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The true story of explorer Alexander MacKenzie, the first European to cross North America by land.
Ages 10 and up
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Breaking Trail is a sharply written adventure novel set in a little-known and still-wild part of North America.
Ages 9 to 12
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A family car trip across Canada brings Megan and her dad face to face with how sad and happy growing up can be.
Ages 8 to 12
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This book, which draws its story from Eric Valli's Oscar-nominated film about the Himalayan Dolpopo people, is illustrated by a painting made by Lama Tenzing Norbu.
Ages 4 and up
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This remarkable work, based on ten years of archaeological research, documents the past and present of one of the most intact tribal cultures of North America.
Ages 7 to 10
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When their boat overturns on a whitewater rafting course, Amanda -- along with Philip, the class bully -- become separated from the rest of the class and nearly drown. Thus begins their week-long struggle for survival.
Ages 10 to 12
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Evocative prose and beautiful illustrations bring this moving tale, set in a 19th-century Canadian logging town, to life.
Ages 4 to 8
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Shauzia, Parvana's best friend, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan.
Ages 10 to 14
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The sequel to Travels With My Family takes place in a village in southern France, where Charlie and his brother make some new friends, see the running of the bulls and find other adventures large and small.
Ages 7 to 10
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The story of the Kaplan family's brave and harrowing escape from the Nazis and journey three-quarters of the way around the world.
Ages 9 to 12
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