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Borders by Thomas King
Borders is a story that explores citizenship and identity from an indigenous perspective. This graphic novel is an adaptation based on one of indigenous author, Thomas King's short stories. It is told...
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Under The Iron Bridge by Kathy Kacer
Fifteen-year-old Paul Ritter lives in the Unterbilk suburb of Dusseldorf with his parents. His mother is an obstetrician at St. Martin's hospital in the city center while his father is an orthepedist...
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Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs by Helaine Becker
Lines, Bars and Circles tells the story of the eccentric William Playfair. William Playfair was a dreamer with an annoying sense of humor. When his father died, Will's education was taken over by his...
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A Boy Is Not A Ghost by Edeet Ravel
In this sequel to A Boy Is Not A Bird, the saga of Natt Silver continues. Natt and his mother have been deported from their home in Zastavna to Siberia. It is the summer of 1941 and twelve-year-old...
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On The Trapline by David A. Robertson
A young boy travels north to visit his Moshom, or grandpa who is taking him to see his old trapline that his family had when he was a boy. Moshom hasn't been to his trapline since he was a child.Moshom...
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Freiheit! The White Rose Graphic Novel by Andrea Grosso Giponte
In this graphic novel, the story of a group of German resistors called The White Rose is portrayed.The story opens on February 18, 1943, at the University of Munich. Hans Scholl and his younger sister,...
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The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity by Amy Alznauer
In 1887, Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in a small village in South India, by the banks of the Kaveri River. His mother whispered to him that prior to his birth, "the goddess Namagiri leaned down and...
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Fred & Marjorie: A doctor, a dog and the discovery of insulin by Deborah Kerbel
Dr. Frederick Banting had just finished a long surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. On his break he walked by a room where the parents of a young girl are just being told their daughter has...
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How I Survived Four Nights On The Ice by Serapio Ittusardjuat
Inuit author, language specialist and cultural advisor, Serapio Ittusardjuat is the author of a book about his personal experience of survival: his snowmobile broke down on the ice on the return...
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Kate's Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse by Elizabeth Spires
Thirty-four-year-old Kate Kaird from Germany arrived in America in 1882 with her son Jacob. A widow, Kate quickly found work as a cook at the Officer's Quarters at Fort Hancock, New Jersey.It was at...
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Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff
When Frieda Caplan began working at the Seventh Street produce market she felt things needed to change. The market offered a very limited selection of produce; potatoes, tomatoes, apples and bananas....
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Beyond The Mapped Stars by Rosalyn Eves
Beyond The Mapped Stars is the story of a young Mormon girl's journey to find her path in life in pioneer Utah.Elisabeth Bertelsen lives with her father Anders and her mother Hannah, and her nine...
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Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robertson
Sugar Falls is the fictional story of a girl's experience in Canada's residential school system but is based on the experiences of Cree Elder, Betty Ross, a survivor of Canada's residential schools.In...
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Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight by Michelle Lord
In the late 1940's a young Patricia Bath walked by a man begging in the street in Harlem, New York and wondered why his eyes were cloudy? She wondered what it was like to live in a world of darkness....
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Sisters of the Wolf by Patricia Miller-Schroeder
Sisters of the Wolf is a novel set forty thousand years ago in Ice Age Europe and tells the story of two young girls who flee a common adversary, while struggling to survive a journey to safety. The...
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Orca Rescue! The True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named Springer by Donna...
It is January 2002 and a little whale is sighted by the quartermaster on the Vashon Ferry. He called Donna's friend, Mark Sears and told him there was a young orca swimming nearby and it appeared to be...
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Finding Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister
Jack and Warnie were two brothers who were very different. Jack used his imagination to create new worlds while Warnie preferred to create worlds that were like the real world and how it worked....
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Flip! How The Frisbee Took Flight by Margaret Muirhead
Flip! uncovers the story behind the invention of the Frisbee.One story is that the Frisbee originated out of Yale University. Joseph P. Frisbie whose father was a baker, delivered desserts to the...
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Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
It's April 10, 1912 and Valora Luck is waiting at the first class gangway to board the White Star's newest ocean line, Titanic. Valora's former employer, Mrs. Sloane had secretly purchased the tickets...
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The Wolf Mother by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
In the month of May, during the Lasa'yanja, the Budding Trees and Blooming Flowers Moon, plants are blooming and spring is beginning to take hold. During this time, many animals are giving birth. The...
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