The Lunch Bag Chronicles
(Playfort Publishing, 2010).
Every single day for six years, author, educator and father Don Sawyer scribbled stories, jotted jokes and pencilled pictures on his daughters' lunchbags. Part joke book, part journal and all good fun, The Lunchbag Chronicles is a heart-warming journey of a dad keeping in touch with his two little girls, even when they were thousands of miles apart. Meet a cast of delightful characters including valiant vampires, silly snakes, dozy dragons and funny food. Reconnect with your own family through The Lunchbag Chronicles. The jokes will make you giggle and the stories will remind you that being connected with the people you love is the most important bond of all.

Price: $19.95

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Saving Farley's Bog
(Highgate Press, 2010).
A giant developer sees it not as an irreplaceable wetland, but as a prime shopping centre site. And lawyer Daffy Abbott, Toronto PI Stitch Robinson's best friend, is determined to stop them. A familiar clash between environmentalists and developers turns nasty when a town councilor changes his vote to allow the development to go forward. And then disappears. What begins as a missing person investigation for Stitch turns into a murder. And that's just the beginning, as Stitch is drawn into a murky – and dangerous – world of money laundering, offshore banking, thugs and strippers.

Price: $13.95

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Hurricane on Grimm's Island
(Highgate Press, 2010).
Stitch Robinson is a Toronto private eye. Disillusioned, all he wants from his vacation in the Bahamas is some peace and quiet. But first a monster hurricane batters his resort on Grimm's Island. Then the body of a beautiful socialite washes up on the beach. With power out and the island cut off, Stitch has to find the killer on his own. He's sick and tired of trailing cheating husbands. But does he have what it takes to find the murderer?

Price: $13.95

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Grampa and the Four Brothers
(Pemmican Publications, 1998).
A hit with intermediate students, this is a very modern retelling of a traditional Shuswap legend. Beautifully illustrated by Bob Muirhead.

Price: $8.95

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ISBN: 0-921827-62-8

Where the Rivers Meet
(Pemmican Publications, 1988).
One of Pemmican's best-sellers, this award-winning YA novel combines compelling glimpses into the plight of contemporary Native young people with the adventure of self-exploration in a story of hope and discovery.

Price: $12.95

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IISBN: 0-921827-06-7

Crocodiles and Rivers; Frozen Tears; The Buckle
(Queen's Printer, 1997).
These three books are part of the acclaimed Novels for Adult Learners series. The stories are engaging and adult in theme while being written at approximately a grade 4 level.

Price: $11.95 (each)

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ISBN'S:
0-7718-9492-9
0-7718-9491-0
0-7718-9493-7

Tomorrow Is School
(Bendall Books, 1998).
Reprint of a classic story of two neophytes discovering the joys and frustrations of teaching in a 1970's Newfoundland outport. Widely used in teacher education programs.

Price: $16.95

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ISBN: 0-9696985-4-2

Adventures with Miss Flint
(Thistledown, 1993). Awarded The Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" award, this book for intermediate students is an exciting struggle between a group of resourceful 4th graders and their formidable teacher. Big hit in Germany.

Price: $6.95

Available through author

ISBN: 1-895449-09-X

NESA Guides for Native and Multicultural Classrooms, vols. 1, 2 & 3
(Arsenal Pulp Press, 1989-93).
Picked on several education lists as a "top ten resource," each handbook provides a series of structured experiences that can be used in classrooms at all levels to explore cultural differences and similarities with a special emphasis on aboriginal issues.

Price: $12.95 (each)

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ISBN'S: 0-88978-186-9
0-88978-230-X
0-88978-263-6