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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

The Mi'kmaq : how their ancestors lived five hundred years ago

Whitehead, Ruth Holmes.



Date Published:1983

Crash

Spinelli, Jerry.


Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
Date Published:1996

Brian's winter

Paulsen, Gary.


Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
Date Published:1996

Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary.


This record reflects various editions After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Date Published:2012

The voyage of the Dawn Treader

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples)., 1898-1963.


Sequel to Prince Caspian. Lucy and Edmond, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the magic land of Narnia, where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
Date Published:1952

With nothing but our courage : the Loyalist diary of Mary MacDonald

Bradford, Karleen.


"Johnstown, Quebec, 1783" - cover. Her father has been humiliated and banished, and Mary and her family must leave New England and come to Canada, where Loyalists are welcome.
Date Published:2002

A poppy is to remember

Patterson, Heather, 1945-.



Date Published:2004

Jeremiah learns to read

Bogart, Jo Ellen, 1945-.


A grandfather decides to learn to read, and joins a class at school, where they exchange lessons.
Date Published:1997

The curse of the mummy's tomb

Stine, R. L.



Date Published:1993

Drawing cartoons

Milbourne, Anna


Includes index.
Date Published:2010

The climb

Korman, Gordon.


Four kids on a quest to reach the summit of Everest.
Date Published:2002

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

Holes

Sachar, Louis.


As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Date Published:1998

The contest

Korman, Gordon.


Four kids on a quest to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Date Published:2002

George's marvelous medicine

Dahl, Roald.


RL 3. George decides that his grumpy, selfish old grandmother must be a witch and concocts some marvelous medicine to take care of her.
Date Published:1981

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 arctic incident

Colfer, Eoin.


Sequel to: Artemis Fowl. Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent e-mail from Russia from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. He again meets Captain Holly Short who helps him sort his perplexing difficulties.
Date Published:2002