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  • Off to War Voices of Soldiers' Children
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    Ellis, Deborah

    Summary:

    Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her gripping books portraying the plight of children in war-torn countries.

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  • Looking for X
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award In this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious

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  • The Cat at the Wall
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    Ellis, Deborah

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    A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has just been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.

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  • The Breadwinner
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    "All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is

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  • Parvana's Journey
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    The second book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is ParvanaA war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust

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  • Moon at Nine
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    Based on interviews with a young woman forced to flee Iran because of her sexual orientation, Moon at Nine is a tense and riveting novel that shines a light on an issue of social injustice that con

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  • True Blue  
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    A person doesn't have to do anything important to get recognition anymore; it's enough to know someone who does. Parasitic fame.

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  • Dundurn Korean War Library Bundle Fighting Words / Korea / Triumph at Kapyong / Deadlock in Korea / Cross-Border Warriors
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    Gaffen, Fred

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    Bjarnason, Dan

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    Barris, Ted

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    Bourrie, Mark

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    Melady, John

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    Rockingham, John M.

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    This ebook bundle contains five books that chronicle Canada's participation in the conflict that gripped the Korean peninsula from 1950–53 and resulted in two very different nations that remai

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  • Canada's Parliament Buildings
    Author:

    Bourrie, Mark

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    Three beautiful gothic buildings loom over the Ottawa River just below the historic Chaudiere Falls.

    Genre: Art and architecture, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Flim Flam Canada's Greatest Frauds, Scams, and Con Artists
    Author:

    Bourrie, Mark

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    Flim Flam explores the world of Canadian white-collar crime, a place inhabited by hustlers, wild gamblers, and crazy dreamers.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • Fighting Words Canada's Best War Reporting
    Author:

    Bourrie, Mark

    Summary:

    A collection of the best journalism from Canada’s wars, from the time of the Vikings to the war in Afghanistan.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Social science

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  • Dundurn Korean War Library Bundle Fighting Words / Korea / Triumph at Kapyong / Deadlock in Korea / Cross-Border Warriors
    Author:

    Gaffen, Fred

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    Bjarnason, Dan

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    Barris, Ted

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    Bourrie, Mark

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    Melady, John

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    Rockingham, John M.

    Summary:

    This ebook bundle contains five books that chronicle Canada’s participation in the conflict that gripped the Korean peninsula from 1950–53 and resulted in two very different nations that remain at

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • The Clear-Out
    Author:

    Ellis, Deborah

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    This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Duncan is very angry.

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