New Library Books
From Rsgc Library
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of October 1, 2008
Senior Non-Fiction
- Payback : debt and the shadow side of wealth by Margaret Atwood
- Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1917-1918 by Tim Cook
Senior Fiction
- The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- The Retreat by David Bergen
- Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
- Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa
- Good to a Fault: a novel by Marina Endicott
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- Passchendaele: the novel based on the screenplay by Paul Gross
- What Happened Later: a novel by Ray Robertson
- The Boys in the Trees by Mary Swan
Junior Fiction
- Blart: the boy who set sail on a questionable quest by Dominic Barker
- Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: the care and feeding of sprites by Tony DiTerlizzi
- Broken Glass by Sally Grindley
- Prince of Underwhere by Bruce Hale
- Where the River takes me: the Hudson's Bay Company diary of Jenna Sinclair by Julie Lawson
- Dog Lost by Ingrid Lee
- Cyberia by Chris Lynch
- Addison Addley and the things that aren't there by Melody DeFields McMillan
- The Mozart Question by Michael Morpurgo
- The Seventh Tower Series by Garth Nix: books 3 & 4
- Nodyssey #1 hot air by Charles Ogden
- Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
- Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park
- All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
- Simon Bloom, the gravity keeper by Michael Reisman
- The Key to Rondo by Emily Rodda
- Goosebumps HorrorLand by R.L. Stine
- The Five Ancestors series by Jeff Stone: eagle book 5
- Fouling Out by Gregory Walters
New Graphic Novels & Manga as of September 18, 2008
Senior School Graphic Novels
- Stephen King's The Dark Tower: the gunslinger born adapted by Peter David
- Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner
- Batman: year one by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
- Batman: year 100 by Paul Pope
- Batman, the Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
- WE3 by Grant Morrison
- World of Warcraft : book one by Walter Simonson
- Runaways by Brian Vaughan
Senior School Manga
- Dr. Slump: volumes 15-16
- Eyeshield 21: volumes 16-18
- Fullmetal Alchemist : volume 16
- Naruto: volumes 29 - 31
- One Piece: volumes 16, 18
- Shaman King: volume 16-18
- Tsubasa: volumes 17, 18
- Xxxholic: volume 12
Junior School Graphic Novels
- Little Vampire by Joann Sfar
- Kaput & Zosky by Lewis Trondheim
Junior School Manga
- Cowa!
- The Prince of Tennis: volumes 25-27
- Superman Adventures: volumes 1-4
- Teen Titans Go! : volumes 1-5
- Whistle! : volumes 16, 18-20
- Warriors : volumes 1-4
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of September 8, 2008
Junior School Non-Fiction
- Steve Nash by Paul Arseneault and Peter Assaff
- Top 10 of Everything 2009 by Russell Ash
- Wrongfully Convicted: the innocent in Canada by Peter Boer
- The Betrayal of Africa by Gerald Caplan
- World Series by Alan Cho
- Forensic Science by Chris Cooper
- How the Scots Created Canada by Paul Cowan
- Choice of Colours: the pioneering African-American Quarterbacks who changed the face of football by John Danakas
- Creative Canadians by Chelsea Donaldson
- Tour de France by Grant Gilbert
- Kim Campbell: the keener who broke down barriers by Heather Grace Stewart
- Kickstart: how successful Canadians got started by Alexander Herman
- The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration by Deborah Hodge
- Rights and Freedoms in Canada by Christel Kleitsch
- Wimbledon by Jeff Kubik
- Canadian Boys who Rocked the World by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
- The Kids Book of Canada at War by Elizabeth MacLeod
- Bono by Sheelagh Matthews
- The Kids Book of Canadian Geography by Briony Penn
- To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada by Steve Pitt
- Island of Hope and Sorrow: the story of Grosse Ile by Anne Renaud
- Pier 21: stories from near and far by Anne Renaud
- The Black Battalion 1916-1920: Canada's best kept military secret by Calvin W.Ruck
- David Beckham by Galadriel Watson
- Star Power: the legend and lore of Cyclone Taylor by Eric Zweig
Bobbie Kalman's Sports Starters Series
- Batter up Baseball
- High Flying Martial Arts
- Huddle up Football
- Kick it Soccer
- Pass it Lacrosse
- Spike it Volleyball
- Slam Dunk Basketbal
- Slap Shot Hockey'
Junior School Fiction
- Artemis Fowl: the time paradox by Eoin Colfer
- Starclimber' by Kenneth Oppel
- Zac Power Series by H.I. Larry
Senior School Non-Fiction
Norm Christie's For King & Empire Series
- The Canadians at Ypres : April 22nd-26th 1915
- The Canadians at Somme : September-November 1916
- The Canadians at Vimy: April 1917
- The Canadians at Passchendaele: October to November 1917
- The Canadians at Arras : August-September 1918
- The Canadians at Cambrai: September-October 1918
- The Canadians at Amiens: August 1918
- The Canadians at Mount Sorrel: June 2nd-14th, 1916
- Avro Arrow: the story of the Avro Arrow from its evolution to its extinction by The Arrowheads
- Hope in Hell: inside the world of doctors without borders by Dan Bortolotti
- How the Italians Created Canada: from Giovanni Caboto to the Cultural Renaissance by Josie DiSciascio-Andrews
- Earth: the definitive visual guide
- Explosion in Halifax Harbour: the illustrated account of a disaster that shook the world by David Flemming
- Hell & High Water: Canada and the Italian Campaign by Lance Goddard
- Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art by Bruce Grenville
- Guinness World Records : Gamer's Edition 2008
- A History of the Vote in Canada
- Historical Atlas of Toronto by Derek Hayes
- A Sporting Chance: achievements of African-Canadian athletes by William Humber
- Strangers at our Gates: Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-2006 by Valerie Knowles
- Anatomy of Exercise: a trainer's inside guide to your workout by Pat Manocchia
- Canada's Little War: fighting for the British Empire in southern Africa 1899-1902 by Carman Miller
- Atlas of Human Migration
- Military History of Quebec City 1608-2008
- Canadian Oxford World Atlas
- The Nova Scotia Black Experience Through the Centuries by Bridglal Pachai
- The Difference: how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies by Scott Page
- The Official Illustrated NHL History: the official story of the coolest game on earth by Arthur Pincus
- It Was Their War Too: Canadian women in World War I by Pat Staton
- Click: what millions of people are doing online and why it matters by Bill Tancer
- The Basics of Essay Writing by Nigel Warburton
Biography / Memoir
- My Life by Fidel Castro
- Baghdad Diaries: a woman's chronicle of war and exile by Nuha Al-Radi
- A Wolf at the Table : a memoir of my father by Augusten Burroughs
- Requiem for my Brother by Marian Botsford Fraser
- Midnight Hockey: all about beer, the boys, and the real Canadian game by Bill Gaston
- Hitman: my real life in the cartoon world of wrestling by Bret Hart
- Belonging: home away from home' by Isabel Huggan
- My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid
- Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
- A Monk Swimming: a memoir by Malachy McCourt
- Rene Levesque: charismatic leader by Marguerite Paulin
- Uncle Tungsten: memories of a chemical boyhood by Oliver Sacks
- When you are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Senior School Fiction
- That Summer in Paris by Abha Dawesar
- Cockroach by Rawi Hage
- The Lost Highway by David Adams Richards
- The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews
DK Illustrated Classics Series
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of June 9, 2008
Junior School Fiction
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- The Feathered Cloak: the trilogy of the tree series part 1 by Sean Dixon
- Three Tales of my Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- River Secrets by Shannon Hale
- George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
- The Calder Game by Brent Helquist
Something Wickedly Weird Series by Chris Mould
- The Darkling Curse
- The Silver Casket
- The Wooden Mile
- The Icy Hand
Junior School Non-Fiction
- Brave Deeds: how one family saved many from the Nazis by Ann Alma
- Knights & Castles by Philip Dixon
- Dinomummy: the life, death, and discovery of Dakota, a dinosaur from Hell Creek by Dr. Phillip Lars Manning
- Our New Home: immigrant children speak out edited by Emily Hearn and Marywinn Milne
- Outfoxing Fear: folktales from around the world edited by Kathleen Ragan
- Smart-Opedia: the amazing book about everything
- Holocaust: the events and their impact on real people by Angela Gluck Wood
Senior School Fiction
- The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- A Game of Thrones by George Martin
- Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
Senior School Non-Fiction
- Clapton: the autobiography by Eric Clapton
- Redemption Song: the ballad of Joe Strummer by Chris Salewicz
- When you are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Graphic Novels
- Iron Man: demon in a bottle by David Michelinie and Bob Layton
- World War: Hulk by Greg Pak
- Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of May 20, 2008
Junior School Fiction
- Taken by Edward Bloor
- Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
- Operation Red Jericho by Joshua Mowll
- How I Live Now: a novel by Meg Rosoff
- Queste: Septimus Heap book four by Angie Sage
- 4 Kids in 5E and 1 Crazy Year! by Virginia Frances Schwartz
- Off the Crossbar by David Skuy
- Here-be-Monsters Series book 1: pants ahoy! by Alan Snow
- Here-be-Monsters Series book 2: the man in the iron socks by Alan Snow
- The Falls by Eric Walters
- The Pole by Eric Walters
- Sketches by Eric Walters
Graphic Novels
No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels Series
- Hamlet
- Macbeth
- Romeo & Juliet
- Bram Stoker's Dracula adapted by Michael Mucci
Senior School Non-Fiction
- Cause of Death: a perfect little guide to what kills us edited by Jack Mingo
- Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes
- The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
- I Don't Believe in Atheists by Chris Hedges
- Canadians: a portrait of a country and its people by Roy MacGregor
- The Uses and Abuses of History by Margaret MacMillan
- Dreams from my Father: the story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
- What Now? by Ann Patchett
- Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? by Morgan Spurlock
- The David Suzuki Reader: a lifetime of ideas from a leading activist and thinker by David Suzuki
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of April 1, 2008
Junior School Resources
- The Titanic by Jim Pipe
*Boys Rock! Series
- Making Comic Books
- UFO Mysteries
*Cold War Reference Library
- Almanac: volume 1
- Almanac: volume 2
- Biographies: volume 1
- Biographies: volume 2
- Primary Sources
- Cumulative Index
*First Science Series
- Electricity
- Energy
- Light
- Magnetism
- Matter
- Sound
- Temperature
*Full Throttle Series
- Beetle
- Bugatti
- Ford GT
- Ford Thunderbird
- Jeep
- Lamborghini
- Landrover
- Lotus
- Hummer
- Maserati
- Mazda
- Mini Cooper
- Mustang
- PT Cruiser
- Tesla Roadster
- Viper
*Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations Series by Trudi Strain Trueit
- Chinese New Year
- Easter
- Halloween
- Hanukkah
*Hot Cars Series by Lee Stacy
- BMW
- Corvette
- Ferrari
- Jaguar
- Mercedes
- Porsche
*How Canada became Canada Series
- Before Canada: First Nations & First Contact: Prehistory-1523
- Britain's Canada 1613-1770
*Incarceration Issues Series
- Incarceration Around the World
- Prisoner Rehabilitation: success stories and failures
- The Social, Monetary, and Moral Costs of Prisons
*International Organizations Series
- The ASPCA
- Peace Corps
- Save the Children
- The United Way
*The Magic of Language Series by Ann Heinrichs
- Prefixes and Suffixes
- Punctuation
- Sentences
- Similes and Metaphors
- Spelling Rules
- Synonyms and Antonyms
*Major World Leaders Series
- Pervez Musharraf
- Kim II Sung and Kim Jong II
*Meet the Puncs: A Remarkable Punctuation Family Series by Barbara Cooper
- Alan Apostrophe
- Christopher Comma
- Emma Exclamation Point
- Hannah Hyphen-Hyphen
- Peter Period
- Quincy Question Mark
*People at the Center of Series
- Prohibition
- The Vietnam War
- The War of 1812
*People of Character Series
- Jackie Robinson: a life of determination
- Martin Luther King, Jr., : a life of fairness
- Rosa Parks: a life of courage
*Popular Rock Superstars of Yesterday and Today Series
- Bruce Springsteen
- Led Zeppelin
- Pink Floyd
*Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library
- Almanac: volume 1
- Almanac: volume 2
- Biographies
- Primary Sources
- Cumulative Index.
*Race Car Legends Series
- Dale Earnhardt
- Famous Finishes
- The Jarretts
- Lowriders
- Mark Martin
- Jeremy Mayfield
- The Need for Speed
- Off-Road Racing
- Tony Stewart
- The Unsers
- Rusty Wallace
*Sporting Championships Series by David Whitfield
- The NBA
- World Cup
- Super Bowl
*Torque: Action Sports Series by Jack David and Hollie Endres
- Mountain Biking
- Rock Climbing
- Skateboarding
- Wakeboarding
- Snowboarding
- Moto-x Free Style
- Big Air Skateboarding
- Motocross Racing
- BMX Racing
*Torque: Military Machines Series by Jack David
- Abrams Tanks
- Apache Helicopters
- B-2 Stealth Bombers
- F-16 Fighting Falcons
- Predator Drones
- U-2 Planes
*The Unexplained Series
- Historic Realms of Marvels and Magic: between myth and materiality by Karl Shuker
- We are not Alone: searching the heavens by Hilary Evans
- Feudalism by Jane Hurwitz
- Maps and Symbols by Susan Lomas
- Skateboard Stars by K.C. Kelley
- The Science of Structures by Janice Parker
Junior School Fiction
- Runestone: Viking Magic Bk. 1 by Anna Ciddor
- Befiddled: a novel by Pedro de Alcantara
- Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
- Sentries by Gary Paulsen
- Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman
- Cirque du Freak: a living nightmare: bk. 1 by Darren Shan
- Cirque du Freak: the lake of souls: bk. 10 by Darren Shan
- Blitzed by Robert Swindells
Senior School Resources
- Who's Your City? : how the creative economy is making where you live the most important decision of your life by Richard Florida
- An Imperfect Offering: humanitarian action in the twenty-first century by James Orbinski
- The Football Book: Sports Illustrated
- Gonzo: the life of Hunter S. Thompson by Jann S. Wenner & Corey Seymour
*Environment & Climate Change
- Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury
- An Explorer's Notebook: essays on life, history and climate by Tim Flannery
*Curiosities and Wonders
- Ghosts of the World by Diane Canwell & Jonathan Sutherland
- Witches of the World by Diane Canwell & Jonathan Sutherland
- Witches: history of a persecution by Nigel Cawthorne
- The Giant Book of Ghosts Stories: great stories of the supernatural by Henry James, Robert W. Chambers, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and many more..
- The Complete Book of Ghosts: a fascinating exploration of the spirit world, from apparitions to haunted places by Paul Roland
- The Giant Book of Magic: everyday practical magic from around the world: Gypsy Love Cards, casting runes, the I Ching, Native American medicine-wheels and much more... by Cassandra Eason
- Is There Life after Death? The extraordinary science of what happens when we die by Anthony Peake
- Crop Circles: signs, wonders and mysteries by Steve and Karen Alexander
*Religion & Modern Culture Series
- Jesus, Fads, & the Media: the passion & popular culture by Michael Evans
- Lost Gospels & Hidden Codes: new concepts of scripture by Kenneth McIntosh
Senior School Fiction
- The Cellist of Sarajevo: a novel by Steven Galloway
- Vices of my Blood: a Detective Murdoch Mystery by Maureen Jennings
- The Angel Riots by Ibi Kaslik
- Gratitude by Joseph Kertes
- No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Senior School Comics / Graphic Novels / Manga
- The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: the last career guide you'll ever need by Daniel H. Pink
- The Ten-Cent Plague: the great comic-book scare and how it changed America by David Hajdu
Professional Resources
- Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner
- Under Pressure - rescuing childhood from the culture of hyper-parenting by Carl Honore
- Plagiarism: alchemy and remedy in higher education by Bill Marsh
- Teenage Boys and High School English by Bruce Pirie
- Inclusive Leadership by James Ryan
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of February 1, 2008
Junior School Resources
- Swindle by Gordon Korman
- Hurricane Gold : Young Bond Series, bk. 4 by Charlie Higson
- The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica Series, books 1 & 2 by James Owen
- Here, There be Dragons
- The Search for the Red Dragon
Graphic Novels
- Jellaby by Kean Soo
Senior Fiction
- A Journeyman to Grief by Maureen Jennings
- Grotesque: a novel by Natsuo Kirino
Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of January 30, 2008
Junior School Resources
- Spy Force Series: mission Hollywood by Deborah Abela & George O'Connor
- Firegirl by Tony Abbott
- The Nobodies by N.E. Bode
- Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
- Glory Gardens Cricket Club Series: the big test by Bob Cattell
- Glory Gardens Cricket Club Series: glory in the cup by Bob Cattell
- Glory Gardens Cricket Club Series: World Cup fever by Bob Cattell
- Viking Magic bk. 2: Wolfspell by Anna Ciddor
- Airman by Eoin Colfer
- Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins
- Before I Die: a novel by Jenny Downham
- Peril at Pier Nine by Penny Draper
- The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
- Alex Rider Series: Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz
- Children of the Lamp Series: the Cobra King of Kathmandu by P.B. Kerr
- The Charioteer of Delphi by Caroline Lawrence
- Mr Gum and the Goblins by Andy Stanton & David Tazzyman
- Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire by Andy Stanton & David Tazzyman
- U-Boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum 1939-1945 by Bryan Perrett
- I Found a Dead Bird: the kids' guide to the cycle of life & death by Jan Thornhill
- Ulysses Moore Series: the door to time
Senior School Resources
- If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
- Go Tell it on the Mountain: a novel by James Baldwin
- The 39 Steps by John Buchan
- Bomb Scare: the history & future of nuclear weapons by Joseph Cirincione
- Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: a rock 'n' roller's 12 steps to becoming a golf addict by Alice Cooper with Keith and Kent Zimmerman
- Five Days in August: how World War II became a nuclear war by Michael D.Gordin
- Noogie's Time to Shine: a novel by Jim Knipfel
- The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb by Michael Kort
- For the Soul of Mankind: the United States, The Soviet Union, and The Cold War by Melvyn P. Leffler
- Gun, with Occasional Music: a novel by Jonathan Lethum
- Hiroshima in History: the myths of revisionism edited with an introduction by Robert James Maddox
- The Top 100 Canadian Albums by Bob Mersereau
- Guernica and Total War by Ian Patterson
- The Specter of Munich: reconsidering the lessons of appeasing Hitler by Jeffrey Record
- Running for My Life: on the extreme road with adventure runner Ray Zahab. by Ray Zahab
