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1) Alias Grace
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments reveals the life of one of the most notorious women of the nineteenth century in this "shadowy, fascinating novel" (Time). • A Netflix original miniseries.
It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress.
Some believe Grace is innocent; others think...
It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress.
Some believe Grace is innocent; others think...
Author
Series
Return to the Canadian West volume 2
Language
English
Description
"After teaching in a 1920s mining town in western Canada, Beth Thatcher no longer feels at home among her wealthy family in the East, and her heart is torn between two very different worlds"--Provided by publisher.
3) Shattered
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Piper McKenna would normally be overjoyed at the sight of her estranged brother, Reef, except that he's covered in blood, and although he claims he is innocent of the murder of a fellow snowboarder, the evidence suggests otherwise.
Author
Series
Return to the Canadian West volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
Beth Thatcher's excitement over her return to Coal Valley, her anticipated engagement, and the expansion of her school is mitigated by the arrival of a new teacher whose philosophy of education clashes with Beth's beliefs.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
After following his father's footsteps to become a Canadian Mountie, Henry discovers that his job comes at a high emotional cost, while his sister, Christine, leaves their family home to seek a new life in Edmonton.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume no. 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
87 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While acting as a snowboard, Stanley Lambchop gets carried away by a strong wind, sending him and his new friend Nick on a cross-country Canadian adventure.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
163 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, twelve-year-old Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by that tribe is brought to the fort at Charleston, New Hampshire, just before a series of thefts. .
10) Never say die
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
211 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A year after forest fires sweep through the town of Crow Valley and claim the life of Dale Jepson--karaoke legend, local prison guard, and "all-around good guy"--the community holds a karaoke competition. But when a convicted arsonist escapes from nearby Crow Valley Correctional, the residents learn there's more on the line than a trip to the National Karaoke Championships. Marriages are at stake, jobs are jeopardized, sobrieties threatened, and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Christine and her older brother Henry are facing life's decisions. Henry has found the love of his life, and he and Amber are planning their wedding. Christine is recovering from the pain of a broken relationship.
Author
Series
Canadian West volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
223 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, now face new challenges. Just when they've made new friends and started a new school, they are presented with a new posting. It seems Elizabeth's dreams for a family and home of her own are not to be. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through the crushing disappointments? Book...
Author
Publisher
[K.A. Tucker Books]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Almost sixteen-year-old Aria Jones is starting over. New postal code, new last name, new rules. But she doesn't mind, because it means she can leave her painful regrets behind. In the bustling town of Eastmonte, she can become someone else. Someone better. With the Hartford family living next door, it seems she will succeed. Sure, Cassie Hartford may be the epitome of social awkwardness thanks to her autism, but she also offers an innocent and sincere...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Book 1 of the bestselling Canadian West series.
16) The calling
Author
Series
Darkness rising volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
326 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Maya and her friends--all of whom have supernatural powers--have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evildoers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.
17) Elijah of Buxton
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
18) The gathering
Author
Series
Darkness rising volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
359 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Maya suspects there may be a relationship between her paw-print birthmark, her connection with wild animals, and strange events occurring in her tiny Vancouver Island community, where a medical research facility harbors big secrets.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patients, calming fathers-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their children, and ensuring the babies she delivers come safely into the world. But when Clara's life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn't been tending to her own needs and does something drastic: she runs away and starts over again in a place where no one knows her or the mess she's left behind in West Virginia....
Author
Publisher
Point, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Convinced her depression will go away if she can reunite with her absent mother, Maia runs away to Canada to find her mother and is accompanied by Billy, her crush, who reveals his own secrets and a desire to escape his past.