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  • Jordin Tootoo

    Melanie Florence
    The highs and lows in the journey of the first Inuit to play in the NHL.
    $16.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 850L

  • Summit Series '72

    Richard Brignall
    Chosen as one of Resource Links' Year's Best for 2011
    From Crosby's winning goal at the 2010 Winter Games to Henderson's awesome goal in the 72 Summit
    Series, Canada's greatest hockey moments go hand in hand with how we see our place in the world.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 780L

  • Fighting for Gold

    Lorna Schultz Nicholson

    Through determination, guts and guile, Canada's sledge hockey team wins Olympic gold in 2006.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 800L

  • Forever Champions

    Richard Brignall

    Discover the story of the Edmonton Grads, who went from a small-city, girl's high school team to world champs with an unparalleled winning record.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 750L

  • Pink Power

    Lorna Schultz Nicholson
    At the first-ever women's hockey world championships in 1990, Canada dressed its National Women's Team in pink, which offended many people. Lorna Schultz Nicholson offers an insider's look at the power behind the pink jerseys.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 3
    Lexile Reading Level: 640L

  • Queens of the Ice

    Carly Adams
    During the 1930s, a team of hockey players ruled the ice: They were fast, they were fierce... and they were teenage girls.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4

  • Champions of Women's Rights

    Moushumi Chakrabarty
    Passionate, principled Canadians who fought successfully for equal rights for women.
    $9.95, Paperback

  • Unsung Heroes of the RCAF

    Cynthia Faryon

    More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. These Canadians fought valiantly in every major air operation from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Germany. Those who survived to tell their stories were forever changed. Here are some of their incredible stories.

    $9.95, Paperback

  • Knockout

    Rebecca Sjonger

    How Tommy Burns became heavyweight champion of the world.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 3
    Lexile Reading Level: HL720L

  • Choice of Colours

    John Danakas
    John Danakas profiles the pioneering black football players who donned new team colours and changed their sport.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 820L

  • China Clipper

    Richard Brignall
    The story of what it took for a young Alberta boy to become the first Chinese-Canadian to play professional football in Canada.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 780L

  • Big League Dreams

    Richard Brignall

    "I'll start if you want me to. I think I can do it. Me, Fergie Jenkins."

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 11-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 770L

  • Winning Gold

    Lorna Schultz Nicholson
    They'd lost the last 8 games they'd played against Team USA. To stand a chance at Olympic Gold, they just needed to believe.
    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 3
    Lexile Reading Level: 820L

  • Mysteries, Legends and Myths of the First World War

    Cynthia J. Faryon-Bouthillier

    Vivid accounts by ordinary Canadian soldiers of death and
    survival in the trenches of the First World War.

    $16.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 11-18

  • Fearless

    Richard Brignall

    The story of George Chuvalo - Canada's greatest boxer.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 730L

  • Tough Guys

    Eric Zweig

    The story of "Bad" Joe Hall and Newsy Lalonde - two guys who learned to work together and deal with unexpected challenges.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 11-17
    Reading level: Grade 4

  • Crazy Canucks

    Eric Zweig

    A behind-the-scenes look at this innovative Canadian ski team.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-18
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 760L

  • Star Power

    Eric Zweig

    Hockey's first superstar, Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, was often caught up in the politics and turmoil of hockey's early professional years. Star Power is the story of one of Canada's greatest athletes and a game in transition.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 4
    Lexile Reading Level: 730L

  • Fire on the Water

    Wendy A. Lewis

    How did the son of Irish immigrants outrow blueblood scullers from Oxford and Cambridge to become one of the most famous athletes of his time?

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 3
    Lexile Reading Level: HL720L

  • Long Shot

    Eric Zweig

    The sons of Icelandic immigrants and friends since boyhood, the Winnipeg Falcons were a superbly talented team of just eight players who brought home Canada's first Olympic gold medal in hockey in 1920.

    $9.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 12-17
    Reading level: Grade 4
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