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  Lucy Maud Montgomery

  Stan Sauerwein

  This is the story of a life that doesn't go according to plan. Despite this, Lucy Maud Montgomery has created a world that still resonates deeply with readers.

  $16.95, Paperback
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  The Creative City of Saint John

  Gwendolyn Davies, Peter Laroque, Christl Verduyn

  An extensively illustrated account of a wide range of creators and creative work — writing, painting, natural history scholarship, filmmaking — which are part of Saint John's colourful history

  $29.95, Paperback
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  Breaking Through

  Sue Irwin

  Profiles of Canadian women athletes who are breaking down barriers and taking the game for themselves.

  $12.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 12-18

  Reading level: Grade 4

  Lexile Reading Level: HL720L
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  Black Donnellys

  Nate Hendley

  A compelling account of the murder by a vigilante gang of Canada's most notorious criminal family, the Black Donnellys.

  $16.95, Paperback
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  Winners

  Philip Croucher

  The stories of young Maritime athletes, some known, some unknown, who have excelled

  $19.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 9-13

  Reading level: Grade 5

  Lexile Reading Level: 870L
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  Carey Price

  Catherine Rondina

  This is the story of how Carey Price became the highest paid goalie in the NHL and a role model for Indigenous youth everywhere.

  $12.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 12-18

  Reading level: Grade 5

  Lexile Reading Level: 890L
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  400 Years in 365 Days

  Leo J. Deveau

  A fun, trivia-filled book featuring over a thousand entries from the communities and peoples of Nova Scotia.

  $34.95, Hardcover
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  Churchill and Fisher

  Barry Gough

  A distinguished Canadian historian's portrait of two unforgettable figures

  $39.95, Paperback
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  Billy Bishop

  Dan McCaffery

  The true life and accomplishments of Billy Bishop, top Canadian flying ace in the first World War

  $16.95, Paperback
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  Tom Thomson

  Jim Poling Sr.

  Tom Thomson is perhaps Canada's most famous artist. His short and glorious career was abruptly and brutally ended on July 8, 1917. Since the recovery of Thomson's body, theories as to the cause of his death -- accident? murder? -- have preoccupied sleuths for close to 100 years

  $16.95, Paperback
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  Valour at Vimy Ridge

  Tom Douglas

  The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 saw Canadian troops storm a strategic escarpment that was believed to be impregnable. This was the first time in the nation's history that a formation fought together under its own planning. The battle became a symbol of sacrifice for the young nation & a turning point in its role in the global theatre of war.

  $16.95, Paperback
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  I'm Not What I Seem

  Charlie Rhindress

  The biography of a woman who was so much more than she seemed

  $22.95, Paperback
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  Too Young to Die

  John Boileau, Dan Black, John de Chastelain

  The never-before-told story of underage youth in uniform

  $34.95, Hardcover
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  Toronto Island Summers

  Jim Sanderson

  A touching and nostalgic look back on a Toronto childhood in an idyllic city neighbourhood

  $24.95, Paperback
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  Their Town

  Bill Freeman, Marsha Aileen Hewitt

  A no-holds-barred portrait of Hamilton civic life in the 1970s

  $24.95, Paperback
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  Champion for Health

  Richard Brignall

  The Olympic champion who battled to bring depression to light

  $12.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 12-18

  Reading level: Grade 4

  Lexile Reading Level: 660L
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  Pauline

  Betty Keller

  The story of a beautiful, talented, romantic woman who dazzled Victorian Canada in her role as Mohawk princess-poet.

  $22.95, Paperback
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  The Wheel of Things

  Mollie Gillen

  $22.95, Paperback
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  South End Boy

  Jim Bennet

  A gifted writer with near-total recall remembers

  $29.95, Hardcover
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  Canada after Harper

  Ed Finn, Ralph Nader

  The definitive account of the Harper government -- and how its policies can be stopped

  $22.95, Paperback