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The girl who dreamed only geese, and other tales of the Far North: And Other Tales Of The Far North
Par Howard A Norman. 1997
Ten stories from Inuit oral tradition include portrayals of tundra wildlife - puffins, a wolverine, a seagull, a narwhal, and…
geese. The Biblical Noah appears in "Noah Hunts a Woolly Mammoth." In the title piece, a young girl's ability to help maintain the village food supply by dreaming about geese is challenged by a shaman. Grades 4-7. 1997.The hill
Par Karen Bass. 2016
Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking…
up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There’s no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop - with no cell service - the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something - a creature that should only exist in legend - is hunting them. For senior high readers. 2016.The gathering tree (Larry Loyie Ser.)
Par Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
Par Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.The dream carvers
Par Joan Clark. 1995
While on an expedition with his father to get lumber to take back to Greenland, Thrand is captured by the…
native Osweet, who have taken him to replace one of their own who was killed by a Greenlander. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.The crazy man
Par Pamela Paige Porter. 2005
1965. After Emaline, 11, is crippled in a tractor accident, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from…
their Saskatchewan farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local mental hospital to help with the farm work, but the neighbours jeer and complain about the crazy man. Emaline sees Angus' kindness and strength, but it is only when he performs the ultimate act of heroism that others in the town finally recognize his worth as a human being. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2007 Golden Oak Award. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2005.The archaeolojesters: Book 1 (Archaeolojesters. #1.)
Par Andreas Oertel. 2010
Sultana, Manitoba. It's so dry all summer that campers and tourists aren't coming, and Cody's best friend's mom may lose…
her job at the diner. So Cody, Eric, and Eric's twin sister Rachel create an "ancient" Egyptian tablet, and suddenly archaeologists, reporters, and tourists are rushing over to take a look. When one suspicious stranger starts trailing their every move, the kids realize that their hoax may have gone too far. Followed by "The Archaeolojesters, Book 2: Pillars of Time". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (Archaeolojesters ; 1)Tangled web (Young Reader Ser.)
Par Shelley Hrdlitschka. 2000
Slowly getting to know each other after being separated at birth and only recently reunited, fifteen-year-old twins, Alex and Tanner,…
enjoy their summer vacation together but find themselves once again in danger from the same criminal gang that threatened them in the past. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. Sequel to "Disconnected" . 2000.Slave of the Haida
Par Doris Andersen. 1974
Kim-Ta, son of a Salish chief, is captured by the Haidas. Afraid that he may become a sacrificial victim at…
one of their feasts, Kim-Ta plans his escape. Grades 4-7. 1974.Six Micmac stories (Peeper)
Par Anne Cameron, Ruth Holmes Whitehead. 1989
These stories provide a glimpse of the physical and spiritual world of the Micmac people. Grades 5-8 and older readers.…
Taped with: How Raven freed the moon by Anne Cameron. This Northwest Coast myth tells how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest. Grades 3-6. Taped with: Orca's song by Anne Cameron. This Indian myth tells how Orca, the killer whale, got its black-and-white colouring and its beautiful song. Grades 3-6. c1989.Rookie season (Sports stories ; #42)
Par Jacqueline Guest. 2000
Leigh Aberdeen is determined to win the hockey championship with her new all-girl team, the Chinooks. Then her dad, who's…
also the coach, adds a know-it-all boy to the team which makes Leigh furious, and her best friend Tina, the goalie, starts mysteriously dropping practices just as the Chinooks show they can win. Leigh realizes that the team will need to overcome their problems on and off the ice before they can get it together and win. Grades 4-7. 2000.Runner (Lorimer Sidestreets Ser.)
Par Peter McPhee. 1999
Kyle's fourteen-year-old sister has run away; haunted by the idea that her disappearance is his fault, he sets off to…
track her down. His search takes him to an underworld of abandoned buildings and after-hours bars, street kids and a way of life he never knew existed. As Kyle uncovers clues to his sister's whereabouts, he realizes her life is in grave danger. A dark, suspenseful look at Calgary's street scene. 1999.Rez runaway (SideStreets)
Par Melanie Florence. 2016
Raised on a reserve in northern Ontario, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows…
he's different -- he's more interested in guys than in any of the girls he knows. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend Benjy and, by the next morning, everyone on the rez is talking about Joe. His mother, a devout Christian, is horrified, and the kids who are supposed to be his friends make it clear there's no place for him in their circle, or even on the rez. Joe thinks about killing himself, but instead runs away to the city. Alone and penniless on the streets of Toronto, Joe comes to identify with the Aboriginal idea of having two spirits, or combining both feminine and masculine identities in one person. He also begins to understand more about how his parents have been affected by their own experiences as children in residential schools -- something never discussed on the rez. And he realizes he has to come to terms with his two-spiritedness and find people who accept him for who he is. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.Red Wolf
Par Jennifer Dance. 2014
Life is changing for Canada's Anishnaabek Nation and for the wolf packs that share their territory. In the late 1800s,…
both Native people and wolves are being forced from the land. Starving and lonely, an orphaned timber wolf is befriended by a boy named Red Wolf. But under the Indian Act, Red Wolf is forced to attend a residential school far from the life he knows, and the wolf is alone once more. Courage, love and fate reunite the pair, and they embark on a perilous journey home. But with winter closing in, will Red Wolf and Crooked Ear survive? And if they do, what will they find? For junior high readers. 2014.Racing home
Par Adele Dueck. 2011
It's 1908, and twelve year old Erik faces the challenges of adapting to pioneer life on the Canadian prairie, and…
understanding what's really going on in his family. Grades 5-8. 2011.Prairie fire! (The bains Ser.)
Par Bill Freeman. 1998
In 1876, the Bains family travel to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to claim free land for a homestead. Conflict over…
land rights smoulders between the Métis and the English settlers, leaving the Bains family in the middle. As relationships deteriorate, forcing everyone to take sides, a natural disaster occurs. Will the two sides be able to work together? Grades 5-8. 1998.Le Grand sault iroquois (Collection Premières nations ; #2)
Par Isabelle Larouche. 2015
Dylan vient d'arriver à Montréal, où il entreprend sa première année dans une grande école secondaire. Il lui est difficilede…
s'adapter à tant de changements, d'autant plus qu'il vient d'un petit village iroquois, Kanehsatake. Le jeune Amérindien rencontre Thomas et Hugo. Ensemble, ils jouent aux échecs, font des balades dans les rues de la ville, et échangent surleurs origines mohawks, haïtiennes et québécoises. Ils seront même initiés à l'escalade ! Mais, un soir, les trois adolescents plongent vers leur destin. Ils vivent une aventure initiatique qui consolide leur amitié et change même le cours de l'histoire. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015.Miguetsh! ((Ado et compagnie).)
Par Michel Noël. 2014
" Moi, Pien, je suis un Métis dont l'histoire est vieille comme ce continent. J'ai trouvé, grâce à Wawaté, à…
Kokum, aux Arbres, et à bien d'autres à qui je suis redevable, ma place dans l'univers, dans le monde contemporain. Je porte en moi la mémoire de mes ancêtres, comme s'ils mavaient choisi pour les prolonger dans le monde d'aujourdhui et de demain. Je suis un passeur d'histoires. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire et plus.Le tombeau des dinosaures (Atout ; #119.)
Par Anne Bernard Lenoir. 2007
L'enquête: Ces vacances dans les Rocheuses canadiennes semblent bien compromises pour Laura et Cathy qui doivent traverser la région à…
la vitesse de l'éclair. Qu'est-il arrivé au maquettiste du Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology? Qui ose commettre ces actes odieux dans la Vallée des dinosaures? Laura parviendra-t-elle à dénouer l'effroyable noeud d'intrigues qui souille la nécropole des reptiles géants? Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2007.Le silence de la Restigouche: [roman] ((Collection 14/18).)
Par Jocelyne Mallet-Parent. 2014
Les bernaches avec les oies blanches, ça finit toujours par porter malheur." Le jour où il se met à fréquenter…
lécole des Blancs, Simon Vicaire prend vite conscience de sa différence. Adolescent, il se voit interdire de fréquenter Isabelle Bouchard, une jeune Blanche qui lattire beaucoup au grand dam de Meaghan, son amie denfance, une Amérindienne comme lui. Simon se met en tête de découvrir ce qui a bien pu se passer du temps de son grand-père, le vieux Billy, célèbre guide de la pêche au saumon, pour que les familles Vicaire et Blanchard éprouvent une telle haine lune pour lautre. Mais son destin bascule quand le corps de Meaghan est découvert se balançant au bout dune corde. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2014.