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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed Canadian life since it was adopted as part of the Canadian constitution in 1982. The Charter requires judges to make decisions on a wide range of issues that affect all Canadians. In doing so, the courts play a major role in citizens? lives. Because of the Charter: - The law against prostitution was struck down. - The Harper governments treatment of child soldier Omar Khadr was found to violate his rights. - Vancouver's Insite safe injection site was kept open, overriding a federal government decision requiring it to shut down. Ian Greene is a political scientist, and his focus in this book is to highlight the many significant ways the Charter shapes Canadian life. After providing background on the creation and implementation of the Charter, he describes its impact on a wide range of issues ? aboriginal affairs, voting rights, freedom of religion, the right to strike, and language rights, among others. Greene describes key decisions in these areas and comments on the often-conflicting views of the judges deciding them. Even though the Charter is a legal document, debated by lawyers and decided by judges, Greene approaches his subject with an eye on the political impact the Charter has on governments and ordinary citizens. Public discussion of the Charter is often framed around the question of who should make these important decisions ? elected politicians or unelected judges. This book provides a clear understanding of how the Charter works and how ordinary citizens have succeeded ? or failed ? to win change from the courts. It offers information that people on every side of public discussion can use regarding the role of the Charter in Canadian life.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Set in a diverse neighborhood, this book follows Michaela as she goes from a solitary runner to an athlete who contributes to the success of her cross-country team. Discouraged by an incident at her mostly-white summer camp, Michaela comes into her own as part of her racially diverse school track team. Focusing on themes of persistence, friendship and overcoming rivalries, this book illuminates traits of connection, empathy and forgiveness. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No better leader, no better example, no better friend are words to describe Paul Leonard and his incredible drive to serve others. This book is a well-told story of a life well-lived, reminding those of us in the church to be church outside the church. Here Leonard gives an account of his half-century-plus involvment with church, from a student at Davidson College, to pastoring, to post-church disillusionment, revealing the source of his incredible drive to serve others. By opening his life with candid reflection and insights, he inspires others to do a better job of sharing the gifts God gave us. His description of his long, sincere, and intense search for a church to accommodate his deep faith and call to service is profoundly unsettling and would be valuable reading for every religious leader and anyone else who cares about the future of organized religion.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Ben Cheng used to live the good life--he had wealthy parents, lots of friends, and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separate, Ben's life changes entirely. He moves to a small apartment with his mom, his dad is out of the picture, and his new schoolmates start teasing him for his family's fall from grace. All Ben has left is his virtual life, where he still reigns supreme as an online racing driver. But when Ben takes his mom's car out for a joyride and gets caught, and uses his mom's credit card without permission, his life starts to spin out. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. P.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. Initially drafted in 2007 to the Montreal Canadiens, P.K. now plays for the New Jersey Devils. He's set records and won the Norris Trophy, the highest honor in hockey for a defenseman. Often the center of controversy, he is the pride of many fans and a hero to young athletes of color. His stand against racism relies more on actions to support others than on relating his own experiences. He is known to have made the largest donation to charity by a Canadian athlete in history, and works to build an understanding between at-risk youth and law enforcement across North America. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. In a nonbinary romance set amidst a storm, two teens struggle with climate anxiety. Dan has an increasingly common problem: climate anxiety. After a storm devastated parts of Ottawa, it's hard to get climate change out of mind. Dan goes to help clean up at the school, but only one other person turns up: Levi, who is handsome, progressive--and shows a strong interest in Dan. And what's more, Levi is also pondering gender fluidity and the necessity of applying any labels at all. Dan falls just as hard, and it's clear they're going to learn and grow together on this journey as Dan embraces their nonbinary true self. With unerring accuracy and authenticity, nonbinary romance author Alison Lister's debut young adult romance is a heart-warming story for this exact moment in history.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. For as long as they've been friends, Elias has been relying on his buddy Jordan. It's Jordan's mom who takes him in when his own mother is on an alcoholic binge; it's Jordan who acts as the brother and role model that Elias doesn't have. But now they've gone too far, and a schoolyard fight has landed them both in jail. The judge gives them a warning: Shape up, or face time in juvie. The clock is already ticking when Jordan gets his girlfriend pregnant and then comes up with a bigtime takedown that'll set them both up for life. For Elias, it's not worth the risk. But can he free himself of Jordan's influence in time? Fry Reading Level - 4.2].…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In and out of juvie since he was thirteen, Ryan is running out of chances. This time, Ryan is determined to stay out for good. Being just a few months shy of eighteen means that next time he's picked up by the cops, he could end up in adult prison. But, after only a few hours on the outside, Ryan runs into his old crowd who are committing a break and enter. With nowhere to go and scared of being picked up again, Ryan goes on the run. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment. Loosely based on Kawooya's own life, this novel follows fifteen-year-old Patrick "Ace" Katumba. Kutumba's life is changed drastically when he, his mother, and his sister are forced to flee their lives in Uganda. Ace's mother is a journalist who has reported on government corruption and has now been marked. Arriving in Canada, Ace finds himself living in his uncle's basement apartment and having to integrate into a new community where he is the "African." Despite being an excellent student, he meets ignorance and bullying at school until he falls in with a crew of international misfits who understand what he's going through. With their support, Ace starts to regain the confidence he lost in the move and his subsequent troubles. At the core of this story is the isolation a child feels after his world is snatched from him, and the journey of self-worth and self-confidence he must undertake to rise above it. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When the queer prom committee asks Charlie to join them, Charlie figures it'll be a good way to get closer to cute new guy Andre. The only problem is that Charlie has competition for Andre's attention in rich, good-looking Chad. Charlie and his pal Luis come up with a plan to get Andre's attention: to woo Andre as a secret admirer and then reveal Charlie's true identity with a spectacular promposal that Andre can't refuse. But, Charlie begins to realize how much fun he's been having with Luis and thinks maybe he's been going after the wrong guy. How will Charlie decide which guy to go to prom with? Discover the answer in this light-hearted, high/low YA romance. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Khalil, a young Black boy, starts at a new school and is excited to join the basketball team--until he begins to experience and witnesses subtle and not-so-subtle forms of racism among his new teammates. Khalil struggles with how to react and stand up for himself and others against his new friends who have taken him in. Kevin heronJones has written this book to reflect his and other young Black people's experiences with racism in school. Not Talking About You portrays racism as it occurs amongst young people today and explores the impact on the target and bystanders who have to decide how to react when they find racist youth in their midst.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Seventeen-year-old Jamilah Monsour makes plans for what she's certain is the beginning of the climate change catastrophe that will end the world. Luckily, Jamilah knows what has to be done to save her family: reluctantly her parents allow her to transform the back alley garage into a bunker, but they draw the line when she announces she's going to skip university and instead use the money they had saved for her education to buy solar panels and a generator. When an electricity blackout strikes, Jamilah's climate change anxiety kicks into high gear and she ends up staying out all night, infuriating her father who is done with all this doomsday nonsense. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer camp to address concerns over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and Sydney. Jassie realizes she has romantic feelings for both of them, and is upset until Ams and Syd tell Jassie they want to be with her too. The three spend their time at camp working out their relationship. As camp gets close to ending, Syd proposes that they run away together. Ams feels they should just end their relationship. In this high-low YA romance, Jassie must find the courage to convince her partners that their love can survive in the real world. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Twelve-year-old Elfina lives with her grandmother in Paraguay. When a distant relative offers to have Elfina come live with her in the city so she can attend school, Elfina's grandmother sends her off for a better life. But life with her relatives isn't what Elfina thought it would be, and soon Elfina finds herself far away from home, living in Canada, and kept as a domestic servant by the family. School and an education are now a distant dream. When Elfina's uncle makes inappropriate advances toward her, she knows she must somehow find the courage to escape and return home. But who will help her. Delezenne, Christine (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Freyja, leader on her school's Gay-Straight Alliance, is a politically active 17-year-old who has always identified as a lesbian. When her girlfriend breaks up with her, she is upset and has to distance herself from her ex and the pride video blog they created together. Freyja needs a new cause so she starts volunteering at the local food bank. There, she learns about food justice and begins to develop feelings for her male team leader, Sanjay. When Freyja is accused of "going-straight" she has to decide if she can reconcile with self-identifying as a bisexual and take a chance on love with Sanjay. Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. As Ambush in the Foothills opens, the year is 1877. Jamie and Kate Bains are ready to help their friend, North West Mounted Police constable Patrick McNeil, drive a herd of cattle north to the foothills country of Canada. It is a wild and dangerous frontier. The cowboys who ride with them are rough and independent men. The restless Blackfoot Nation controls the territory they must cross, and outlaws lurk in the foothills waiting for their opportunity to strike. Only skill, determination, and raw courage will save Kate and Jamie if they hope to make it back to the foothills alive. Ambush in the Foothills is the ninth book in Bill Freeman's best-selling series of historical novels featuring the Bains family. It is illustrated with photographs of the period showing the people who lived in the West and describing their work and their way of life.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Aside from celebrating the work of Marc J. de Vries, this book also highlights the need for further work, effort, and energy to improve learning about technology. It is a collection of essays written by experts from the philosophy of technology and education. They have written about their perspectives on how a future education about technology must better relate to the technologically textured world we now inhabit: a world in which the continuing exponential evolution of technology is affecting virtually every aspect of our lives. This book serves as a clarion call to all those responsible for school-based education. Contributors are: Piet Ankiewicz, Frank Banks, Moshe Barak, Hilda Ruth Beaumont, Dennis Cheek, Osnat Dagan, John R. Dakers, Wendy Dakers, Marc J. de Vries, Christian Detweiler, Andrew Doyle, Wendy Fox-Turnbull, Lena Gumaelius, Jonas Hallstr m, Alison Hardy, Eva Hartell, Pasi Ikonen, Henk Jochemsen, Alister Jones, Hanna Kauppinen, Steve Keirl, Richard Kimbell, Dov Kipperman, Roel Kuiper, Mike Martin, David Mioduser, Carl Mitcham, Sonja Niiranen, Charlotta Nordl f, Aki Rasinen, Philip A. Reed, Timo Rissanen, John M. Ritz, Marion Rutland, Elwin Savelsbergh, Alice Schut, David Spendlove, Kay Stables, Kendall N. Starkweather, Maarten van der Sanden, Gerald van Dijk, and Maarten J. Verkerk.…

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Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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