the World War I diary of Eliza Bates
2003
In 1916, in Uxbridge, Ontario, twelve-year-old Eliza, a Presbyterian minister's daughter, chronicles her family's experiences after her two brothers leave for Europe to fight in the war.

Turned away

the World War II diary of Devorah Bernstein
2005
An historical fiction depicting the World War II diary of a young Jewish girl whose family is attempting to flee Nazi-occupied Europe for Canada in the early days of the war.

Wayne Gretzky

magician on the ice
1993
A biography of the star hockey player from Canada who has set many records while playing for the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings.

The great Gretzky

2000
Discusses the life and hockey career of the man nicknamed "The Great One" and hailed as the best player in the history of the NHL.

Brodeur

beyond the crease
2006
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Martin Brodeur, describing his Canadian childhood, education, and personal relationships, along with his career as a goalie in the National Hockey League and in international hockey.

The bone collector's son

2004
In 1907 Vancouver, Canada, after helping unearth a skeleton to be returned for burial in China, fourteen-year-old Bing experiences strange events that cause him to confront his fear of both ghosts and of his father.

Flood

2002
After his mother and stepfather die in a Vancouver mudslide, eleven-year-old Andy Flynn, having been saved by leprechauns, is taken by his stern aunt to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he meets the charming father he thought was dead, and where he must decide what place to call home.

Maya running

2006
Maya, a Canadian of East Indian descent, struggles with her ethnic identity, infatuation with a classmate, and the presence of her beautiful Bengali cousin, Pinky, who comes for a visit bearing a powerful statue of the god Ganesh, the Hindu elephant boy.

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