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The convert

"When a preacher arrives at a small settlement in 1830s New Zealand, his violent past is drawn into question and his faith put to the test as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes." --container.

The convert

A lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in the 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.

When Maneki Neko, a Japanese lucky cat statue, goes missing from her grandmother's bakery, Sara resolves to track it down and help restore the bakery's good fortune.

There's more than one siege on this battlefield. When Jason agrees to go camping with his cousin Sean, he doesn't picture two weeks at a War of 1812 reenactment camp. But that's where he ends up. The historically accurate camp bans all trappings of modern life, like cell phones a...

At the age if eight, Emily Carr struggles to develop her artistic ability within a strict family and in a conservative town.

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Young Emily Carr is determined to become an artist no matter what her big sister thinks about it.

When roller blades and a pair of striped socks threaten to break up Shannon and Rina's friendship, Rina's grandma, Jas, tells a story from her own childhood during the war. After a fight between Jas and her best friend, Mitsu, Mitsu's family and all the other Japanese Canadians i...

Shannon is excited about spending a week at her friend Rina's house, but she's a little nervous too. Rina seems to be able to do everything better than she can and her home is chaotic compared to Shannon's own. When things fall apart, Rina's grandmother is there to tell them a st...

Dana is excited about her school trip to Japan despite the fact that she is surrounded by the Melly Mob, "in-crowd" kids who make fun of her. Dana is certain she will be less of an outsider in Japan, home of manga and anime. But she soon discovers that it's just as difficult to f...

Dana est excitée à l'idée d'un voyage scolaire au Japon, même si elle y va avec la bande à Melly, le groupe des élèves in qui se moquent d'elle. Dana est persuadée qu'elle s'intégrera bien au Japon, pays du manga et de l'anime. Mais elle découvre bientôt qu'il est tout...

Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos - especially when he's pretending to be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger. But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may have to become a real-life hero and help sav...

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