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King Warrior is the story of a young hero trying to find his path forward while struggling with family relationships. Set in parallel universes, this tale incorporates cultural aspects from northern Canada, Somalia, and Finland, … [Click to Read More]
By Jay Bulckaert (Author), Erika Nyyssenon (Author), Lucas Green (Illustrator)
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- English as a Second Language
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Hi-Lo
- English Language Arts
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Quid Pro Crow follows Slavin’s Secrets of Jarrow in a thought-provoking addition to the post-apocalyptic genre. For educators, it offers rich material for classroom discussions. The graphic novel delves into the consequences of a world … [Click to Read More]
By Bill Slavin (Author), Bill Slavin (Illustrator)
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Alberta Comics: Home is an anthology of short comic stories that are quintessentially Albertan and reflect the province’s diverse population and society. The stories vary in art style, genre, and tone, so this collection is … [Click to Read More]
By Alexander Finbow (Editor), Shea Proulx (Editor), Emily Pomeroy (Editor)
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Full of funny and colourful drawings, ABC Monstrosity reinvents the traditional alphabet book format and creates monstrosities by combining previously introduced familiar objects. The results are fun and engaging characters like “Cabannapow” (Apple + Banana … [Click to Read More]
By Shea Proulx (Author), Shea Proulx (Editor)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Ethics
- Hi-Lo
- Social Studies
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In this grim take on a speculative future, Slavin touches on many contemporary issues, such as resource inequality, group identity, and justice. The way the narrative frames how the archivists in this tale look at … [Click to Read More]
By Bill Slavin (Author)
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- English Language Arts
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Rural Experience
- Social and Emotional Wellness
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Book two of the Pass Me By series, Pass Me By: Electric Vice, focuses on Ed’s history in the 1970s glam rock scene. While the characters are fictional, the evoked feelings of adoration, fear, and … [Click to Read More]
By Kat Simmers (Author), Ryan Danny Owen (Author), Kat Simmers (Illustrator)
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- English Language Arts
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Rural Experience
- Social and Emotional Wellness
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Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’ is about Ed, an older resident of a northern Canadian town who is struggling with his recent dementia diagnosis. Gone Fishin’ is the first in a five-book series that tells … [Click to Read More]
By Kat Simmers (Author), Ryan Danny Owen (Author), Kat Simmers (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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Set in Calgary amid the Great Depression, 1st Legion of Utopia traces the origins of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), which would lead to today’s New Democratic Party (NDP). The story combines fictional main characters … [Click to Read More]
By James Davidge (Author), Bob Prodor (Illustrator), Nick Johnson (Illustrator)
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With brightly coloured illustrations, When Big Bears Invade depicts a simple tale, told by a grandmother, of giant bears destroying various Canadian cities. An environmental moral underpins the story, as the bears’ rise to action … [Click to Read More]
By Alexander Finbow (Author), Nyco Rudolph (Illustrator)
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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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Following up from an earlier book focusing on the War of 1812, The Loxleys and Confederation rejoins the Loxley family in 1864 as Canadian Confederation discussions are taking place. Told through the graphic novel format … [Click to Read More]
By Mark Zuehlke (Author), Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair (Author), Alexander Finbow (Author), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Christopher Chuckry (Illustrator)
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This uplifting graphic novel focuses on the experiences of Marcus—a young man who has memory problems because of a virus impacting his brain—and Emily—a young woman with a tumour on her brain. A Slug Story … [Click to Read More]
By Mandi Kujawa (Author), Hana Kujawa (Author), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Lovern Kindzierski (Illustrator)
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Combining the graphic novel form with diary and letter-style writings, The Loxleys and the War of 1812 tells the story of the war primarily from a settler family’s (the Loxleys’) perspective. A supplemental study guide … [Click to Read More]
By Alan Grant (Author), Mark Zuehlke (Author), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Lovern Kindzierski (Illustrator)