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Deadly voyage : RMS Titanic / by Brewster, Hugh.;
James Laidlaw, the last Canadian still alive from the Titanic, recalls his experiences aboard the ship as a fourteen-year-old returning home to Canada with his family.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Titanic (Steamship); Teenage boys; Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival;
© c2011., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Fire in the sky : World War I / by Ward, David,1967-;
After just weeks of training as a pilot, Paul Townend heads to England to fight the Germans in The Great War.LSC
Subjects: War stories.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2013., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Winnie's great war / by Mattick, Lindsay.; Greenhut, Josh.; Blackall, Sophie.;
Lieutenant Harry Colebourn finds a bear he names Winnie. He decides she will be the mascot for the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade and takes her with them across the ocean to where the Great War rages.LSC
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947; Winnipeg (Bear); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; Mascots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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All fall down : the landslide diary of Abby Roberts / by Little, Jean,1932-;
A young girl survives the deadliest natural disaster in Canadian history -- but a family secret could call into question everything she thought she knew about her life before the tragedy.LSC
Subjects: Diary fiction.; Historical fiction.; Landslides;
© c2014., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sniper fire : the fight for Ortona / by Webb, Jonathan,1950-;
A dramatic account of Canada's first major triumph of World War II -- the December 1943 battle for Ortona Italy.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st; Ortona, Battle of, Ortona, Italy, 1943; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the shadow of war / by Chinn, Adrienne,author.;
Etta heads to the bright lights of Hollywood whilst Jessie, determined to train as a doctor, is hampered by the men who dominate her profession. On the plains of the Canadian prairies, Celie and her small family stand on the brink of losing everything. As whispers of a new war make their way to each sister, each must face the possibility of the unthinkable happening again.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen thirties; Sisters; Women physicians;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Torn apart : the internment diary of Mary Kobayashi / by Aihoshi, Susan M.;
The diary of twelve-year-old Mary Kobayashi, a Japanese Canadian girl living in British Columbia, describing her experiences during World War II, including her family's relocation to an internment camp.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Japanese Canadians; World War, 1939-1945; Japanese Canadians;
© c2012., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Where trust lies / by Oke, Janette,1935-author.; Logan, Laurel Oke,author.; Hallmark Channel (Television network);
"After teaching in a 1920s mining town in western Canada, Beth Thatcher no longer feels at home among her wealthy family in the East, and her heart is torn between two very different worlds"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women teachers; Women pioneers; Man-woman relationships; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elijah of Buxton / by Curtis, Christopher Paul.; Willis, Mirron E.(Mirron Edward),1965-nrt;
Read by Mirron Willis.In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom."Includes an author's note read by the author" -- container.Scott O'Dell award, 2008.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Liberty; Slavery; Blacks; Freedom; Slavery; Blacks; Black Canadians; Black Canadians; Blacks.; Liberty.; Slavery.;
© ℗2008., Random House/Listening Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A beautiful rival : a novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden / by Paul, Gill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this stunning new novel, Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Helena Rubinstein and Canadian-born Elizabeth Arden. It explore their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women. From the author of 'The Manhattan Girls'.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Arden, Elizabeth, 1878-1966; Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965; Businesswomen; Cosmetics industry;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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