We Have Diverse Books: Canadian Titles Selected for Children and Teens

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And the Remaking of Canada

by Ken Coates

also available: eBook

tagged : native american studies, indigenous studies, Language Arts, Aboriginal Studies, History, Aboriginal, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit

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A Boy Named Queen

by Sara Cassidy

edition:Hardcover

also available: eBook Paperback

tagged : friendship, self-esteem & self-reliance, peer pressure

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A Family Is a Family Is a Family

by Sara O'Leary, illustrated by Qin Leng

edition:Hardcover

also available: eBook Paperback Paperback

tagged : parents, orphans & foster homes

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A Long Way from Home

by Alice Walsh

edition:Paperback

also available: eBook

tagged : emigration & immigration, prejudice & racism

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Adeline's Dream

by Linda Aksomitis

edition:Paperback

tagged : post-confederation (1867-)

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Adrift at Sea

A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival

by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, with Tuan Ho, illustrated by Brian Deines

edition:Hardcover

also available: Paperback

tagged : emigration & immigration, historical, asia

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Excerpt

On the second day, our boat springs a leak. I wish I could drink the water that laps around my feet, but it’s full of salt. Ma and Nghia take turns bailing. It’s hard work and few offer to help. Don’t they realize our boat could sink? The captain gives them a bottle of water in thanks. We hide this treasure in our bags.

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