Word by Word
101 ways to inspire and engage students by building vocabulary, improving spelling, and enriching reading, writing, and learning.
Freewriting with Purpose
Simple classroom techniques to help students make connections, think critically, and construct meaning.
A Grain of Rice
A story about a young refugee's courage and inner strength as she escapes from Vietnam during the war.
A Secret Music
Lawrence knows in every fiber of his soul that he was meant to be a famous concert pianist, but the road to his pinnacle of success—performance on the stage at Carnegie Hall—is a steep and winding one, full of obstacles and family tragedy.
Celia's Song
The people of a small reserve on Canada's west coast grapple with a horrific crime, the result of inter-generational trauma caused by the residential school system, and overcome it by means of their traditions and own system of laws and punishment.
Earth and High Heaven
What happens when Erika Drake, protestant and of a wealthy family, falls in love with Marc Reiser, a young Jewish lawyer in anti-Semitic Montreal in 1944, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
From Tolerance to Tyranny
A case study of how a diverse, multicultural society became an autocratic state. 1492 was the year that concluded the efforts of Ferdinand and Isabella to drive out all Jews and Muslims from Spain, forcing it to be a unified nation with one religion.
Luminous Ink
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Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and twenty-five of some of Canada's best-known writers discuss the purpose of writing in the 21st Century.
Molly O
A novel about a man's obsession with his missing sister and the alternative film star he believes she has become.
Out Standing in the Field
A no-holds-barred memoir about a driven, dynamic, and natural-born leader's struggle in a military still governed by a sexist ethic.
The Black Peacock
A work of poetic prose in which two overs orbit each from their first meeting in university in the 1960s to being reunited in the Caribbean.
The Family Took Shape
A teenage girl describes her life in the Hindi community in Toronto, with a widowed mother, an autistic brother, and an auntie whose cooking show is something of a joke as she herself does not know how to cook.
The Jane Loop
A story of sexual self-discovery by a young man growing up in the Toronto suburbs in the early 1960s.
The Pain Tree
In these ten stories, the great award-winning Olive Senior explores characters whose lives have been shaped, or twisted, by the African diaspora and centuries of colonization.
The Unfinished Dollhouse
A memoir in which the author learns to love her child through a difficult journey in which her child rejects the traditional gender roles she projects on to him.
Teaching Well
Teachers will find the inspiration they need to make the changes that will lead to a healthier work-life balance, and a committed, engaged classroom.
Making Sense of Number, K–10
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Getting to know your students so you can support the development of their mathematical understanding.
Dangerous Measures
A memoir written by Joseph, a Jewish boy who evades capture by the Nazis, and joins the underground resistance in France. History and biography lovers will enjoy this first hand account.
Flights of Spirit
A Holocaust memoir about surviving the notorious Dachau concentration camp. For everyone because these stories need to be remembered.
Carry the Torch / A Lasting Legacy
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Two stories in one book, this is a powerful memoir of surviving the Holocaust, and should be read by everyone.
Elsie
Elsie, la plus jeune de sept enfants, participe à une sortie de pêche où ses idées originales suscitent d’abord des doutes. Finalement, sa créativité et sa persévérance mènent à une réussite inattendue, prouvant que penser autrement peut porter ses fruits.
