GLORIA ANN WESLEY is the author of three books of poetry and two historical novels: If This Is Freedom and Chasing Freedom, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Young Adult Fiction. Gloria is also the author of Africville in the Righting Canada’s Wrongs series (2019). She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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  Shovels not Rifles

  Gloria Ann Wesley

  Historical young adult fiction set in the First World War featuring a young African Nova Scotian in the No. 2 Construction Battalion who faces racism and discrimination from his fellow Canadians.

  $19.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 13-18

  Reading level: Grade 2
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  Redresser les Torts du Canada: Africville

  Gloria Ann Wesley, Jean-François Cyr

  A French translation for language learners about Africville, the Black community bulldozed after decades of environmental injustice. The resilience of former residents and their descendants is described, along with their ongoing fight for fair compensation.

  $45.00, Paperback

  Interest ages: 13-18
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  Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville

  Gloria Ann Wesley

  In the 1960s, after ignoring the Black community’s repeated petitions for basic services, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville in the name of urban renewal.

  $34.95, Hardcover

  Interest ages: 13-18