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Par Ginette Anfousse, Raymonde Longval. 1995
9-year-old Rosie's adventure begins with a schoolyard snowball fight that is misinterpreted by the teachers as a racist quarrel. Vietnamese…
immigrant Piam Low describes to Rosalie what real war is like, while she deals with the disappearance of her new kitten, and the sickness of her close friend, Pierre-Yves. Grades 3-6. 1995. Uniform title: Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre.Par Charlotte Gingras, Susan Ouriou. 2009
Mirabelle is good at art, but she's also almost fifteen, friendless, plagued by dark thoughts and a crazy family and…
a body that seems to be changing daily. When Mira meets free-spirited Catherine, she encourages her to come out of her shell, but Mira finds that her new-found confidence can still be shattered in an instant. Only after Mira faces a betrayal and a tragedy can she begin to put the fragmented pieces of herself together. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex. Governor General's Literary Award, 1999. c2009. Uniform title: Liberté? connais pas.Par Sharon E McKay. 2004
A fictionalized account of Esther Brandeau, the first Jew to set foot in New France in the eighteenth century. Because…
Esther was disguised as a boy, and was not a Catholic, when her deceit was discovered it became an international incident. Her story encompasses the quest for gender equality - and freedom. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.Par Maxine Trottier. 2002
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in…
1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2004
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his…
friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.Par Roch Carrier. 1979