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The Musician’s Compass
A 12-Step Programme
Del Suelo
Devon is the bass player for a folk-punk band that is finally starting to go places, until things collapse the morning after their gig in Berlin. This novel includes an appendix of music theory that forms the structure of the story. A companion full-length 12-song CD is available, sold separately, with each song corresponding to a specific chapter.
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The Pickle in Grandma’s Fridge
Elena Bentley, Tonia Laird (Illustrator)
Annie’s grandma seems very unconcerned about the fuzzy pickle in her fridge, even when Annie warns her that it could grow legs. What if Annie is right?
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The Underdog Duckling
Sally Meadows, Olha Tkachenko (Illustrator)
Quinn has to go live with his grandfather in the big city when Quinn’s mom gets sick. For comfort during this difficult time, he goes to a nearby pond, where he connects with a duckling on its own.
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Ti-Shadd
L’Ujima au Quotidien
Miriam Körner, Alix Lwanga, Miriam Körner (Illustrator)
Basé sur le journal de Reginald Beatty, Ti-Shadd raconte un récit fictive de l’histoire vraie du lien entre le Dr. Alfred Shadd – un des premiers pionniers afro-canadiens – et la communauté des Première Nations. This fictionalized account of the true story of the connection between Dr. Alfred Shadd – one of the first African Canadian pioneers – and the First Nations community is based on the diary of Reginald Beatty.
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Time to Fly!
Valerie Wiebe, Valerie Wiebe (Illustrator)
Gorgeous impressionistic paintings portray bird’s-eye views of rural Prairie landscapes in this call to explore the world and to find one’s place in it. The art and verse provoke questions like “How does it feel to be so small in such a big world?”
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Tyler Evans the Great
Alison Lohans, Gretchen Ehrsam (Illustrator)
Tyler Evans really wants to be a hero, so when he is bullied by Josh at school, or accidents happen, or his big brother Matt is a bit mean, he always keeps in mind how a hero would act, and eventually, after watching his brother, his friend Sarah, and his dog Gretzky be heroes, he has his chance.
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Unspoken
Tammy Ottenbreit
Investigations into family histories and family secrets are at the heart of this multi-perspective novel following four women – Anna, who wants a better life for her children; Claire, who wants to uncover her father’s history; Sister Maria, who wants to honour God; and Annie, a Deaf girl who just wants to be heard – in times ranging from 1899 to 2016.
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Wake Up, Jacob!
Neil Sawatzky, Neil Sawatzky (Illustrator)
Grandparents and grandchildren have many things in common, as this story of the daily activities of Jacob and his grandfather shows – activities such as playing games with friends, reading good books, exercising, and napping.
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When the Trees Crackle with Cold
A Cree Seasons Activity Book
Bernice Johnson-Laxdal, Miriam Körner, Miriam Körner (Illustrator)
This companion book to When the Trees Crackle with Cold: A Cree Calendar connects young children to the seasonal cycle and teaches about traditional activities of the Cree Peoples of northern Saskatchewan through colouring pages, hands-on activities, word searches, mazes, and templates for crafts.
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When We Had Sled Dogs
A Story from the Trapline—acimowin ohci wanihikiskanahk
Ida Tremblay, Miriam Körner, Miriam Körner (Illustrator)
Inspired by Elder Ida Tremblay’s childhood memories, and told in English with Woodland Cree words and phrases, this brightly illustrated story follows the seasonal cycle of trapline life in northern Saskatchewan. The book includes a Woodland Cree pronunciation guide.
