K-12 Evaluated Resource Collection

Although she is surrounded by poverty and sadness, Chanda finds the inner...

When Clouds McFadden descends on Laverton Public School, he shakes up the world...

This 1964 publication, the first in the five-book Chronicles of Prydain series...

This novel is a provocative work about a compelling adolescent protagonist who...

Teenager Jerry Luna has been unable to speak since she was eight, when her...

Using a sophisticated plot and well-developed characters, this Canadian author...

The main story takes place in a barn and details the existence of a peaceful...

After his life is touched by two unexpected visitors, Paul realizes how life is...

Born into poverty in a South African shantytown, Nkosi Johnson entered the world...

Orphaned by the death of his parents in an accident, the protagonist abandons...

Three Cups for Tea is the true story of Greg Mortensen who in 1993, failed to...

Margaret Lea is a solitary soul who spends most of her time surrounded by books...

Stardust is the story of Tristran and his quest to retrieve a star from the land...

Set in Vancouver, the novel follows Jeremy Papier, an innovative chef running...

Karen Zailckas, 24, examines her own alcohol abuse as a young teenager. She...

Rooster, an underachieving high school student, has no direction in life until...

Rex is a young boy who has moved to Ottawa from Vancouver with his large family...

The book is a series of lectures (CBC's Massey lectures) that draws on Lewis'...

This is a coming-of-age story set in Nigeria in the mid-1990s, told through the...

Set in the Congo in 1959, a family is led by an overzealous, evangelical Baptist...

A father and his six children live in Vancouver in the early 60's. While coping...

As children, Kathy, - the rather naive narrator - Ruth, and Tommy were students...

The Namesake begins in India with an arranged marriage and a deadly train crash...

Fatimah is a devout Muslim. Steve is a regular young man who has never given...

Dr. Viktor Frankl, in this slim volume, shares his personal experiences and...

The Lottery tells the deeply disturbing yet timeless story of the scapegoat....

Percy Jackson has struggled in school due to dyslexia and self-described ADHD....

Life of Pi is a story of survival divided into three parts. Part I establishes...

Commonwealth was built on hope. In reaction to labour unrest, Charles and...

The narrator of this story is a man in search of the truth and finds himself...

Danielle, a wealthy American studying yoga in rural India, believes she is...

David escapes from a concentration camp with the help of a man who works at the...

This is a powerful story of family and identity which is written in an easy to...

The novel is based on the Nigerian/Biafra war of 1967-70 when Biafra struggled...

George is a young boy whose parents have raised him in a self sustaining home...

In 1965, Danny and his brother, Beau, are best of friends. Dad's obsession to...

This is an anthology of short stories that take place in the Maritimes. All the...

The author gives realistic insight into the consequences of unexpected...

This is a humorous and heartwarming story about an 11-year old boy whose claim...

Brother Eli and Seth are raised as advantaged young men in the Keys, a...

Curse of the Shaman is a captivating and magical story of two families living in...

Orphaned at 7 by their parents' death in an car accident, Kate and her younger...

In the opening pages, Emaline loses her father, her dog and the full use of her...

When Ryan turns 18, he is diagnosed with a disease causing progressive blindness...

Un adolescent comprend que le jour de ses 16 ans implique une intervention du...

Ce livre inclus quelques contes d'un niveau assez complexe qui explorent les...

Dans ce roman, Victor-Emmanuel poursuit ses aventures de voyage dans le temps...

Cette pièce parodie les moeurs du XVIIe siècle. Une jeune fille doit accepter...