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Par Betty Neels. 1981
As soon as her training is complete, Louisa readily accepts a job which involves going to Norway. But her patient,…
Claudia Savage, does present some problems and her brother, Simon, just doesn't understand how hard the nurse is trying. 1981.Par Thomas King. 1993
His past false arrest for being a dangerous Indian activist would be funny to Blackfoot Lionel Red Dog if it…
hadn't cost him his government job and turned him into a television salesman. Unbeknownst to Lionel, his professor girlfriend wants to have a baby but not necessarily with him or with her other beau. On top of everything, the appearance of four ancient Indians is about to impact the lives of Lionel and his family and friends. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2004.Par Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Native playwright Taylor's haunting stories are an assault on stereotypes of all kinds. No quarter is given, nor is it…
taken - Native stereotypes of white culture are as fair game as any other. In "The Boy in the Ditch", the tragedy of the pre-teen gasoline sniffing culture of Davis Inlet is described, while other stories cover life on the Reserve, drinking, and clashes with the government. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. 2008.Par Andrea Spalding. 1995
The discovery of a lance head and the desire to learn more about this mysterious artifact led Danny to adventures…
like sneaking into the museum, dancing at a pow wow and learning a traditional way to hunt buffalo. With the help of a boy from the Peigan Reserve near Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, he begins to understand the history of the Peigan Nation. He also discovers valuable insights about himself and learns different ways to handle his problems at school. Grades 5-8. 1995.Par Jan Bourdeau Waboose, C. J Taylor. 1999
A young Ojibwa girl and her grandmother have taken the motorboat to Smooth Rock Island many times before, but never…
at night. Filled with a strange feeling and sensing the presence of others although she sees no one else, the young girl listens as Noko, her grandmother, tells of coming to the island for ceremonial dances. Listening for the sound of moccasins and trying to be brave, the granddaughter finally sees ancestors dancing in the fire's smoke. Grades 2-4. c1999.Par James Houston. 1983
In 1803, a trading ship was captured by an Indian band on the pacific coast. This story is based on…
those events, Houston tells the story from the Indians' point of view. Junior High. 1983.Par Joseph Bruchac. 1997
Par Richard Wagamese. 2006
In pursuit of a world-champion title, Joe Willie Wolfchild suffers a career-ending accident and is taken to his family's ranch…
to recuperate. Meanwhile, urban street-kid Aiden, sick and tired of his mother Claire's long string of abusive boyfriends, plans a robbery only to land in jail. Upon his release, a concerned parole officer finds a place for Aiden and his mom at the Wolfchild ranch. Strong language. 2006.Par Jan Hudson. 1990
When a horse is captured from the Snakes and brought to the Blackfoot tribe, Kit Fox knows that she is…
meant to ride it. The horse is sent to a camp where women are not allowed, but when an attack sends the men into battle, Kit Fox is left to master the beast. For junior and senior high readers. 1990.Par Robert N Munsch, Jay Odjick. 2017
One day Helen wakes up and it's SPRING! The snow has melted and the sun is shining. But Helen knows…
that the blackflies will be coming out soon. So she does what any smart kid would do: she sends her little sister outdoors to check! When the blackflies and mosquitoes carry her away, Helen tells her dad, who rushes outside and is carried away himself. Now Helen needs to rescue BOTH of them, along with a wolf and a very clever bear. Grades K-3. 2017.Par Jordan Wheeler. 1989
A collection of three novellas that deal with the struggles of brotherhood and of the Métis. "Exposure" describes the sexual…
abuse sustained by children at mandatory, Catholic-run boarding schools, "Red Waves" is a story of Native brothers who find themselves on different sides of the law, and "Hearse in Snow" highlights how alcohol has torn families apart. For senior high and older readers. Strong language, descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c1989.Par Martha Brooks. 1997
When her father wills her a cabin on land in rural Manitoba, Alexandra meets a young man who shares her…
Indian heritage and her experience of being haunted by spirits. Grades 5-8. 1997.Par Kevin Patterson. 2006
An Inuit girl spends her teen years in the 1960s in a Montreal TB sanatorium, learning French and mathematics from…
nuns. Upon returning to Hudson Bay, Victoria feels like a stranger, and soon marries a white man. When her husband accepts work from a South African mining company that wants to dig for diamonds in the frozen tundra, things come to a boiling point. 2006.Par Philip Kreiner. 1987
Joe is a white school teacher in an isolated community near James Bay. He decides to learn about the Indian…
way of life, which is in danger because a huge dam is being built in the centre of the Indian's hunting lands. 1987.Par Lawana Blackwell. 2002
Eighteen-year-old Catherine Rayborn is thrilled with her first taste of independence when she begins Girton College in Cambridge in 1880.…
Amidst all the excitement, however, comes the painful realization of the vast difference between true love and shallow. 2002.Par Essie Summers. 1996
Greta Mountford discovers that her fiance Martin has been having an affair. But before she can break her engagement, Martin…
is killed on the way home. Faced with this double grief, Greta escapes to New Zealand to run a farm while its owner, Caleb Armstrong, is away in Europe. The change of scene works its magic on Greta, but her new-found peace is shattered with the return of Caleb - for his presence is far too disturbing for comfort. 1996.Par Gail Gaymer Martin, Brenda Minton. 2011
In “Small Town Christmas”, when seven-year-old twins act up in temporary teacher Amy Carroll's class, she meets their very apologetic…
widowed father. The handsome man has his hands full - but can two mini matchmakers and holiday cheer open his heart to Christmas romance? In “Her Christmas Cowboy”, Elizabeth Harden attends a bull-riding event for her dad, where she tries – unsuccessfully - to avoid bull fighter Travis Cooper, a too-handsome heartbreaker. But could her first impression of Travis be mistaken? c2011.Par Caroline Anderson. 2007
Dr Lucy Tremayne's title is about to change from doctor to mother. She knows she must tell Ben Carter he's…
going to be a daddy by Christmas - but she's running out of time. Why is she stalling? Because she knows that when her secret gets out it will destroy her father. As head of A&E at St Piran Hospital, Dr Ben Carter hasn't seen Lucy since that wonderful, perfect night they shared together. He's been warned to stay away, but now, as he arrives in the picturesque Cornish village of Penhally Bay, he is determined to fight for the woman he loves, and their baby. 2007.Par Giles Blunt. 2005
A young woman wanders out of the bush with no memory, due to a small-calibre bullet lodged in her brain.…
When the body of a biker/drug dealer turns up in a cave, Detectives Cardinal and Delorme treat it as a separate incident, but subsequent clues and another brutal murder seem to connect both crimes to a gang under the leadership of Ojibwa shaman Red Deer. Are the woman's returning memories the whole truth, and is Red Deer a native shaman or a monster with an appetite for murder? Sequel to "The delicate storm", followed by "By the time you read this". 2005.Par Kevin Major. 1989
While living in Newfoundland, 15-year-old David meets a mysterious new girl named Nancy. He makes a startling discovery while doing…
research for a school project on the Beothuk Indians. For junior and senior high readers.