Anna is the child of Mennonites from Mexico, who have come north to harvest fruit and vegetables. Sometimes she feels like a bird, flying north in the spring and south in the fall, sometimes like a ja
In this powerful novel for mature readers, Maxine Trottier transports the reader to the summer of 1956, and the small town of Erie View, a haven for teenagers. Summer jobs are plentiful, and there’s a
In the year 1703, Cecile Chesne saves the life of Lesharo, a brutally mistreated slave who is a Pawnee--the People of the Wolf--and, along with Lesharo and her father, leaves Quebec to join a new fort
Frightened, cold, and stranded on a prairie, James fears for his life until a man named Louis rescues him and brings him to a warm cabin, and it is there that the two share stories and learn to accept
In this powerful novel for mature readers, Maxine Trottier transports the reader to the summer of 1956, and the small town of Erie View, a haven for teenagers. Summer jobs are plentiful, and there’s a
In 1760, thirteen-year-old John MacNeil, a skilled artist, leaves England and his beloved twin sister to join his father on a journey to the Canadian wilderness, where his role as official cartographe
In Renaissance Italy, Tintoretto helps his daughter dress like a boy in order for her to explore the art world of Venice, and she comes to the aid of an enslaved cabin boy that she has befriended.
Following the traditions of the Native nations of North America, children can learn to make an array of crafts, including a necklace and a drum, using designs from nature and simple materials.
Mary helps a neighbor, Mr. Hiroshi, in the garden and promises to take care of it when he is taken away in the midst of World War II, but when the old man does not return, she must find another way to
Summoned by the Czar to perform for his ailing son, Anna Pavlova, formerly the greatest ballerina in Russia, finds a special, mystical way to share her gift of dance.
After following foxes that were playing outside his window, a little boy finds himself lost in a strange Arctic land until a man reminds him of Inukshuk, stones piled in human shapes known to lead peo
