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Examines the life and career of professional hockey player Connor McDavid.

"After fleeing civil war in Yemen, Sahar knows that she and her family are lucky to have escaped the violence and survived the trip to Toronto, Canada. Although she still has nightmares about bombings and losing her baby brotherSahar cannot believe how quickly her English is improving, and how much fun she had trick-or-treating on Halloween for the first time. Paired with facts about the current situation in Yemen and how different countries work to welcome and support refugees, Sahars story gives insight on a refugees life in a new country"--Amazon.

After Shane's kid sister, Destiny, commits suicide, his only solace is to turn to his friend, David, both of whom must hide their deeper relationship from their community on the Indian reservation. Shane had hoped to go to university and escape, but with his mother grieving and David refusing to leave, that hope is dashed, and he will need a miracle to find his place in the world.

"Sarimah has played soccer in both her home in Syria and then in a Turkish refugee camp, honing her skills there with an old soccer ball on a sandy field with any kids she could find. But when her family suddenly moves to Canada, Sarimah is too busy learning English and getting used to the cold Saskatoon winter to think about her [favorite] game. She is surprised to find that the kids at her school play soccer in the snow, but she feels clumsy and slow in her winter coat and boots. And she doesn't understand why Tamsen, her classmate and star of the girls league team, has decided she doesn't like Sarimah. But Sarimah finds that playing soccer in the snow is like playing the game in the sand. Her skills win her a place on the league team, even though Tamsen is convinced that the chance is given to Sarimah as charity. Sarimah has to find out if she has what it takes to play organized soccer on an indoor field, to show Tamsen that she deserves a place on the team, and to learn to love her new home as much as she loves the game"--Amazon.

Looks at the life of ice hockey goaltender, Carey Price who plays for the Montreal Canadiens.

Three captivating stories of romance, where a person's true identity is revealed only after they have found the one they love.

A look at the wonders of Canada, from its cosmopolitan cities to its rich history and its natural beauty. Explore the historical heritage of Quebec City and Lunenburg. Travel to western Canada and discover unique Native American cultural history in the land of the Haida people off the coast of British Columbia, and visit Head-Smashed-In and Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta. Also, visit Canada's Rocky Mountains.

"Jules and Jim are best friends. They play together. They go to school together. They grow up together. Through it all, Jim is always a little ahead of Jules--a little faster, a little stronger. So, when Canada goes to war against Germany in 1914, Jim is the first to volunteer, but Jules is right behind him. They fight together. They battle the cold and the mud of the trenches together. But in the end, only one of them will see the Armistice begin at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A poignant tale of friendship, 'The Eleventh Hour' is also a story about life, death, and the horrors and futility of war"--Provided by publisher.

Two-year-old Alan Kurdi's body washed up on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea on September 2, 2015, and overnight the world awoke to the reality of the Syrian refugee crisis. Tima Kurdi saw the shocking photo of her nephew in her home in Vancouver, Canada. Now she recounts her idyllic childhood in Syria, where she grew up with her brother Abdullah and other siblings in a tight-knit family.