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Who's a scaredy-cat! : a story of the Halifax Explosion

Payzant, Joan M.


Isobel and Flossie have no greater worries on that morning in December of 1917 than the mischief they are planning. .
Date Published:1992

Survivors : children of the Halifax Explosion

Kitz, Janet F., 1930-


Over five hundred children from Halifax and Dartmouth were killed when the munitions ship Mont Blanc, blew up in the city's harbour on December 6, 1917. Hundreds more were injured, and many lost their families and homes. Survivors tells the story of seven children who survived the Halifax Explosion. All seven lived in Richmond, the northern part of Halifax close to the spot where Imo collided with Mont Blanc, causing the fore that ignited the tons of explosives in its hold. The book describes the children's family, school, and social life before the explosion: their activities on that day; their experiences of the explosion itself; and the difference it has made to their lives. -- Amazon
Date Published:1992

Over five hundred children from Halifax and Dartmouth were killed when the munitions ship Mont Blanc, blew up in the city's harbour on December 6, 1917. Hundreds more were injured, and many lost their families and homes. Survivors tells the story of seven children who survived the Halifax Explosion. All seven lived in Richmond, the northern part of Halifax close to the spot where Imo collided with Mont Blanc, causing the fore that ignited the tons of explosives in its hold. The book describes the children's family, school, and social life before the explosion: their activities on that day; their experiences of the explosion itself; and the difference it has made to their lives. -- Amazon

Date Published:1992

Worse than war : the Halifax explosion

Sutow, M. Pauline Murphy.


Located in Halifax Explosion KIT 971.6 HAL. A brief history with original photographs of the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917.
Date Published:1992

Point blank : an Alex Rider adventure

Horowitz, Anthony, , 1955-


Sequel to: Stormbreaker. Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
Date Published:2001

A poppy is to remember

Patterson, Heather, 1945-.



Date Published:2004

The curse of the mummy's tomb

Stine, R. L.



Date Published:1993

Heroes of Isle aux Morts

Walsh, Alice.


Anne Harvey, her family, and her Newfoundland dog, Hairy Man, showed great courage in rescuing the passengers from the Despatch in 1832.
Date Published:2001

Apple fractions

Pallotta, Jerry.


Describes a variety of apples and uses them to introduce fractions.
Date Published:2002

The cat in the hat

Seuss, Dr.


Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.
Date Published:1957

The grouchy ladybug

Carle, Eric.


A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.
Date Published:1977

The story of Jumping Mouse

Steptoe, John.


The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry.
Date Published:1983

The chicken doesn't skate.

Korman, Gordon.


Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a winning season.
Date Published:1996

Inkheart

Funke, Cornelia.


Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Date Published:2003

Blubber

Blume, Judy.


Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.
Date Published:1974

Into the wild

Hunter, Erin W.


For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all.
Date Published:2003

The people of Sparks

DuPrau, Jeanne.


Sequel to The city of Ember. Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.
Date Published:2004

Fire and Ice

Hunter, Erin W.


For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all.
Date Published:2003

Jahanara, Princess of Princesses

Lasky, Kathryn


Beginning in 1627, Princess Jahanara, first daughter of Shah Jahan of India's Mogul Dynasty, writes in her diary about political intrigues, weddings, battles, and other experiences of her life. Includes historical notes on Jahanara's later life and on the Mogul Empire.
Date Published:2002

On Juno Beach : Canada's D-Day heroes

Brewster, Hugh.


"A Scholastic/Madison Press Book". On the morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of young Canadians jumped into the waves off a beach that was code-named Juno, and launched the great campaign that would push the Nazis out of France and free Europe from the terror of Adolph Hitler.
Date Published:2004

Be careful what you wish for

Stine, R.L.


Samantha, the laughingstock of the girls' basketball team, meets someone who can grant her three wishes. But she isn't careful what she wishes for and they come true, turning her life into a living nightmare. .
Date Published:1993