Refugee is an insightful, memorable, and such a great book! Refugee, by Alan Gratz, is a New York Times Bestseller and has won 14 state awards. If you are interested in learning more about refugees and their stories, then you may enjoy this book. Alan Gratz has made his name writing many historically accurate, engaging…
The Book Club Hub – Stories of Family
Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features stories of family. Our families are our building blocks as people in this world - teaching us right from wrong and harnessing our feelings towards ourselves and others. However, families also can be full…
YOUth Review: Wings of Fire – The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
Wings of Fire - The Dragonet Prophecy is an amazing read! This book immediately caught my eye at my school’s library. I borrowed it, and I couldn’t put the book down! Wings of Fire - The Dragonet Prophecy is a New York Times Best Seller and has sold 14 million copies. If you are looking…
Staff Review – The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
“Can grief and gratitude coexist? Could he miss the kids’ mother and also be grateful for his time with Maisie and Grant? Or did the gratitude just make him miss Sara more and wish she was the one on this train with him instead of her sleeping kids? And in helping them these past few…
YOUth Review: So Done by Paula Chase
In Paula Chase's novel So Done, readers are invited into the world of Tai and Mila, two best friends navigating the complexities of transferring from middle school to high school and the challenges of growing up. Set in the vibrant neighbourhood of Meadowbrook, So Done explores the evolving dynamics of friendship and the journey of…
YOUth Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter's summer has been one of boredom and loneliness. He has received none of the letters promised by his friends Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. One night at the Dursley's, while being sent to his room for "bad behaviour", Harry is greeted by a small house…
Staff Review – Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
She has dared much in life and paid the consequences each time. She has been called "proud," "savage," "single-minded," "mad with ambition," "a murderess." She has been called many things, but none of those matter. "It is the will of the gods," the priestess has told her all those years ago. "You will be despised…
A Brief History of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada | TBPL Research Blog
Content Warning: This post discusses the Residential School System in Canada. If you are a Survivor and need support, a national crisis line (the Residential School Survivor Support Line) is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. In 2006, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement between the government of Canada, The Assembly of First Nations…
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