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La louve de Kaniapiskau (Collection Romans d'aujourd'hui)
Par André Vacher. 1980
Autour du Lac Kaniapiskau vivent des Indiens, encore fidèles tant bien que mal aux traditions de leurs pères. Mais l'homme…
blanc se fait de plus en plus menaçant; et voilà qu'il est question de construire des barrages qui inonderont leurs territoires de chasse. 1980.Not one damsel in distress: world folktales for strong girls
Par Jane Yolen. 2000
A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, each featuring a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful…
woman. Includes the stories of Atalanta from Greece and Nana Miriam from Niger. For grades 3-6. 2000.Nobody cries at bingo
Par Dawn Dumont. 2011
The narrator, Dawn, invites the reader to witness first hand Dumont family life on the Okanese First Nation. Beyond the…
stereotypes and clichés of Rez dogs, drinking, and bingos, the story of a girl who loved to read begins to unfold. It is her hopes, dreams, and indomitable humour that lay bare the beauty and love within her family. Includes violence and strong language. 2011.Noah Barleywater runs away: a fairy tale
Par John Boyne. 2010
Noah is running away from his problems, or at least that's what he thinks, the day he takes the untrodden…
path through the forest. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, and wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever. Grades 4-7. 2010.Nirliit: A Novel
Par Anita Anand, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel. 2018
A young woman from Montreal follows the geese to the Inuit North in this deeply-felt witnessing of contemporary Indigenous life,…
as shaped by decades of colonial rule and government neglect. Having worked in the North for years, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel offers a portrait of a people undaunted by institutionalized racism, but in many cases broken by domestic violence, corporate mining, and the corrupting presence of summer workers up from the South in search of big paycheques. Delivered across two searing monologues, Nirliit is a testament to a people's perseverance as much as it is an apology by those who inflicted those circumstances upon them. 2018. Uniform title: Nirliit.Night wings
Par Joseph Bruchac. 2009
Paul, a thirteen-year-old Abenaki, realizes too late that his dreams about a winged monster pursuing him were a warning: Paul…
and his grandfather are abducted from their trailer and forced to lead a search for ancient treasure. Both fight to preserve their ancestors' secrets--and to survive. Grades 5-8. 2009.Night moves
Par Richard Van Camp. 2015
As a window into the magic and medicine of the Northwest Territories, Van Camp's fourth short story collection is hilarious…
and heartbreaking. A teenaged boy confesses to a vicious assault on a cross-dressing classmate; Lance tells the sensual story of becoming much closer to his wife's dear friend Juanita; while a reluctant giant catches up with gangsters Torchy and Sfen in a story with shades of supernatural and earthly menace. 2015.Napi's dance
Par Alanda Greene. 2012
Alberta, mid-1800s. The perspectives of a Blackfoot woman of the Blood tribe and of a young Irish/English woman who comes…
west with her family reveal a time of great change, disruption and loss. It was a time also of resilience, renewal and determination. The novel gives a picture of a land and people irrevocably changed and an insight into that world from a feminine perspective. 2012.Never say die
Par Will Hobbs. 2013
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in far northern…
Canada, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine. Grades 5-8. 2013.Mythical birds & beasts from many lands
Par Margaret Mayo. 1996
A collection of ten folktales gathered from around the world. Each story centers on an imaginary creature including Pegasus, a…
mermaid, a unicorn, the thunderbird, a dragon, a sea serpent, the feathered snake, the Minotaur, naga, and the phoenix. Contains source notes. Grades 3-6. 1996.Mysterious tales of Japan
Par Rafe Martin. 1996
A collection of ten Japanese folktales. The introduction explains that the beauty of the natural world is important in many…
of these tales and that acts of kindness are often repaid in unusual ways. Grades 3-6. 1996.Murder on the red river
Par Marcie R Rendon. 2017
Cash and Sheriff Wheaton make for a strange partnership. He pulled her from her mother's wrecked car when she was…
three. He's kept an eye out for her ever since. It's a tough place to live--northern Minnesota along the Red River. Cash navigated through foster homes, and at thirteen was working farms. She's tough as nails and makes her living driving truck. Playing pool on the side. Wheaton is big lawman type. Scandinavian stock, but darker skin than most. He wants her to take hold of her life. Get into Junior College. So there they are, staring at the dead Indian lying in the field. 2017.Mufaro's beautiful daughters: an African tale (Amistad Ser.)
Par John Steptoe. 1987
When the Great King sends for candidates to be his wife, Mufaro decides to present his two daughters, bad-tempered Manyara…
and sweet-tempered Nyasha. Manyara arrives first, while Nyasha is offering assistance to the people she meets on the way. Grades 2-4. 1987.Missing (Good reads)
Par Frances Itani. 2011
Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…
falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.Morning star (Lone Star audio)
Par Kerry Newcomb. 2005
As a brash youth, Joel Ryan joins the Confederate Army. But when he returns home to Kentucky, he finds himself…
a stranger there. Trying to start over, he ends up in Montana, where he saves Mourning Dove, a Cheyenne woman, from an evil kidnapper. He never dreams that rescuing her will bring him the greatest love - and make him a lethal enemy. Among the Cheyenne, Joel learns a new way of life, and after he elopes with Mourning Dove, his duties as husband and father bring him unexpected joy, too soon cut short by a madman's bloody wrath. Now, twelve years later, revenge is close at hand. 2005.Momotaro, the Peach Boy: a traditional Japanese tale
Par Linda Shute. 1986
A childless woodcutter and his wife find a baby boy inside a gigantic peach and name him Momotaro. The couple…
is saddened when, at the age of 15, Momotaro announces that he must leave to fight the wicked Oni, monster-like demons who terrorize the villagers. Grades K-3. c1986.Monkey beach
Par Eden Robinson. 2000
The Haisla community on the north west coast of British Columbia is devastated when the pride of their village, young…
Jimmy Hill, disappears at sea in a boating accident. Jimmy's sister Lisamarie reflects on the effect his death has on their community and on their family. She also reflects on their family, their culture, and Jimmy's life. Some strong language. 2000.Mother earth, father sky
Par Sue Harrison. 1990
Chronicles the migration of an ancient Native American tribe in Ice Age America. After a surprise attack kills everyone except…
Chagak and her young brother, they begin a journey in search of their grandfather that becomes a quest for survival and revenge. Bestseller 1990.Motorcycles & sweetgrass
Par Drew Hayden Taylor. 2010
Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens, until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a…
1953 Indian Chief motorcycle - and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve's chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger's intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne - a master of aboriginal martial arts - and local raccoons to drive the stranger from the Reserve. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.