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From Bear Rock Mountain : the life and times of a Dene residential school survivor / by Mountain, Antoine,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school-and his path to healing. In 1949, Antoine Mountain was born on the land near Radelie Koe, Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. At the tender age of seven, he was stolen away from his home and sent to a residential school-run by the Roman Catholic Church in collusion with the Government of Canada-three hundred kilometres away. Over the next twelve years, the three residential schools Mountain was forced to attend systematically worked to erase his language and culture, the very roots of his identity. While reconnecting to that which had been taken from him, he had a disturbing and painful revelation of the bitter depths of colonialism and its legacy of cultural genocide. Canada has its own holocaust, Mountain argues. As a celebrated artist and social activist today, Mountain shares this moving, personal story of healing and the reclamation of his Dene identity."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Mountain, Antoine, 1949-; Indigenous peoples; First Nations; First Nations; Denesuline; Denesuline;
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The sweetness between us [graphic novel] / by Searle, Sarah Winifred,author,illustrator.; Davidson, Sarah(Comic book artist),colourist.;
A boy dealing with a chronic illness finds a new friend in his vampire classmate when both start their Junior year behind their classmates, with major changes in their lives that they're struggling to get used to.
Subjects: Vampire comics.; Paranormal comics.; Romance comics.; Graphic novels.; School comics.; Diabetics; High school students; High schools; Vampires;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The words of my father : love and pain in Palestine / by Bashir, Yousef Khalil,1989-author.;
In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, fourteen-year-old Yousef is preoccupied by video games, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossible high standards. Everything changes when the second Intifada erupts and soldiers occupy the family home, turning it into a virtual prison. Over time, Yosef learns the rules of his new life in captivity - but he can't anticipate that an Israeli bullet is about too transform his future in an instant.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Bashir, Yousef Khalil, 1989-; Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-; Palestinian Arabs; Fathers and sons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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To save the man / by Sayles, John,author.;
"In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America's greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the 'cultural genocide' experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School ... In September of 1890, the academic year begins at the Carlisle school -- a military-style boarding school for Indians run by Captain Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt's motto, "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" is enforced in the classroom as well as the dorm rooms: speak English, forget your own language and customs, learn to be white. While the students navigate survival, they hear rumors of a ceremonial dance sweeping tribal lands reservations in the west -- the "ghost dance," whereby desperate Native Americans engaged in frenzied dancing and chanting hoping it will cause the buffalo to return, the Indian dead to rise, and the white people to disappear. Local whites panic, and the government sends in troops to keep the reservations under control. When legendary medicine man Sitting Bull is killed by native police working for the government troops, each Carlisle resident is faced with the question: Whose side are you on? And what will you risk to gain your freedom?"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Ghost dance; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Residential schools;
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The cosmic con [graphic novel] / by Kasman, Ron,1953-author.;
Toronto, 1968. Herbie Weingarten, a teenager in his last year of high school, finds that his uncle Jeffrey, a holocaust survivor, has been taken in by a new religious movement called, "Exalted Consciousness". The young man tries to extricate his uncle from the group even while his uncle tries to pull him into it. Visit Toronto's downtown core when Yorkville was a hippy haven, Rochdale College was a centre of the illicit drug trade and bands had names like Intercontinental Ballistic Grapefruit. Watch as personalities are broken down and moulded in the pursuit of power and money by the mysterious Baron Gerhard Von Albrecht. Take a walk along "cult row" from Davenport and Avenue Road through to Yorkville, as pernicious gurus create ugly alternatives within the Age of Aquarius. This propulsive plot is matched by Kasman's meticulous and lavish illustrations capturing a bygone era of Canada's largest city and the seedy characters within.
Subjects: Historical comics.; Graphic novels.; Cults; High school seniors; Nineteen sixties; Teenage boys; Uncles;
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What you wish for [sound recording] / by Center, Katherine,author.; Plummer, Thérèse,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Therese Plummer."Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary school librarian on the sunny, historic island of Galveston, Texas--the goofy kids, the stately Victorian building, the butterfly garden. But when the school suddenly loses its beloved principal, it turns out his replacement will be none other than Duncan Carpenter--a former, unrequited crush of Sam's from many years before. When Duncan shows up as her new boss, though, he's nothing like the sweet teacher she once swooned over. He's become stiff, and humorless, and obsessed with school safety. Now, with Duncan determined to destroy everything Sam loves about her school in the name of security--and turn it into nothing short of a prison--Sam has to stand up for everyone she cares about before the school that's become her home is gone for good"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Elementary school principals; Elementary schools; Man-woman relationships; School librarians; Teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hummingbird / by Lloyd, Natalie.;
When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.LSC
Subjects: Osteogenesis imperfecta; Children with disabilities; Wishes; Hummingbirds; Middle schools; Friendship; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Barbie, it takes two. [videorecording] / by Ligeon, Daysha,voice actor.; Pleydell-Pearce, Scott,television director.; Roye, Nicolas,1977-voice actor.; Varria, Tatiana,voice actor.; Young, America,1984-voice actor.; Mainframe Studios,production company.; Mattel Television,production company.; NCircle Entertainment,publisher.;
America Young, Tatiana Varria, Nicolas Roye, Kirsten Day.Join Barbie 'Malibu' Roberts and Barbie 'Brooklyn' Roberts for fun, laughter, and exciting new adventures in the brand-new series Barbie It Takes Two. The series follows Barbie and Barbie as they attend a year of performing arts high school in NYC, set out to record a music demo and take odd jobs to pay for it, all while exploring the Big Apple and traveling back to Malibu often to visit family and friends. Filled with stories of friendship, family, passion, and perseverance, the series follows this iconic duo as they work hard and have fun chasing their dreams. This exciting new series also features new characters, new settings, and all-new songs.G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Barbie (Fictitious character); Best friends; Female friendship; Performing arts high schools; Performing arts;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Emmie & friends. by Libenson, Terri.;
These days, Emmie doesn't feel so invisible. At least not around her best friends and her crush, Tyler. Class-clown Joe's jokes aren't landing the way they used to. Who doesn't love a good prank? Apparently not his so-called friends, who don't even seem to care if he's around. When their class goes on an end-of-year camping trip, Emmie and Joe find themselves stuck together--and expect the worst. But what happens instead turns out to be entirely unexpected.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); School comics.; Humorous comics.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Middle schools; Schools; Cartoons and comics.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire / by Rowling, J. K.;
Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Granger, Hermione (Fictitious character); Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character); Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization); Wizards; Witches; Boarding schools; Magic;
© 2014, c2000., Bloomsbury,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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