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Our Fiction titles, alphabetically:
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Catherine of Cannington Manor. By Shirley Harris
Description: After tragedy strikes her family in England, Catherine Hensen decides to explore a new life in Canada. While working as a governess for an Anglican reverend and his family, Catherine discovers the many challenges and joys of the Canadian prairies in the late 1800s. She grows to call Canada home, but her heart will forever be in two places – England and Canada.
E-book ISBN: 978-1-927570-18-0; © 2015; Ages 13 to Adult; Historical fiction; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Romance; Saskatchewan author; Canadian. Available only as an e-book. Order from: Kobo, Amazon Kindle, Apple, iBooks, Nook, Copia, Gardners, Baker & Taylor, eSentral, Scribd, Flipkart, Oyster, Ciando, EBSCO, ePubDirect.
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Mistasinîy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone. By Mary Harelkin Bishop
Description: Danny lives on the family farm homesteaded by his great-grandparents. When his Grade 6 teacher assigns a Canadian heritage project, Danny finds out about his great-grandmother’s journal. She tells of breaking the land, and building and living in a sod house. She also tells of how the First Nations people in the area helped her and how she helped them after the buffalo disappeared and food became scarce. At school, Danny has been able to avoid close contact with the troublesome Zach, until now. The more Danny digs into his family’s history, the more he realizes that his and Zach’s pasts are complicated and connected. Illustrated by Heaven Starr. A companion novel to Seeds of Hope: A Prairie Story.
SK Curriculum: Grades 6-9 - ELA, Social Studies Awards/Honours: Honorable Mention, Young Adult, 2017 Hollywood Book Festival; Honourable Mention, Young Adult Fiction, 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. ISBN 978-1-927570-32-6; 5.25"w x 7.5"h; 184 pages; cover art and 9 illustrations by Heaven Starr. © 2016; Ages 10 and up; Children's fiction; Reconciliation; Farming; Rural life; First Nations; Indigenous culture; Indigenous history; Co-operation; Education; Literacy; Learning resources; Saskatchewan author; Canadian. |
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Santa Claus Wore Green - drama script. By Georgia Joorisity
Description: A one-act-play fun script with songs for all ages. Song parody lyrics and song permissions included.
It’s four days before Christmas and everything is rolling along smoothly at the North Pole. Suddenly, an elves’ strike, missing equipment, a clothing malfunction, and other troubles threaten to halt Santa’s progress toward his Christmas Eve goal. Can Santa’s special teams come to his aid in time? ISBN 978-1-927570-56-2; PDF only. © 2020. Christmas musical play for schools and community groups. For 14 or more characters, suitable for all ages of performers and audience. Includes songs and song parodies of special interest to anyone who enjoys Santa Claus and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Special thank you to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, The Arrogant Worms, and Jason Plumb and the willing for granting song permissions.) A one-time payment of $30 CAD provides performance permission to print copies of the script for use by all persons involved in the production. Available only as a downloadable pdf. Purchase by sending an email to DriverWorks Ink. |
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Seeds of Hope: A Prairie Story. By Mary Harelkin Bishop
Description: Seeds of Hope is an award-winning novel from the best-selling author of the Tunnels of Moose Jaw Adventures including Next Stop – Chicago. Seeds of Hope tells the story of 10-year-old Danny, who loves the farm and the prairie and wants to be a farmer. Danny wishes the town bully would just leave him alone, though. Not only that, but Papa and Grandpa are talking about selling and moving away. Danny is worried. Are things that bad on the farm? What if Papa decides to sell? What will happen to Danny and his family? This is a companion novel to Mistasinîy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone.
Awards/Honours: Finalist, Children's Literature, 2009 Saskatchewan Book Awards; Honourable Mention, Teenage/Young Adult, 2009 Nashville Book Festival; Honourable Mention, Teenage, 2008 London Book Festival ISBN 978-0-9810394-1-1; 5.25"w x 7.5"h; 176 pages; cover art by Christine Elmgren; 10 illustrations by Dani Driver. © 2008; Ages 10 and Up; Children's fiction; Saskatchewan agriculture; Saskatchewan history; Education; Literacy; Bullying; Co-operation; Farm life; Rural life; Family farming; Education; Learning resources; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Canadian. Also available as an e-book. Order from: Kobo, Amazon Kindle, Apple, iBooks, Nook, Copia, Gardners, Baker & Taylor, eSentral, Scribd, Flipkart, Oyster, Ciando, EBSCO, ePubDirect.
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Skye Bird and the Eagle Feather. By Mary Harelkin Bishop
Description: Skye Bird and her friends are beginning a new school year at a shiny new school that doesn’t look or feel at all welcoming or as cozy as their old school did. Skye’s brother is excited about joining the football team and making new friends, but Skye can’t seem to adapt to this new environment. Although Skye tries to be brave and encouraging for her young sister Cheyenne, this new school’s library doesn’t have the books Cheyenne wants to read about their culture and history, and Cheyenne is confused. Skye’s teacher doesn’t understand and isn’t even trying to get to know her. Skye’s classmates laugh at her. Worse yet, the only activity she really loves is powwow dancing, but there is no such thing at this school and her principal won’t even consider the idea! Skye can’t stop thinking about dancing powwow and starting a Culture Club and Drumming Group at her new school – but how could that happen? One night, an old woman comes to Skye in a vision. She’s carrying an eagle feather … and Skye learns what she must do to make things right.
SK Curriculum: Grades 6-9 - ELA, Social Studies Awards/Honours: Silver, Pre-teen Fiction, Historical / Cultural, 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards; Best Books for Kids and Teens 2018, Junior & Intermediate Fiction, The Canadian Children's Book Centre. ISBN 978-1-927570-39-5; 5.25"w x 7.5"h; 160 pages; cover art and 10 illustrations by Heaven Starr. © 2017; Ages 10 and Up; Children's fiction; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Self-realization; Friendship; Family; Change; Determination; Reconciliation; Canadian History; Literacy; Education; Learning resources; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Canadian. Also available as an e-book. Order from: Kobo, Apple, Amazon Kindle, Overdrive.
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Tunnels of Time. By Mary Harelkin Bishop
Description: Instead of going on a school bike trip in the mountains, thirteen-year-old Andrea has to attend a boring family wedding in boring Moose Jaw. She is annoyed by this situation and barely listens when a local restaurant owner talks about the old days of gangsters and gamblers hiding in the tunnels below the city. But then Andrea accidentally falls into one of those tunnels and finds herself back in 1920s Moose Jaw. How will Andrea outsmart the gangsters who are demanding that she work for them? And will she ever see her family again?
Updated and republished by DriverWorks Ink and Emmbee Ink. This republished first book of the Canadian bestselling children’s adventure series features updated language, shorter chapters for easier reading and read alouds, especially for teachers and parents. Readers will also enjoy the addition of 12 illustrations, Historical Notes, Ask the Author, and Discussion Questions. ISBN 978-1-927570-57-9; 5.5"w x 8.5"h; 224 pages; cover art and 12 illustrations by Wendi Nordell. © 2020; Ages 9 and up; Juvenile fiction; Adventure; Historical Fiction; Family; Change; Co-operation; Friendship; Determination; Canadian History; Literacy; Education; Learning resources; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan author; Canadian. Also available as an e-book. Order from: Kobo, Apple, Amazon, Overdrive.
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