"Beneath the deadly dull history of Ontario lies a myriad of fascinating, but little-known stories. Did you know: Sir John A. Macdonald was born in an Ontario town, not in Scotland?
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Author:MacGillivray, Royce
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Author:Walker, Robyn
Summary:Sergeant Gander is a fascinating account of the Royal Rifles of Canada’s canine mascot, and his devotion to duty demonstrated during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War.
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Author:Marsh, Charis
Summary:Follow four young dancers in their first semester at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy while they work toward careers as professional ballet dancers.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Film, television and performing arts, Young adult nonfictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Watson, Cindy
Summary:Short-listed for the 2011 Golden Oak Award From the moment three-year-old Jeff Healey first laid a guitar across his lap in what was to become his signature style, it was clear he was no ordinary
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Author:Crump, Jennifer
Summary:Canadians have been celebrated participants in numerous conflicts on foreign soil, but most Canadians aren’t aware that they’ve also had to defend themselves many times at home. From U.S.
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Author:Pitt, Steve
Summary:In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise "a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together" against the Americans who were threatening t
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Author:Matthews, Carolyn
Summary:A crab boat off Newfoundland catches fire, and a rescue is undertaken by helicopter. A child goes missing in a New Brunswick forest, and a desperate hunt is mounted.
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Author:Green, Gavin Hamilton
Summary:Gavin Hamilton Green was well-known to Goderich visitors as the "racy, entertaining and genial proprietor" of Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Brooker, Marion Fargey
Summary:Short-listed for the 2014 Forest of Reading - White Pine Award for Non-Fiction Canada was young during the First World War, and with as many as 20,000 underage soldiers leaving their homes to join
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Author:Horn, Bernd
Summary:The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years War (1756-63) between France and England is a gripping tale.
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Author:Renaud, Anne
Summary:From 1906 to 1914, the Empress of Ireland, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Author:Ross, James
Summary:The comfort food of cottage life books — satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Blazino, Darryl
Summary:What starts as a simple fishing trip becomes a cathartic experience in the untamed wilderness of Ontario’s northwestern canoe country.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, Travel writingAvailable Formats:
Author:Chan, Arlene
Summary:The history of the Chinese community in Toronto is rich with stories drawn from over 150 years of life in Canada.
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Author:McCuaig, Carol Bennett
Summary:Poison Ivy Acres, 250 acres of wilderness in Renfrew County, Ontario, long dedicated to the preservation of natural habitat, has been home to nature writer Carol Bennett McCuaig for many years.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfictionAvailable Formats: