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Oolichan Moon (Sisters Learn Foods of the Elders)
Par Samantha Beynon, Lucy Trimble. 2022
Oolichan Moon is a beautifully illustrated children’s book about passing down traditional knowledge from Nisga'a Elders and the sacredness of…
traditional foods, particularly the oolichan fish. Together, author Samantha Beynon and illustrator Lucy Trimble have created a children’s book rich with cultural knowledge and tradition that relates to their Nisga'a ancestry surrounding the oolichan fish. With playful text and vibrant illustrations, young readers can learn alongside the two Nisga'a sisters as they are gifted with sacred knowledge from their Elders, passed down for many generations in the oral tradition. A gorgeous celebration of Nisga'a language, history and culture, Oolichan Moon also includes historical and cultural information about the oolichan fish and related Nisga'a vocabulary.Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003Second sight: stories for a new millennium
Par Avi. 1999
Eight short stories about the beginning of a millennium, by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Peck, Natalie Babbitt, and…
Michael Cadnum. In Avi's "Oswin's Millennium," a stable boy in 999 fearfully awaits the arrival of Satan. In Peck's "The Three-Century Woman," an elderly woman conducts a television interview. For grades 6-9. 1999Altogether, one at a time
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1971
Four short coping stories. In "Inviting Jason" Stan learns something about dyslexia; in "The Night of the Leonids" Lewis spends…
time at grandmother's; in "Camp Fat" Clara learns to love herself; and in "Momma at the Pearly Gates" Momma copes with prejudice. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. 1971The broken blade
Par William Durbin. 1997
Montreal, Canada, 1800. Thirteen-year-old Pierre La Page has to take his injured father's place as a "voyageur" on a fur-trading…
expedition. But can he survive the journey through the wilderness with the rough crew and treacherous waterways? Prequel to Wintering (BR 13347). For grades 5-8. 1997The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Oups! mauvaise fenêtre: 7 histoires, 7 erreurs
Par Patrick Isabelle, Chloé Varin, Hugo Meunier, Josée Angelis. 2020
Il nous est tous déjà arrivé de nous tromper de fenêtre lors d'une discussion par message texte. À chaque fois,…
le coeur semble manquer un battement et le malaise s'installe. Ces situations comiques, mais plus souvent embarrassantes nous ont inspiré cette idée d'un recueil de nouvelles où toutes les histoires seraient liées par le même thème : "mauvaise fenêtre". Nous avons donc fait appel à de formidables auteur.trice.s qui ont, à leur tour, été charmé.e.s par ce concept. Patrick Senécal, Stéphanie Lapointe et Hugo Meunier, pour ne nommer que ceux-ci, nous ont gâtés d'histoires de leur cru, un amalgame de textes drôles, terrifiants ou malaisants, où les lecteurs pourront reconnaître les différents styles des auteur.trice.s qu'ils suivent et découvrir l'univers de ceux ou celles qu'ils ne connaissent pas !Tall tales: six amazing basketball dreams
Par Charles Smith. 2000
Six short stories about action on the basketball court. In "What Jo Did," "Jo" outperforms the big boys and really…
surprises them by being a girl. In "Walk Softly," the players respect Big John's jump shot even more after his sunglasses are accidentally knocked off, revealing his blindness. For grades 4-7. 2000Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999Seven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9Thirteen short, humorous, rhyming stories in two voices, for beginning readers or for a child and an adult. Intended to…
celebrate the joys of reading together, the stories are about "cats and puppies, bears and mice, snakes, telephones, snowmen, birthdays, friendships and more." For grades K-3. 2001Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle)
Par Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 2001
Contains five tales providing background to Le Guin's Earthsea novels. The short novella, "Finder," reveals how the school on Roke…
was founded. Another tale relates the story of a young man who would rather be a musician than a mage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Out of the dark
Par Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9Hatchet
Par Gary Paulsen. 1987
Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian…
is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. For grades 6-9 and older readersFear games (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 1)
Par R. L Stine. 2001
April Powers is one of twelve top students invited to an isolated Caribbean island for two weeks. Besides attending talks…
by visiting celebrities, they will participate in a Life Games competition for a large cash prize. But the group also faces an unanticipated evil challenge. For grades 5-8. 2001Camelot: A Collection Of Original Arthurian Tales
Par Jane Yolen, Winslow Pels. 1995
Several authors provide ten stories and one song about the legend of King Arthur, some humorous, some historical, and some…
tragic. Anne McCaffrey writes about a search for horses to enrich the bloodlines of the king's horses. Terry Pratchett offers a scientific explanation of the sword in the stone. For grades 3-6The secret box
Par Gayle Pearson. 1997
Five interconnected stories about two girls and their sixteen-year-old brothers. In the title story, Taylor Finch receives a secret box…
for her twelfth birthday, but thinks the thirty-four steps to open it are too much trouble--until she realizes she has some secrets she wants to hide. For grades 4-7Time ghost
Par Welwyn Katz. 1995
Twenty-first century Sara discovers she is afraid of nature when her environmentalist grandmother drags her to the North Pole to…
fend off developers. But Sara soon has an even bigger problem when she, her friend, and the developer are transported back in time and Sara is stuck inside her twelve-year-old grandmother. For grades 4-7Curses, Inc: and other stories
Par Vivian Velde. 1997
Ten funny, scary stories about magic spells and their consequences. In the title story, Bill finds a curse site on…
the Internet but learns what you wish for doesn't always come true. In "Witch-Hunt," Lyssa is caught reading Satanic bibles. For grades 6-9Here there be unicorns
Par Jane Yolen. 1994
This collection of eight poems and ten stories relates tales of the well-known mystical beast in both medieval and traditional…
settings. The story "Unicorn Tapestry" was inspired by two famous unicorn tapestries, the Hunt of the Unicorn and the Lady with the Unicorn. For grades 4-7 and older readers