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Captains of Industry

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Players: 3-5
Playing time: 90-150 min
Age: 13+

Game Objective: Build facilities to control supply,
Develop real estate to manipulate demand,
Invest in technology to increase efficiency,
Complete hidden agendas to secure your legacy,…

City Hall

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2-4 players
90 minutes
13 +

Stakes are high in the Big Apple. In your bid to become Mayor you will send your staffers to the seven offices in City Hall and auction off their benefits. You can accept your rivals influence, or pay your own to…

Stolen Words

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The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then…

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest

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"Shape-changing Raven steals the sun from the Sky Chief to light the dark world in this handsome rendering from the fund of lore shared by the Native groups of the northwest coast. "Raven changed himself into a pine needle. He fell down from the tree…

Make Way for Ducklings

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"This charming story was very much a book of its time, complete with beautiful line drawings capturing the ambience of Boston 50 years ago. But children why read this Caldecott Medal winner continue to respond to this young duck family and worry if…

I Know why the Caged Bird Sings

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In this coming of age story, which is the first in a seven volume series, Maya recounts her early childhood through to when she became a mother at the age of 17. She recounts her rape at age 8, and explores how a love of literature and character…

Outside Over There

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This book follows Ida who plays her horn for baby sister every night to get her to sleep while her father is away at sea. One night while she is playing her horn and not paying attention to the baby, goblins sneak in and steal the baby. When Ida…

In the Night Kitchen

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A boy of about three years-old named Mickey, is awoken from his bed at night from a strange noise. Suddenly he begins to float, he loses his clothes, and he finds himself in a surreal world called the Night Kitchen. He falls into a giant mixing pot…

Congratulations Letter from Dalhousie University

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A congratulations letter for the SLIS 25th anniversary from Dalhousie University

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The Baby-sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea

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"This graphic-novel version of a popular series describes how the Baby-Sitters Club was formed, focusing on the girls' friendships and some of their amusing jobs. Subplots include Kristy's gradual acceptance of her mother's boyfriend and their…