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Returning to bury his father, Ray Carrier is taken back to the woods and swamps that haunted his teenage dreams. He'd been enchanted by the privilege of the Miller family, especially Quentin Miller, a beautiful girl a bit older than himself. But something happened near the railway tracks that must be settled before Ray can finally achieve peace.

When President Barack Obama sat at his desk for the first time in the Oval Office in January 2009, one of the farthest things from his mind was Canada. On Capitol Hill the whirling pursuit of interests was intense. In Ottawa, Canada's senior officials were too preoccupied to appreciate that the nation's neighbors to the south weren't paying attention to the affairs and concerns of the Great White North.Canada's relations with the United States...

Feasting and Fasting" is an introduction to the foods and beverages that were a central part of how our ancestors celebrated important events. This is a sampling of their events and what was on their tables at births, weddings, funerals, religious holidays, garden parties, and more.

In 1910, 12-year-old Addy McLeod waits in a cabin for her brother, Cask, to send for her. She must fight off the advances of her alcoholic stepfather, but then tragedy strikes. She flees and disguises herself as a boy as she journeys to find Cask, and herself, in the B.C. silver town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake.

Presents a study of the evidence of early English settlement in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. This book contains information relating to ship crossings and settlement locations and provides insights on how, why, and when the four Atlantic provinces came to acquire their English settlers.

J. Dewey Soper was the last of the great pioneer naturalists in Canada, spending many years in the Arctic where he discovered the breeding grounds of the blue goose and charted the final unknown region of Baffin Island's coastline.

A Victorian garden, a fishing lure, and a ghost named John ."Absolutely nothing is going right for Max Green. His parents have just uprooted their family from Vancouver to the bleak suburbs of Toronto, he has no friends, and everybody at his new high school is ignoring him. To make matters worse, he's in love with an older girl who's completely out of his league.When Max discovers a local library rumored to be haunted by ghosts, he's immediate...

This exciting account of the War of 1812 is told through the stories of the heroes who helped defend Canada, people such as Mohawk chief John Norton and Red George Macdonnell. With descriptions of the battle at Lundy's Lane, the adventures of the Sea Wolves, and the antics of James Fitzgibbon, the War of 1812 is revealed as it has seldom been seen.

The launch of a spaceship is exciting and thousands of people come to watch. What makes it even more exciting is when we see fellow Canadians like Robert Thirsk, Julie Payette, and Guy Laliberte onboard. Maple Leaf in Space showcases these amazing Canadians who have ventured off our planet and delivers some of the thrill of what that's like.

In today's busy world, we may fail to realize how important our need for friendship is. This book shows reader show to open the flow of friendship in their lives through activities and exercises that allow readers to discover what it is to be a friend.

Though she called herself "just a singer, " soprano Lois Marshall (1925-1997) became a household name across Canada during her thirty-four year career, and remains one of the foremost figures in the history of Canadian music. She rubbed shoulders with Canada's musical aristocracy - Glenn Gould, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Jon Vickers, Maureen Forrester - but Lois Marshall always held first place in the hearts of her adoring fans. At the height of th...

Both a study of the emergence of a character's true self through his homosexual experiences and the decay of Canadian, and especially French-Canadian, traditions, "Place d'Armes" was named one of the top 100 most important books in Canadian history.

This volume features differing views of past, present, and possible future roles for Aboriginal people in the Canadian political and electoral system. The studies address the issues facing Aboriginal people and the efforts to increase their involvement in the federal electoral system.Robert Milen examines the development of Aboriginal political consciousness since the 1970s, with attention to recent constitutional and electoral initiatives and...

All Ben Taylor wants is to get away from the police force where he worked undercover for years. He arrives anonymously at Tanglewood Farms in Southwestern Ontario, where he worked in his youthful summers. The farm has become the hub of a powerful family empire. When a body is discovered in a shack on the farm, Ben is drawn into the investigation.

Living in grim Depression-era Toronto with her actress mother, Frannie, Ivy Chalmers has never met her father. In 1931, Frannie sends 12-year-old Ivy to stay with her paternal grandmother in Larkin, Ontario, while she seeks stardom in New York City. When Ivy's father, Alva, arrives unexpectedly in Larkin, he turns out not to be the Prince Charming she imagined, but an illiterate peddler. Rescuing Ivy from her uncompromising grandmother, Alva t...

On April 22, 1915, Canadians fought almost continuously for five days, clinging stubbornly against overwhelming odds to a vital part of the Allied line and saved 50, 000 troops. In this new, deeply researched account, George H. Cassar skillfully blends the history of the battle with the graphic and moving words of the men on the front line.

In this second installment in Gavin Watt's Revolutionary War series, raiding was resumed and a new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July. Frederick Haldimand discovered, though, that the treaty's articles threatened Canadian security and made no provisions for the Natives or the loyalists

Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty - if you know where to look. Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore "ghost ports, " forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rumrunning lore, and even the location of a top-secret spy camp. The area also contains some u...

Canadians have been celebrated participants in many conflicts on foreign soils, but most Canadians aren't aware that they've also had to defend themselves at home. Jennifer Crump brings to life the battles fought by Canadians to ensure the country's independence and reveals the invasion plans by the United States and Germany to conquer Canada.

Jim Myers is a shy kid living in Toronto's Bloorcourt Village. On the first day of junior high, Jim crosses paths with Charlie Crouse, a brash, mouthy boy full of wild stories about his past and present. Charlie takes Jim under his wing, and as their friendship grows, the realities of adulthood seep into their lives with surprising consequences.