When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The...
Student movements
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Auteur:Kyi, Tanya LloydSommaire:A Banksy-style protest against cameras in classrooms brings a group of middle-grade students together. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Susin Nielsen, and Gordon Korman.
Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is... -
Auteur:Belliveau, JoelSommaire:Quatre notables acadiens reçus tels des chefs d'État par Charles de Gaulle au palais de l'Élysée. Plus de 2000 personnes qui manifestent dans les rues de Moncton scandant "on veut du français!" Une confrontation très...
- Auteur:Belliveau, JoelSommaire:
The 1960s were a victorious decade for francophones in New Brunswick, who witnessed the election of the first Acadian premier and the opening of a French-language university. But in 1968, students took to the streets, demanding further...
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Auteur:Nadeau-Dubois, Gabriel, Lederhendler, Lazer, Klein, NaomiSommaire:On February 7, 2012, as students in Quebec prepared to vote to go on strike, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois gave a rousing speech: "What you do today will be remembered. The decision you make will tell future generations who we were. And...
- Auteur:Katz, ShawnSommaire:
In 2011, proclaiming the need for austerity, Québec's governing Liberal Party announced a draconian increase in tuition fees. Enraged that the government would destroy a legacy of public education, so hard won during the 1960s Quiet...
- Auteur:Awumey, EdemSommaire:
Ito Baraka is going to die. In Gatineau, far from the sun, in a dark, shabby flat he shares with his Native girlfriend, Kimi. But before he can die, he has a book to finish, in which he recounts events in a country where the suns burns...
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Auteur:Oshiro, MarkSommaire:A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vulnerability and strength of a community living within a system of oppression Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an...
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Auteur:Means, Howard B.Sommaire:At midday on May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard launched a sixty-seven-shot barrage that left four Kent State students dead and nine wounded. Means tells the story of this iconic American moment through the eyes and...
