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Esi Edugyan frames a conversation about belonging and identity around her experiences living in various parts of the world and visiting her parents’ home country, Ghana. This short, reflective book explores the concepts presented in … [Click to Read More]
By Esi Edugyan (Author)
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Duty, Honour & Izzat is a photo-realistic, scrapbook-style book focusing on the history of the Indo-Canadian experience. The first of the book’s three parts is a graphic novel of a young boy hearing stories of … [Click to Read More]
By Steven Purewal (Author), Christopher Rawlins (Illustrator), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Ruth Redmond (Illustrator)
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Elements of Indigenous Style by Greg Younging (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) is a recent guide to writing about Indigenous peoples that provides guidance on appropriate terminology, respecting oral histories, and more. Although the target audience includes … [Click to Read More]
By Gregory Younging (Author)
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Encountering Riel is a historical-fiction story about a young student called into active service against the Métis rebellion led by Louis Riel. While much of the story focuses on the Canadian worldview as told through … [Click to Read More]
By David D. Orr (Author)
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Presented through the humanistic lens of narratives, Finding Refuge in Canada is a collection of stories that features nearly every aspect of the refugee experience, ranging from first-hand accounts to settlement workers’ perspectives. Most importantly, … [Click to Read More]
By George Melnyk (Editor), Christina Parker (Editor)
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In Five Stalks of Grain, Nadia and Taras face hardship, loss, and grief as they try to survive the Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine. This graphic novel shows the moral struggles faced even by children, in … [Click to Read More]
By Adrian Lysenko (Author), Ivanka Theodosia Galadza (Illustrator)
- Curriculum Connections
- Alberta History
- Canadian History
- Social Studies
- English Language Arts
- Fine Arts
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Frank is a fictional murder mystery set around the historical 1903 landslide in Frank, Alberta, that killed more than 100 people. Despite its historical setting, the language used is accessible to modern readers, and with … [Click to Read More]
By Ben Rankel (Author)
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When Billy Ghostkeeper finds himself murdered but is unable to cross over, he begins working on the mystery of his murder. Given that it is a crime novel, Ghost Detective does include mature themes; however … [Click to Read More]
By Zachary Muswagon (Author)
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Covering the life and death of six important Indigenous leaders, Great Chiefs: Volume I fleshes out the major historical events of these leaders’ lives with dialogue and scenes rather than presenting only dry facts. Throughout … [Click to Read More]
By Tony Hollihan (Author)
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Tony Hollihan returns to outline the lives of six more Indigenous leaders in Great Chiefs: Volume II. Similar to the first volume, each chapter provides an overview of an individual leader. Once again, the author … [Click to Read More]
By Tony Hollihan (Author)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Immigrants Experiences in Alberta
- Religions of the World
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Homes: A Refugee Story takes us into the experience of Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, a young man who had to flee Syria as violence became an everyday occurrence. Written with his English language arts teacher, … [Click to Read More]
By Abu Bakr al Rabeeah (Author), Winnie Yeung (Author)
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McLean’s debut book, Horse Woman, is a collection of musings pulled from her personal riding journals and blog, in which she offers insight that can be applied to many areas of life. These entries are … [Click to Read More]
By Lee McLean (Author)
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Howdy, I’m Flores LaDue introduces readers to this notable woman, a world champion trick roper and First Lady of the Calgary Stampede, who helped put Alberta on the map. Featuring full-colour illustrations by Hugh Rookwood … [Click to Read More]
By Ayesha Clough (Author), Hugh Rookwood (Illustrator), Keegan Starlight (Illustrator)
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John Ware is one of Alberta’s foremost Black cowboys and ranchers, and in Howdy, I’m John Ware, young learners are introduced to a retelling of his life, including how he escaped from slavery and travelled … [Click to Read More]
By Ayesha Clough (Author), Hugh Rookwood (Illustrator)
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John Ware est l’un des cow-boys et éleveurs noirs les plus éminents de l’Alberta. Avec Howdy, je m’appelle John Ware, les jeunes apprenants peuvent se familiariser avec le récit de son évasion de l’esclavage, son … [Click to Read More]
By Ayesha Clough (Author), Hugh Rookwood (Illustrator)