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"One sweltering summer in the Park, a housing complex outside of Toronto, Michael and Francis are coming of age and learning to stomach the careless prejudices and low expectations that confront them as young men of black and brown ancestry. While their Trinidadian single mother works double, sometimes triple shifts so her boys might fulfill the elusive promise of their adopted home, Francis helps the days pass by inventing games and challenges, bringing Michael to his crew's barbershop hangout, and leading escapes into the cool air of the Rouge Valley, a scar of green wilderness where they are free to imagine better lives for themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Guide to over 300 tree species found throughout Canada and the northern United States, organized into twelve groups according to leaf shape and arrangement along the twig, with color photographs and drawings, range maps, and maps of forest regions and plant hardiness zones.

"One of seventeen children, Cyprien-No? Cyr, was born in 1863 to a poor family in a small village in Quebec. A sturdy boy, his strength steadily increased as he grew up. Soon, he was performing incredible feats, but no one imagined that one day he would become Louis Cyr, the world's strongest man!"--Dust jacket.

"Standing on a bridge over the Koksilah River near their home on Vancouver Island, Frame and her brother Ranger make a shocking discovery, and are convinced they're at the scene of a terrible crime. Suspicions mount when all clues point in the direction of their shadowy and irascible neighbor--The McGuire"--Back cover.

Looks at the economies of the United States and Canada and analyzes how advances in science, technology, and economics in the United States and Canada impact the larger global economic community.

"The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Jesse Reid's intricate guitar riffs and supple baritone are poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until his motorcycle crashes on the way to the show. Jane Quinn is a Bayleen Island local whose music flows as naturally as her long blond hair. When she and her bandmates are asked to play in Jesse Reid's place at the festival, it almost doesn't seem real. But Jane plants her bare feet on the Main Stage and delivers the performance of a lifetime, stopping Jesse's disappointed fans in their tracks: A star is born. Jesse stays on the island to recover from his near-fatal accident and he strikes up a friendship with Jane, coaching her through the production of her first record. As Jane contends with the music industry's sexism, Jesse becomes her advocate, and what starts as a shared calling soon becomes a passionate love affair"--OCLC.

A guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in United States and Canada, including overview of classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction.