Sharon Stewart
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English
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Louis Riel devoted his life to the Metis cause. A fiery activist, he struggled against injustice as he saw it. He was a pioneer in the field of Aboriginal rights and land claims but was branded an outlaw in his own time. In 1885, he was executed for treason. In 1992, the House of Commons declared Riel a founder of Manitoba. November 16 is now designated Louis Riel Day in Canada.
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English
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Romance was for fools...
And CEO Matthew Kent was anything but. So what was he doing in Arizona as half owner of a shop devoted to romance? He blamed it all on his aunt. The silly woman had thought he wouldn't be happy until he was married, so she'd set him up. She'd left him not only her fortune, but a business partner, as well. A sweet, sultry, thoroughly romantic business partner.
Rachel McCarthy was exactly the kind of woman he avoided. How...
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English
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Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada's history. In these three books we explore the cultural heritage that is at the roots of Canada's present-day multicultural society. In the lives of abolitionist Underground Railway hero Harriet Tubman; Metis revolutionary Louis Riel; and frontiersman Simon Girty, who adopted and respected Native culture long before the vast majority of white people, we...
4) Raven quest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Tok, the most nimble-winged of the young ravens, is banished for a crime he did not commit, and the only way he can restore his honor and his father's name is to perform a brave and daring deed to benefit all ravenkind.
5) Wolf rider
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Scholastic Canada
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
340 p. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tok must leave his forest haven and embark on a dangerous journey in search of a new land for both wolves and ravenkind.
6) My Anastasia
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Canada
Pub. Date
c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
7) Canadian Cultural Heritage 4-Book Bundle: Molly Brant / Louis Riel / Harriet Tubman / Simon Girty
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Series
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English
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Presenting four titles in the Quest Biography series profiling prominent figures in Canada's history. In these four books, we explore the cultural heritage at the roots of Canada's present-day multicultural society. In the lives of abolitionist Underground Railway hero Harriet Tubman, Metis revolutionary Louis Riel, frontiersman Simon Girty, and aboriginal elder stateswoman Molly Brant, we discover that the struggle for inclusion and human rights...