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The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Book title: The Casual Vacancy Author: J.K. Rowling Bibliographic entry Rowling, J. K. (2012). The Casual Vacancy. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. Description It is a scathing examination of the minutiae of the town of Pagford where the characters are so caught up in their own petty desires that they cannot see the tragedy…
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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 farm team by Linda Bailey
Book title: The Farm Team Author: Linda Bailey Bibliographic entry Bailey, L. (2006). The Farm Team. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press. Description The animals on Stolski’s farm haven’t won a hockey game against the Bush League bandits in 50 years but they haven’t lost hope of bringing home the Stolski cup. With some teamwork and determination,…
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Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Book title: Under Heaven Author: Guy Gavriel Kay Bibliographic entry Kay, G. G. (2010). Under heaven. Toronto, Canada: Penguin Group. Description Tai is assigned the duty of burying the fallen soldiers of his kingdom in order to put their ghosts to rest. This strange task takes him two years to complete and leads to a series…
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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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