Simon Whitfield shares the story of his personal journey to a gold medal in the triathlon at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in 2000, and tells of his continuing quest in the 2004 and 2008 Games.
Presents an introduction to the prehistory of Canada, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on its geology and geography, the first people to migrate into North America, the first contact with European explores, and more.
Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.
After Odella's mother leaves her, her sisters, and their father in Manitoba and moves to Iceland with another man, she then dies there, and the family finally learns some of the many secrets that have haunted them for two generations.
Explores what it means to belong, discussing how notions of territory, identity, racial difference, separatism, multiculturalism, and homelessness affect one's ideas of belonging.
a regional geography of the United States and Canada
Hudson, John C
2002
Offers a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent, dividing the continent into six major regions and exploring each region's place-specific attributes and distinctive characteristics.
Presents a comic book-style story in which Paul, an average teenager, drops out of high school in the 1970s and eventually gets a job as a counselor at a summer camp full of misfits in Quebec.
Contains fourteen articles in which the authors debate issues related to gay marriage, homophobia, gay adoption and parenting, family support for gay and lesbian children, and the role of religion in gay marriage.
