Memoir – Page 2 – Alberta Books for Schools

Publisher: Durvile & Uproute Books
Genres: Children's; Creative Non-Fiction; Environment and Culture; Historical; Indigenous; Memoir
Grade Level: K; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Matters; Indigenous Languages; Social Studies; English Language Arts; Fine Arts
Description: The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds is a short but welcoming introduction to Dene ways of knowing, complete with gorgeous, colourful illustrations. The artwork makes it an excellent option to add Indigenous perspectives to … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: NeWest Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Memoir; War History
Grade Level: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Ethics; Social Studies; Immigrants Experiences in Alberta; Canadian History
Description: Wild Daisies in the Sand is a collection of the author’s diary entries, written during his imprisonment in internment camps as a Japanese Canadian during World War II. Behind barbed wire fences in Petawawa and … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Brush Education
Genres: Non-Fiction; Memoir
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Social Studies; Canadian History; Alberta History; Black Experiences in Alberta
Description: In Pourin’ Down Rain, Cheryl Foggo outlines her experience growing up in Calgary as a young Black woman. She discusses the Black experience and racism in Alberta through her family’s own experiences, with an open … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Poetry; War History; Memoir
Grade Level: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Social Studies; Canadian History
Description: Unforgetting Private Charles Smith can be broken into two parts. The first part is the story of the author’s journey of connection with a forgotten Canadian soldier, Private Charles Smith, through the discovery of Smith’s … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Memoir
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Experiences in Alberta; Indigenous Matters; Social Studies; Alberta History
Description: Through vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief outlines his experiences at the Old Sun residential school and, later, the trauma of revisiting his experiences for a federal lawsuit. My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Genres: Scholarly; Lecture; Non-Fiction; Memoir
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Indigenous Matters; Ethics; Indigenous Experiences in Alberta; Canadian History
Description: Formatted as an accessible short memoir, The Sasquatch at Home is a stream of moments from Eden Robinson’s life, delving into relationships, family, place, and identity. Coming from an Indigenous perspective, Robinson discusses protocol and … [Click to Read More]

The Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling