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  • I Am Canada: Behind Enemy Lines

    World War II, Sam Frederiksen, Nazi-Occupied Europe, 1944

    by Carol Matas ...
    Series series I Am Canada
    A young WWII gunner from the Prairies sees the horrors of war firsthand when he is captured by the Gestapo.Eighteen-year-old Sam Frederiksen has come a long way from the Prairies. Trained to be a gunner in a Lancaster bomber during WWII, he is shot down over France. Battered and bruised, he does survive, and joins forces with the French Resistance... only to be betrayed by one of its members. He ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Of Two Minds

    The Minds Series, Book One

    by Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman ...
    Series Book 1 - Minds
    Changing the world was impossible. Creating another one was worse. And escape was out. She was trapped.A collaboration between acclaimed writers Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman, this roller coaster of an adventure is filled with twists and turns, excitement and fun. It is an extraordinary creative fantasy about empowerment that compels readers not to take everything at face value."A spellbinding ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Dear Canada: Turned Away

    by Carol Matas ...
    This dramatic story tells of 11-year-old Devorah's efforts to help her cousin and pen pal Sarah emigrate from Paris before the Nazis deport the Jews to internment camps.Devorah learns that 5,000 Jewish children in France have visas to leave the country, but the Canadian government will not let them in, leading Devorah to desperately lobby the government to change its policies. Turned Away ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Sworn Enemies

    by Carol Matas ...
    Aaron and Zev have been protected from serving in the czar's army for very different reasons -- Aaron's father pays to keep his scholarly son free and Zev works as a khapper, kidnapping other poor, young Jewish boys to fulfill the czar's arm quotas. Zev's jealousy of Aaron turns to hate when he discovers that Miriam, the girl he loves, will be Aaron's future wife. Zev decides to rid himself of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past

    The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948

    by Carol Matas ...
    Series series Dear Canada
    A young Jewish girl recounts her experiences during a horrifying time in recent history.As Rose begins her diary, she is in her third home since coming to Winnipeg. Traumatized by her experiences in the Holocaust, she struggles to connect with others, and above all, to trust again.When her new guardian, Saul, tries to get Rose to deal with what happened to her during the war, she begins writing in ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Kai and the Golem

    by Carol Matas ...
    Illustrated by Elisa Vavouri ...
    Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks, there's a creature that makes bad things happen. Could it be a Golem, big and scary? But maybe things aren't so bad if you look at them in a different way... ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dear Canada: Footsteps In the Snow

    by Carol Matas ...
    Isobel thinks that she and her family will find their fortune in Canada. But Isobel's mother dies before they even cross the ocean, and other misfortunes follow their every step. Isobel's family and the other Selkirk Settlers, caught in the fur-trading rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company, cannot even start to build when they do reach their destination. The harsh climate, and escalating ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Kai and the Golem

    by Carol Matas ...
    Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks, there's a creature that makes bad things happen. Could it be a Golem, big and scary? But maybe ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Storm Unleashed

    by Carol Matas ...
    A gripping tale about a girl and her dog set in Berlin, Germany, during the lead up to World War Two.After losing her mother as a young girl, twelve-year-old Mia is living in Berlin with her veterinarian father and beloved German shepherd, Max. Mia tries to focus on her hobbies, her studies and her trips to her grandparents' farm where she cares for the animals she loves. But it's 1935, and life ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Dear Canada: A Season for Miracles

    Twelve Tales of Christmas

    by Jean Little, Kit Pearson, Janet Lunn, Sarah Ellis, Gillian Chan, Carol Matas, Maxine Trottier, Julie Lawson, Sharon Stewart ...
    Series series Dear Canada
    Twelve original holiday stories from the top children's writers in the country!What an incredible gift book for Dear Canada fans! The twelve stories in this treasury are set around Christmas time and feature the young girls from a dozen previous Dear Canada books. Readers will be thrilled to reconnect with their favourites and get a glimpse of each character's life a year or so after the events in ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Dear Canada: A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas

    by Karleen Bradford, Norah McClintock, Janet McNaughton, Susan M. Aihoshi, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Ruby Slipperjack, Jean Little, Sarah Ellis, Carol Matas ...
    Featuring stories from nine outstanding Canadian authors, this anthology is the perfect Christmas gift for Dear Canada readers, both old and new!A Time for Giving includes ten tales of Christmas, following the most recent Dear Canada diarists "the Christmas after" their diary ends. Johanna Leary is reunited with her brother after they were separated at Grosse-Île; Mary Kobayashi spends a second ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Who's Looking?

    How Animals See the World

    by Carol Matas ...
    Illustrated by Cornelia Li ...
    ★“In this delightfully original nonfiction picture book… the readable text offers understandable science, while the engaging illustrations promote careful investigation. A valuable addition to science and nature collections. Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal, starred reviewHow do animals see the world? It turns out, very differently.In this nonfiction picture book, a young girl and her ... Read more

    $12.99 USD