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The first of a trilogy, this book follows Lyra Belacqua, an orphan who lives with the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College. One day her uncle, Lord Asriel, visits and tells her of mystery and danger in the far North. He leaves Lyra in the care of Mrs.…

Reluctantly Alice is the third book in the Alice series. The series follows Alice McKinely as she grows up in Silver Spring, Maryland with her dad and brother (her mom passed away when she was five). The Reluctantly Alice book sees Alice through the…

Montreal, Quebec

Gason's favourable review on Peter Desbarats book “The State of Quebec: A Journalist’s View of the Quiet Revolution.” Gascon views the work as intelligent and “well documented”, as well as noting that Desbarats understanding of…

A genuine meme came into the language from this beloved story, now reaching its fourth generation of children. It's still an enchanting tale of a little train filled with toys, books, fruit, milk and treats for "all those good little boys and girls…

"When Hades sees Persephone gathering flowers in a field, he carries her off to the underworld to be his queen. Her mother Demeter is so distraught that she curses Earth with endless winter. With intervention from Zeus and other gods, Persephone is…

" A reprinted publication from the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications from the 1950s to 1970s. This board was part of the Alberta Government and was censoring comic books and magazines because they believed that children were being…

This zine was created by Masters of Library and Information Science students. It contains poetry, critical essays, non-fiction articles, and illustrations.

The 45th book in the Goosebumps series, this book follows brother Harry and Alex Altman in their adventures at Camp Spirit Moon, which their parents signed them up for last minute. As they are walking towards the camp it appears to be abandoned until…

"Gr 10 Up--Reid introduces readers to Jude, a gay teen who fantasizes about being a movie star. Jude, who has been given the nickname Judy by some classmates, is fairly comfortable with his sexual orientation as well as his desire to wear his…

"Retells the myth of the legendary avaricious king who learns a valuable lesson when a mysterious stranger grants Midas' wish that whatever he touches turns to gold. But all too late does Midas realize the greed and folly of his ways when food turns…