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Barlow-Kedves, Alice



Date Published:1999

Breaking Bad : The Complete Series


The incredible saga of high-school-chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White is here in its entirety: all 62 uncut, uncensored episodes! Emmy winner Bryan Cranston portrays Walter White, a family man who turns to crime after a lung cancer diagnosis unravels his simple life. Recruiting former student and small-time dealer Jesse Pinkman to be his partner in crime, Walt rises to the top of the meth trade, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he can't keep his dogged DEA agent brother-in-law Hank Schrader off his trail forever. Will Walt get away with it all, or die trying?
Date Published:2018

The incredible saga of high-school-chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White is here in its entirety: all 62 uncut, uncensored episodes! Emmy winner Bryan Cranston portrays Walter White, a family man who turns to crime after a lung cancer diagnosis unravels his simple life. Recruiting former student and small-time dealer Jesse Pinkman to be his partner in crime, Walt rises to the top of the meth trade, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he can't keep his dogged DEA agent brother-in-law Hank Schrader off his trail forever. Will Walt get away with it all, or die trying?

Date Published:2018

Shatter me.

Mafi, Tahereh


I have a curse. I have a gift. I'm a monster. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. My touch is power. I am their weapon. I will fight back. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time--and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever. Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future. I have a curse. No. I have a gift. I'm a monster. No. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. No. My touch is power. I am their weapon. No. I will fight back. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time - and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever. Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future. .
Date Published:2011

I have a curse. I have a gift. I'm a monster. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. My touch is power. I am their weapon. I will fight back. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time--and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever. Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future. I have a curse. No. I have a gift. I'm a monster. No. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. No. My touch is power. I am their weapon. No. I will fight back. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time - and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever. Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future. .

Date Published:2011

Dunkirk: history behind the major motion picture, The.

Levine, Joshua


The epic true story of Dunkirk--now a Major Motion Picture, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance. The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now, historian Joshua Levine explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape.
Date Published:2017

The epic true story of Dunkirk--now a Major Motion Picture, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance. The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now, historian Joshua Levine explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape.

Date Published:2017

Shatter City

Westerfeld, Scott


Survival is just the beginning. Even when you're pretending to be someone else, you can't escape who you are. When the world sees Frey, they think they see her twin sister, Rafi. Frey was raised to be Rafi's double, and now she's taken on the role...without anyone else knowing. Her goal? To destroy the forces that created her. But with the world watching and a rebellion rising, Frey is forced into a detour. Suddenly, she is stranded on her own in Paz, a city where many of the citizens attempt to regulate their emotions through an interface on their arms. Paz is an easy place to get lost...and also an easy place to lose yourself. As the city comes under a catastrophic attack, Frey must leave the shadows and enter the chaos of warfare--because there is no other way for her to find her missing sister...and have her revenge against her murderous father.
Date Published:2019

Survival is just the beginning. Even when you're pretending to be someone else, you can't escape who you are. When the world sees Frey, they think they see her twin sister, Rafi. Frey was raised to be Rafi's double, and now she's taken on the role...without anyone else knowing. Her goal? To destroy the forces that created her. But with the world watching and a rebellion rising, Frey is forced into a detour. Suddenly, she is stranded on her own in Paz, a city where many of the citizens attempt to regulate their emotions through an interface on their arms. Paz is an easy place to get lost...and also an easy place to lose yourself. As the city comes under a catastrophic attack, Frey must leave the shadows and enter the chaos of warfare--because there is no other way for her to find her missing sister...and have her revenge against her murderous father.

Date Published:2019

Breaking Smith's Quarter horse.

St. Pierre, Paul


Smith, man of moderate ambition, unknown first name, and dubious companions, has a quarter horse he is convinced has become one of the Chilcotin country's great cutting horses. In the hands of master storyteller Paul St. Pierre, this simple Western tale -- the path from quarter horse of good stock to cutting horse of skill and finesse -- is strewn with unforeseen obstacles, unforgettable characters and the kind of earthy humour that will have you laughing out loud. Warm, evocative and wryly written, Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse is a true Canadian classic.
Date Published:1984

Smith, man of moderate ambition, unknown first name, and dubious companions, has a quarter horse he is convinced has become one of the Chilcotin country's great cutting horses. In the hands of master storyteller Paul St. Pierre, this simple Western tale -- the path from quarter horse of good stock to cutting horse of skill and finesse -- is strewn with unforeseen obstacles, unforgettable characters and the kind of earthy humour that will have you laughing out loud. Warm, evocative and wryly written, Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse is a true Canadian classic.

Date Published:1984

World full of Dickens stories, A : 8 best-loved classic tales retold for children

McAllister,Angela


Uncover eight best-loved classic stories from one of the greatest novelists of all time in this beautiful anthology of tales from Charles Dickens, rewritten and adapted to be suitable for children ages 9+. A section at the back gives details about Dicken's life
Date Published:2020

Alone

Freeman, Megan E.,


When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She’s alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life? When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own.
Date Published:2021

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She’s alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie’s most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life? When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own.

Date Published:2021

Time (2023-07-24).



Date Published:2023

Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary


Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present - and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parents' divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair - it will take all his know-how and determination and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive. For twenty years Gary Paulsen's award-winning contemporary classis has been the survival story with which all others are compared. This new edition, with a reading group guide, will introduce a new generation of readers to this page-turning, heart-stopping adventure.
Date Published:1987

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present - and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parents' divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair - it will take all his know-how and determination and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive. For twenty years Gary Paulsen's award-winning contemporary classis has been the survival story with which all others are compared. This new edition, with a reading group guide, will introduce a new generation of readers to this page-turning, heart-stopping adventure.

Date Published:1987

Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century, The.

Hickman, Pamela


In 1857, Britain declared that all people from India were citizens and could live anywhere in the Commonwealth, but Canada didn't want them. Thousands came anyway to seek a better life. They worked hard but were denied many basic rights. In 1908, Canada passed a law that effectively stopped immigration from India. Six years later, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh businessman, chartered the Komagata Maru and sailed to Vancouver from hong Kong with over 350 fellow Indians. They were refused landing and were held up in a port for two months, with scare food and water. Activist Indo-Canadians who were already resident in Canada joined together to fight for the passengers' rights. In the end, the courts upheld the government's racist policy and forced the ship to leave under an armed escort. When they arrived back in India, violence broke out and several passengers were killed. Over the years, the Canadian government gradually changed it immigration policies, first allowing entry to the wives and children of Indian immigrants, and later opening the doors to many more immigrants from India. Descendants of Komagata Maru passengers and many others have sought redress for their exclusion. In 2008 the B.C. Legislature apologized, as did the prime minister on behalf of the government of Canada.
Date Published:2014

In 1857, Britain declared that all people from India were citizens and could live anywhere in the Commonwealth, but Canada didn't want them. Thousands came anyway to seek a better life. They worked hard but were denied many basic rights. In 1908, Canada passed a law that effectively stopped immigration from India. Six years later, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh businessman, chartered the Komagata Maru and sailed to Vancouver from hong Kong with over 350 fellow Indians. They were refused landing and were held up in a port for two months, with scare food and water. Activist Indo-Canadians who were already resident in Canada joined together to fight for the passengers' rights. In the end, the courts upheld the government's racist policy and forced the ship to leave under an armed escort. When they arrived back in India, violence broke out and several passengers were killed. Over the years, the Canadian government gradually changed it immigration policies, first allowing entry to the wives and children of Indian immigrants, and later opening the doors to many more immigrants from India. Descendants of Komagata Maru passengers and many others have sought redress for their exclusion. In 2008 the B.C. Legislature apologized, as did the prime minister on behalf of the government of Canada.

Date Published:2014

Generation one : Lorien Legacies Reborn.

Lore, Pittacus


For the next generation, the battle is just beginning: In a distant galaxy, the peaceful planet Lorien was decimated by the brutal Mogadorians. The last survivors of Lorien--the Garde--were sent to Earth as children. Scattered across the continents, they developed their extraordinary powers known as Legacies and readied themselves to defend their adopted home world. The Garde thwarted the Mogadorian invasion of Earth. In the process, they changed the nature of the planet. Legacies began to manifest in human beings. These new Garde frighten some people, while others look for ways to manipulate them to their benefit. And although the Legacies are meant to protect Earth, not every Garde will use their powers for good. I am Pittacus Lore. Recorder of the fates, chronicler of the Legacies. I will tell the tales of those who would shape worlds.
Date Published:2018

For the next generation, the battle is just beginning: In a distant galaxy, the peaceful planet Lorien was decimated by the brutal Mogadorians. The last survivors of Lorien--the Garde--were sent to Earth as children. Scattered across the continents, they developed their extraordinary powers known as Legacies and readied themselves to defend their adopted home world. The Garde thwarted the Mogadorian invasion of Earth. In the process, they changed the nature of the planet. Legacies began to manifest in human beings. These new Garde frighten some people, while others look for ways to manipulate them to their benefit. And although the Legacies are meant to protect Earth, not every Garde will use their powers for good. I am Pittacus Lore. Recorder of the fates, chronicler of the Legacies. I will tell the tales of those who would shape worlds.

Date Published:2018

Forgotten heroes

Mellor, John



Date Published:1975

Time machine, The

Wells, H. G.


Published in 1895, this masterpiece of invention captivated readers on the threshold of a new century. Thanks to Wells's expert storytelling and provocative insight, The Time Machine will continue to enthrall readers for generations to come.
Date Published:2002

Sikhs : Story of a people, their faith and culture, A


The book explores the gurus, the scriptures, the philosophy, and the stories and legends. It explains how a faith led to the birth of a historic empire of immense military and political might, maps the emergence of a distinct identity, looks at its impact on the world, and celebrates the contributions of this illustrious community.
Date Published:2023

Lessons from beaver's work : kʷu‿c̕əx̌ʷəntim Təl Stunx Isck'ʷuls

Hall, Harron


Beaver shares his teachings on how he shapes the land
Date Published:2021

Broken hoop, The : the history of native American from 1600 - 1890

Georgakas, Dan



Date Published:1973

My broken family.

Kropp, Paul



Date Published:2002

Legacy chronicles, The: out of the shadows.

Lore, Pittacus


This collection includes: (#4) CHASING GHOSTS • (#5) RAISING MONSTERS • (#6) KILLING GIANTS An old enemy has returned. After the Garde defeated the invasion of Earth, teens across the globe began developing incredible powers known as Legacies. They were meant to use these gifts to help others, to usher in a new era of peace for our planet, but dark forces have been working against them from the shadows. Six and Sam Goode used to be members of a covert group tasked with investigating suspicious incidents surrounding these Human Garde. But they quit when they discovered they could no longer trust who they were working for. Now they have set off on their own, trying to track down one of their former charges who slipped through their fingers and who may have become much more foe than friend. But Six and Sam have no clue who their real enemy is. And their investigation will bring them face-to-face with a deadly and all-too-familiar threat they believed was long buried in their past. .
Date Published:2019

This collection includes: (#4) CHASING GHOSTS • (#5) RAISING MONSTERS • (#6) KILLING GIANTS An old enemy has returned. After the Garde defeated the invasion of Earth, teens across the globe began developing incredible powers known as Legacies. They were meant to use these gifts to help others, to usher in a new era of peace for our planet, but dark forces have been working against them from the shadows. Six and Sam Goode used to be members of a covert group tasked with investigating suspicious incidents surrounding these Human Garde. But they quit when they discovered they could no longer trust who they were working for. Now they have set off on their own, trying to track down one of their former charges who slipped through their fingers and who may have become much more foe than friend. But Six and Sam have no clue who their real enemy is. And their investigation will bring them face-to-face with a deadly and all-too-familiar threat they believed was long buried in their past. .

Date Published:2019

Breaking the chain


Includes 1 Leader's Guide (15 p.).
Date Published:1992