In 1858, over eight decades had passed since Captain James Cook claimed the shores of what would become British Columbia for the British crown, but European settlers had shown little interest in...
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Author: Forsythe, Mark, Dickson, GregSummary:
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Author: Fraser, GailSummary:
Nestled in the Northwest is a quaint little town that its quirky residents are proud to call home. With charming shops lining its one main thoroughfare, Lumby is home to the oldest apple tree in...
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Author: Eagles, Douglas EatonSummary:
In 1759/1760, the Township of Horton was bordered by the Gaspereau and Habitant Rivers and included the 'great marshes'. Besides New Englanders from Connecticut, the Township was settled by...
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Author: Harrell, RobSummary:
In a fantastical 1860s England, every quiet little township is terrorized by a ferocious monster--much to the townsfolk's delight! Each town's unique monster is a source of local pride, not to...
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Author: Gareau, LaurierSummary:
Eric Lechasseur est professeur de littérature française, Sa femme, Amanda, d'origine ukrainienne, l'a quitté après 25 ans de mariage, Leur fille, Mona, prépare une maîtrise en « English...
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Author: Hamon, TracySummary:
In a series of poems that move between narrative and lyric, the personas of Austrian artist Egon Schiele and his mistress/model Valerie Neuzil are revealed in exquisite detail. Dividing the work...
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Author: Krause, JudithSummary:
Homage to Happiness, by Judith Krause of Regina, and Saskatchewan's newly appointed Poet Laureate writes in a subtle, yet rich, lyric architecture in these poems that house past loves, present...
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Author: Kuipers, AliceSummary:
Callie is shocked when her friend Ivy reappears after an unexplained three-year absence, but the girls pick up where they left off, and suddenly Callie's summer is full of parties, boys and fun....
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Author: Lee, DennisSummary:
Thirty-seven nonsense verses on a variety of topics include "Thinking In Bed," "On Tuesdays I Polish My Uncle," and "Billy Batter."
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Poems which celebrate childrens everyday experiences during the school year.
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Author: Watts, Irene N.Summary:
The play opens on 15 November 1938, six days after the launching of the government planned and sponsored anti-Semitic program called Kristallnacht'the Night of Broken Glass. It is the day that...
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Author: Smucker, BarbaraSummary:
Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave trader’s wagon travelling south or working on...
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Author: Lynes, JeanetteSummary:
In this new collection, Jeanette Lynes turns her attention to the life and work of John Clare (1793-1864), the renowned poet of the countryside and one of England's greatest working-class bards....
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Author: Warren, DianneSummary:
A newly-single woman revisits the poor choices she had made through her life, returning to the small town in western Canada where she grew up and lived through the violent death of a close friend...
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Author: Bouvier, Rita E.Summary:
Rita Bouvier's third collection of poetry is a response to the highs and lows of life and represents an attempt at restoring order through embracing others, reconciling the traumas caused by the...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Indigenous materials