books
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The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
Book title: The Cat’s Table Author: Michael Ondaatje Bibliographic entry Ondaatje, M. (2011). The cat’s table. Random House Audio. Description An eleven-year old boy, Michael, boards a ship for a long voyage from Colombo to England. As young boys will do, he befriends 2 other boys and together they explore all the nooks and crannies of…
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Jeffrey and Sloth by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson
Book title: Jeffrey and Sloth Author: Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson Bibliographic entry Winters, K.-L., & Hodson, B. (2007). Jeffrey and Sloth. Victoria, Canada: Orca Book. Description Intimidated by the blank page, young author Jeffrey tries to write a story but can only draw. He creates a sloth who comes to life and starts to give Jeffrey…
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The Adventures of Medical Man by Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman
Book title: The Adventures of Medical Man: Kids’ Illnesses and Injuries Explained Author: Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman Bibliographic entry Evans, M., & Wichman, D. (2010). The adventures of medical man: Kids’ illnesses and injuries explained. Toronto, Canada: Annick Press. Description In this non-fiction graphic novel style book, Dr. Evan takes on the role of a…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Book title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Bibliographic entry Chbosky, S. (1999). The perks of being a wallflower. New York, NY: MTV Books. Description Charlie is a freshman in high school. He is dealing with the recent suicide of his friend Michael and changes in his family as his brother has left…
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Book title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane Author: Suzanne Collins Bibliographic entry Collins, S. (2004). Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the prophecy of bane. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description In this 2nd book of the Underland Chronicles series Gregor reunites with his bat, Ares, and together they must overcome a new quest together. Gregor is more greatly…
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Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (audiobook)
Book title: Story of a Girl (audiobook) Author: Sara Zarr Bibliographic entry Zarr, S. (2008). Story of a girl. New York, NY: Random House. Description 16 year old Deanna can’t get her life back on track after an incident at 13 when she was caught by her Dad naked with her boyfriend Tommy. The story is…
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