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The Boggart

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Susan Cooper
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Book, Aladdin Paperbacks, 2004
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Centuries old and thousands of miles from home When Emily and Jess Volnik’s family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart — an invisible, mischievous spirit who’s been playing tricks on residents of Castle Keep for generations. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Magic · Juvenile fiction · Humorous stories · Scotland · Canada · Cooper, Susan, 1935-
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 804 C778b AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	804 C778b	AVAILABLE

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The Club And Coral Mushrooms (Clavarias) Of The United States And Canada

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by William Chambers Coker
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Book, Dover Publications, 1974
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Standard reference: 90 species completely described from author’s firsthand expert observations. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Calvaria · Fungi · United States · Canada · Coker, William Chambers, 1872-1953
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(UPPER LEVEL) QK629.C6 C64 1974 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	QK629.C6 C64 1974	AVAILABLE

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The French And Indian War : Deciding The Fate Of North America

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Walter R. Borneman
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Book, 1st ed, HarperCollins Publishers, 2006
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In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled. The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America presents the triumphs and tragedies of this epic struggle for a continent, placing them in the larger context of France and Great Britain’s global conflict?what Samuel Eliot Morison called truly the first world war?and emphasizes that the seeds of discord sown in its aftermath would give root to the American Revolution. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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United States · History · French and Indian War, 1755-1763 · Influence · Canada · 1755-1763 · Seven Years’ War, 1755-1763 · Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E199 .B67 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E199 .B67 2006	AVAILABLE

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She Dared : True Stories Of Heroines, Scoundrels, And Renegades

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Ed Butts ; illustrated by Heather Collins
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Book, Tundra Books, 2005
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tale to the women who flew fighters and bombers for the Allies in World War II, Ed Butts invites you to meet twelve women who dared to live their lives on a tightrope. These are the stories of women who took up challenges that society felt could be met only by men: Mina Hubbard?s incredible journey across Labrador; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Women · Canada · Biography · Juvenile literature · Butts, Edward, 1951- · Collins, Heather
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 920.72 B988s 2005 AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	920.72 B988s 2005	AVAILABLE

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Annual Narrative Of The Mission Of The Sault From Its Foundation Until The Year 1686

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by Claude Chauchetiere
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Book, Evolution Pub, 2006
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Tekakwitha, Kateri, · 1656-1680 · Jesuits · Missions · New France · History · 17th century · Iroquois Indians · Québec (Province) · Kahnawake · Canada · To 1763 (New France) · Kahnawake (Québec) · Sources · Chauchetière, Claude, 1645-1709
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(LOWER LEVEL) F1030 .C539 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	F1030 .C539 2006	AVAILABLE

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National Geographic Complete Birds Of North America

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edited by Jonathan Alderfer
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Book, National Geographic, 2006
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Readers will also find unique features, such as:A quick-find index for the most common bird groups and a full glossaryStraightforward, accessible text by numerous birding experts, including National Geographic’s resident birding consultant Jonathan AlderferHundreds of range and migration maps from renowned ornithologist Paul Lehman with National Geographic cartographersState-of-the-art, updated bird illustrations by expert artists, including Jonathan AlderferNew and original photographs from well-known bird photographers Kevin Karlson and Brian Small Perfect for novice or experienced birders alike, National Geographic Complete Book of Birds is a definitive, must-have resource. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Birds · North America · Oiseaux · États-Unis · Canada · Alderfer, Jonathan K · National Geographic Society (U.S.)
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REFERENCE (MAIN) QL682 .N38 2006 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	QL682 .N38 2006	AVAILABLE

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Standard Cataloging For School And Public Libraries

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Sheila S. Intner and Jean Weihs
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Book, 3rd ed, Libraries Unlimited, 2001
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With a clear and practical approach, Intner and Weihs empower neophyte and student catalogers and classifiers to apply the rules and tools of library organization to produce standard catalog records suitable for network databases or local OPACs. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Cataloging · United States · Canada · Public libraries · School libraries · Intner, Sheila S · Weihs, Jean Riddle
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(UPPER LEVEL) Z693 .I56 2001 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	Z693 .I56 2001	AVAILABLE

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Canadian Fiction : A Guide To Reading Interests

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Sharron Smith and Maureen O’Connor ; foreword by Catherine Sheldrick Ross
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Book, Libraries Unlimited, 2005
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Canadian fiction offers a wealth of diverse pleasures to readers, from high-toned literary works to down-and-dirty genre fiction. Designed to help readers’ advisors in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking countries make informed reading recommendations to their patrons, this guide provides readers’ advisors and readers with an overview of Canadian fiction, covering more than 650 popular titles–mainstream and genre fiction– most published within the past decade. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Canadian fiction · Bibliography · Handbooks, manuals, etc · Books and reading · English-speaking countries · Handbooks, manuals, etc · Canada · Roman canadien · Bibliographie · Guides, manuels, etc · Livres et lecture · Pays anglophones · Smith, Sharron · O’Connor, Maureen, 1947-
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REFERENCE (MAIN) PR9192.2 .S64 2005 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	PR9192.2 .S64 2005	AVAILABLE

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Every Voice Counts : A Guide To Personal And Political Action

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by Penney Kome
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Book, Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1989
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Pressure groups · Canada · Handbooks, manuals, etc · Lobbying · Women in politics · Political participation · Kome, Penney · Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women
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(LOWER LEVEL) JL148.5 .K66 1989 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	JL148.5 .K66 1989	AVAILABLE

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All That Matters : A Novel

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Wayson Choy
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Book, Other Press, 2007
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His writing has a quiet integrity and an exquisite grace.”?Maclean’s Winner of the 2005 Trillium Book Award, finalist for the 2004 Giller Prize, and long-listed for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, All That Matters is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Wayson Choy’s award-winning first novel, The Jade Peony.Kiam-Kim is three years old when he arrives by ship at Gold Mountain with his father and his grandmother, Poh-Poh. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Chinese fiction · Canada · Chinois · Romans, nouvelles, etc · Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.) · Fiction · Vancouver (B.C.) · Chinatown (Vancouver, C.-B.) · Vancouver (C.-B.) · Choy, Wayson, 1939-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR9199.3.C4967 A79 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PR9199.3.C4967 A79 2007	AVAILABLE

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Living With Strangers : The Nineteenth-century Sioux And The Canadian-American Borderlands

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David G. McCrady
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Book, University of Nebraska Press, 2006
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Using material from archives across North America, Canadian and American government documents, Lakota winter counts, and oral history, Living with Strangers reveals how the nineteenth-century Sioux were a people of the borderlands. Living with Strangers takes readers beyond the traditional dichotomy of the Canadian and the American West and reveals significant and previously unknown strands in Sioux history. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Riel, Louis, · 1844-1885 · Dakota Indians · Migrations · Wars · History · 19th century · Dakota (Indiens) · Guerres · Histoire · 19e siècle · Indiens d’Amérique · Canada · Relations avec l’État · Métis · Ethnic relations · McCrady, David G
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(LOWER LEVEL) E99.D1 M46 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E99.D1 M46 2006	AVAILABLE

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Becoming A Citizen : Incorporating Immigrants And Refugees In The United States And Canada

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Irene Bloemraad
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Book, University of California Press, 2006
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Based on vivid in-depth interviews with Portuguese immigrants and Vietnamese refugees in Boston and Toronto and on statistical analysis and documentary data, Becoming a Citizen shows that greater state support for settlement and an official government policy of multiculturalism in Canada increase citizenship acquisition and political participation among the foreign born. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Citizenship · United States · Canada · Bloemraad, Irene, 1972-
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(LOWER LEVEL) JK1759 .B65 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	JK1759 .B65 2006	AVAILABLE

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Oriental Gardening

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the Japanese Garden Society of Oregon with Kate Jerome ; preface by Maureen Sanchez
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Book, 1st ed, Pantheon Books, 1996
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Experts from the Portland Japanese Garden Society, in collaboration with six other experts from gardens arcoss the country, offer tips on growing and maintaining an Oriental garden, providing advice on 200 plants, including conifers, maples, rhododendrons, mosses, bamboos, and other flowering and foliage plants. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Gardens, Oriental · United States · Canada · Landscape gardening · Plants, Ornamental · Pictorial works · Jerome, Kate · Japanese Garden Society of Oregon
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(UPPER LEVEL) SB458.46 .J47 1996 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	SB458.46 .J47 1996	AVAILABLE

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The Braid

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Helen Frost
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
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Sisters · Juvenile fiction · Family · Islands · Emigration and immigration · Fiction · Mingulay (Scotland) · History · 19th century · Juvenile fiction · Cape Breton Island (N.S.) · Scotland · Canada · 1841-1867 · Frost, Helen, 1949-
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 804 F9389b AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	804 F9389b	AVAILABLE

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Mack Made Movies

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Don Brown
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Roaring Brook Press, 2003
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Mack Sennett invented the Keystone Kops, filmed the first pie-in-the-face skit, and introduced Charlie Chaplin to the movies. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Sennett, Mack, · 1880-1960 · Juvenile literature · Motion picture producers and directors · Canada · Biography · Motion picture actors and actresses · Brown, Don
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 791.43 B877m AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	791.43 B877m	AVAILABLE

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