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== Additions to the RSGC Library as of October 20th, 2006 ==
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==Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of October 1, 2008  ==
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*''Macaroni Boy'' by Katherine Ayres
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'''Senior Non-Fiction'''
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*''Payback : debt and the shadow side of wealth'' by Margaret Atwood
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*''Peter and the Starcatchers'' by Dave Barry
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*''Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1917-1918'' by Tim Cook
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*''The Law of Dreams'' by Peter Behrens
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'''Senior Fiction'''
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*''The Uncommon Reader'' by Alan Bennett
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*''Lone Wolf'' by Edo Van Belkom
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*''The Retreat'' by David Bergen
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*''The Communist's Daughter'' by Dennis Bock
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*''Through Black Spruce'' by Joseph Boyden
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*''The Meaning of Tingo and other Extraordinary Words from Around the World'' by Adam Jacot de Boinod
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*''Barnacle Love'' by Anthony De Sa
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*''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'' by John Boyne
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*''Good to a Fault: a novel'' by Marina Endicott
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*''Searching for Bobby Orr'' by Stephen Brunt
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*''Looking for Alaska'' by John Green
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*''Al Capone does my Shirts'' by Gennifer Choldenko
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*''Passchendaele: the novel based on the screenplay by Paul Gross''
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*''The Fearsome Particles'' by Trevor Cole
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*''What Happened Later: a novel'' by Ray Robertson
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*''Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal'' by Afua Cooper
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*''The Boys in the Trees'' by Mary Swan
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*''R.Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country'' by R. Crumb
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'''Junior Fiction'''
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*''Blart: the boy who set sail on a questionable quest by Dominic Barker
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*''Gargoyles: Stories'' by Bill Gaston
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*''Cosmic'' by Frank Cottrell Boyce''
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*''The Dangerous Book for Boys'' by Cal Iggulden
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*''The Spiderwick Chronicles: the care and feeding of sprites'' by Tony DiTerlizzi
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*''Extreme Wakeboarding'' by Bobbie Kalman
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*''Broken Glass'' by Sally Grindley
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*''The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that gave the World Impressionism''
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*''Prince of Underwhere'' by Bruce Hale
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by Ross King
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*''De Niro's Game'' by Rawi Hage
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*''Where the River takes me: the Hudson's Bay Company diary of Jenna Sinclair'' by Julie Lawson
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*''Eyewitness Soccer'' by Hugh Horby
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*''Dog Lost'' by Ingrid Lee
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*''Maxx Comedy'' by Gordon Korman
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*''Cyberia'' by Chris Lynch
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*''No Coins Please'' by Gordon Korman
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*''Addison Addley and the things that aren't there'' by Melody DeFields McMillan
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*''Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe'' by Stuart McLean
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*''The Mozart Question'' by Michael Morpurgo
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*''Nixon in China: The Week that Changed the World'' by Margaret MacMillan
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*''The Seventh Tower Series by Garth Nix: books 3 & 4''
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*''How to be an Ancient Greek Athlete'' by Jaqueline Morley
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*''Nodyssey #1 hot air'' by Charles Ogden
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*''The Albertosaurus Mystery'' by T.V. Padma
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*''Brisingr'' by Christopher Paolini
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*''Michael Palin: Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years'' by Michael Palin
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*''Keeping Score'' by Linda Sue Park
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*''The Best Halloween Ever'' by Barbara Robinson
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*''All of the Above'' by Shelley Pearsall
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*''Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa that brought them Together'' by Herb Shoveller
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*''Simon Bloom, the gravity keeper by Michael Reisman
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*''Monsterology'' by Arthur Slade
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*''The Key to Rondo'' by Emily Rodda
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*''The Immaculate Conception'' by Gaetan Soucy
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*''Goosebumps HorrorLand'' by R.L. Stine
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*''The Looming Tower and the Road to 9/11'' by Lawrence Wright
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*''The Five Ancestors series by Jeff Stone: eagle book 5''
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*''The Book Thief'' by Markus Zusak
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*''Fouling Out'' by Gregory Walters
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== New Graphic Novels & Manga as of September 18, 2008 ==
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'''Senior School Graphic Novels'''
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== Additions to the RSGC Library as of September 30, 2006 ==
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*''Stephen King's The Dark Tower: the gunslinger born'' adapted by Peter David
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*''Made in America: an Informal History of English Language in the United States'' by Bill Bryson
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*''Dry: a Memoir'' by Augusten Burroughs
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*''Prince of Persia'' by Jordan Mechner
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*''Running with Scissors'' by Augusten Burroughs
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*''Batman: year one'' by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
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*''Magical Thinking: a Memoir'' by Augusten Burroughs
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*''Batman: year 100'' by Paul Pope
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*''Growing up Stupid under the Union Jack'' by Austin Clarke
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*''Batman, the Killing Joke'' by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
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*''Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945'' by Terry Copp
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*''WE3'' by Grant Morrison
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*''The Year of Magical Thinking'' by Joan Didion
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*''World of Warcraft : book one'' by Walter Simonson
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*''The Geographer's Library'' by John Fasman
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*''Runaways'' by Brian Vaughan
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*''The Closer we are to Dying'' by Joe Fiorito
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'''Senior School Manga'''
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*''Amelia Rules!'' by Jimmy Gownley
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*''Dr. Slump: volumes 15-16''
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*''A Spot of Bother'' by Mark Haddon
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*''Eyeshield 21: volumes 16-18''  
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*''Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures'' by Vincent Lam
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*''Fullmetal Alchemist : volume 16''
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*''Truth and Beauty: a Friendship'' by Ann Patchett
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*''Naruto: volumes 29 - 31''
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*''Shooting Water: a Mother-Daughter Journey and the Making of a Film'' by Devyani Saltzman
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*''One Piece: volumes 16, 18''
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*''You Must Set Forth at Dawn: a Memoir'' by Wole Soyinka
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*''Shaman King: volume 16-18''
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*''Certainty'' by Madeleine Thien
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*''Tsubasa: volumes 17, 18''
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*''Xxxholic: volume 12''
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'''Junior School Graphic Novels'''
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*''Little Vampire'' by Joann Sfar
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*''Kaput & Zosky'' by Lewis Trondheim
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'''Junior School Manga'''
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*''Cowa!''
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*''The Prince of Tennis: volumes 25-27''
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*''Superman Adventures: volumes 1-4''
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*''Teen Titans Go! : volumes 1-5''
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*''Whistle! : volumes 16, 18-20''
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*''Warriors : volumes 1-4''
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== Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of September 8, 2008 ==
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'''Junior School Non-Fiction'''
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*''Steve Nash'' by Paul Arseneault and Peter Assaff
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*''Top 10 of Everything 2009'' by Russell Ash
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*''Wrongfully Convicted: the innocent in Canada'' by Peter Boer
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*''The Betrayal of Africa'' by Gerald Caplan
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*''World Series'' by Alan Cho
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*''Forensic Science'' by Chris Cooper
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*''How the Scots Created Canada'' by Paul Cowan
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*''Choice of Colours: the pioneering African-American Quarterbacks who changed the face of football'' by John Danakas
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*''Creative Canadians'' by Chelsea Donaldson
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*''Tour de France'' by Grant Gilbert
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*''Kim Campbell: the keener who broke down barriers'' by Heather Grace Stewart
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*''Kickstart: how successful Canadians got started'' by Alexander Herman
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*''The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration'' by Deborah Hodge
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*''Rights and Freedoms in Canada'' by Christel Kleitsch
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*''Wimbledon'' by Jeff Kubik
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*''Canadian Boys who Rocked the World'' by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
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*''The Kids Book of Canada at War'' by Elizabeth MacLeod
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*''Bono'' by Sheelagh Matthews
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*''The Kids Book of Canadian Geography'' by Briony Penn
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*''To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada'' by Steve Pitt
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*''Island of Hope and Sorrow: the story of Grosse Ile'' by Anne Renaud
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*''Pier 21: stories from near and far'' by Anne Renaud
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*''The Black Battalion 1916-1920: Canada's best kept military secret'' by Calvin W.Ruck
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*''David Beckham'' by Galadriel Watson
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*''Star Power: the legend and lore of Cyclone Taylor'' by Eric Zweig
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'''Bobbie Kalman's Sports Starters Series'''
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*''Batter up Baseball''
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*''High Flying Martial Arts''
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*''Huddle up Football''
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*''Kick it Soccer''
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*''Pass it Lacrosse''
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*''Spike it Volleyball''
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*''Slam Dunk Basketbal''
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*''Slap Shot Hockey'
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'''Junior School Fiction'''
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*''Artemis Fowl: the time paradox'' by Eoin Colfer
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*''Starclimber' by Kenneth Oppel
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*''Zac Power Series'' by H.I. Larry
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'''Senior School Non-Fiction'''
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'''Norm Christie's For King & Empire Series'''
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*''The Canadians at Ypres : April 22nd-26th 1915''
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*''The Canadians at Somme : September-November 1916''
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*''The Canadians at Vimy: April 1917''
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*''The Canadians at Passchendaele: October to November 1917''
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*''The Canadians at Arras : August-September 1918''
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*''The Canadians at Cambrai: September-October 1918''
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*''The Canadians at Amiens: August 1918''
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*''The Canadians at Mount Sorrel: June 2nd-14th, 1916''
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*''Avro Arrow: the story of the Avro Arrow from its evolution to its extinction'' by The Arrowheads
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*''Hope in Hell: inside the world of doctors without borders'' by Dan Bortolotti
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*''How the Italians Created Canada: from Giovanni Caboto to the Cultural Renaissance'' by Josie DiSciascio-Andrews
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*''Earth: the definitive visual guide''
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*''Explosion in Halifax Harbour: the illustrated account of a disaster that shook the world'' by David Flemming
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*''Hell & High Water: Canada and the Italian Campaign'' by Lance Goddard
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*''Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art'' by Bruce Grenville
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*''Guinness World Records : Gamer's Edition 2008''
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*''A History of the Vote in Canada''
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*''Historical Atlas of Toronto'' by Derek Hayes
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*''A Sporting Chance: achievements of African-Canadian athletes'' by William Humber
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*''Strangers at our Gates: Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-2006'' by Valerie Knowles
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*''Anatomy of Exercise: a trainer's inside guide to your workout'' by Pat Manocchia
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*''Canada's Little War: fighting for the British Empire in southern Africa 1899-1902'' by Carman Miller
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*''Atlas of Human Migration''
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*''Military History of Quebec City 1608-2008''
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*''Canadian Oxford World Atlas''
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*''The Nova Scotia Black Experience Through the Centuries'' by Bridglal Pachai
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*''The Difference: how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies'' by Scott Page
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*''The Official Illustrated NHL History: the official story of the coolest game on earth'' by Arthur Pincus
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*''It Was Their War Too: Canadian women in World War I'' by Pat Staton
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*''Click: what millions of people are doing online and why it matters'' by Bill Tancer
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*''The Basics of Essay Writing'' by Nigel Warburton
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'''Biography / Memoir'''
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*''My Life'' by Fidel Castro
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*''Baghdad Diaries: a woman's chronicle of war and exile'' by Nuha Al-Radi
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*''A Wolf at the Table : a memoir of my father'' by Augusten Burroughs
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*''Requiem for my Brother'' by Marian Botsford Fraser
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*''Midnight Hockey: all about beer, the boys, and the real Canadian game'' by Bill Gaston
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*''Hitman: my real life in the cartoon world of wrestling'' by Bret Hart
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*''Belonging: home away from home' by Isabel Huggan
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*''My Brother'' by Jamaica Kincaid
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*''Teacher Man'' by Frank McCourt
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*''A Monk Swimming: a memoir'' by Malachy McCourt
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*''Rene Levesque: charismatic leader'' by Marguerite Paulin
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*''Uncle Tungsten: memories of a chemical boyhood'' by Oliver Sacks
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*''When you are Engulfed in Flames'' by David Sedaris
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'''Senior School Fiction'''
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*''That Summer in Paris'' by Abha Dawesar
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*''Cockroach'' by Rawi Hage
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*''The Lost Highway'' by David Adams Richards
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*''The Flying Troutmans'' by Miriam Toews
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'''DK Illustrated Classics Series'''
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*''Pride and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen
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*''Great Expectations'' by Charles Dickens
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*''The Scarlet Letter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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*''Frankenstein'' by Mary Shelley
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== Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of June 9, 2008 ==
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'''Junior School Fiction'''
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*''The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'' by Sherman Alexie
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*''The Feathered Cloak: the trilogy of the tree series part 1'' by Sean Dixon
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*''Three Tales of my Father's Dragon'' by Ruth Stiles Gannett
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*''River Secrets'' by Shannon Hale
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*''George's Secret Key to the Universe'' by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
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*''The Calder Game'' by Brent Helquist
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'''Something Wickedly Weird Series by Chris Mould'''
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*''The Darkling Curse''
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*''The Silver Casket''
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*''The Wooden Mile''
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*''The Icy Hand''
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'''Junior School Non-Fiction'''
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*''Brave Deeds: how one family saved many from the Nazis'' by Ann Alma
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*''Knights & Castles'' by Philip Dixon
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*''Dinomummy: the life, death, and discovery of Dakota, a dinosaur from Hell Creek'' by Dr. Phillip Lars Manning
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*''Our New Home: immigrant children speak out'' edited by Emily Hearn and Marywinn Milne
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*''Outfoxing Fear: folktales from around the world'' edited by Kathleen Ragan
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*''Smart-Opedia: the amazing book about everything''
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*''Holocaust: the events and their impact on real people'' by Angela Gluck Wood
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'''Senior School Fiction'''
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*''The Algebraist'' by Iain M. Banks
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*''Little Brother'' by Cory Doctorow
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*''A Game of Thrones'' by George Martin
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*''Winterbirth'' by Brian Ruckley
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'''Senior School Non-Fiction'''
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*''Clapton: the autobiography'' by Eric Clapton
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*''Redemption Song: the ballad of Joe Strummer'' by Chris Salewicz
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*''When you are Engulfed in Flames'' by David Sedaris
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'''Graphic Novels'''
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*''Iron Man: demon in a bottle'' by David Michelinie and Bob Layton
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*''World War: Hulk'' by Greg Pak
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*''Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil'' by Jeff Smith
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== Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of May 20, 2008 ==
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'''Junior School Fiction'''
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*''Taken'' by Edward Bloor
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*''Evil Genius'' by Catherine Jinks
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*''Operation Red Jericho'' by Joshua Mowll
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*''How I Live Now: a novel'' by Meg Rosoff
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*''Queste: Septimus Heap book four'' by Angie Sage
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*''4 Kids in 5E and 1 Crazy Year!'' by Virginia Frances Schwartz
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*''Off the Crossbar'' by David Skuy
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*''Here-be-Monsters Series book 1: pants ahoy! by Alan Snow
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*''Here-be-Monsters Series book 2: the man in the iron socks'' by Alan Snow
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*''The Falls'' by Eric Walters
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*''The Pole'' by Eric Walters
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*''Sketches'' by Eric Walters
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'''Graphic Novels'''
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'''No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels Series'''
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*''Hamlet''
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*''Macbeth''
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*''Romeo & Juliet''
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*''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' adapted by Michael Mucci
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'''Senior School Non-Fiction'''
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*''Cause of Death: a perfect little guide to what kills us'' edited by Jack Mingo
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*''Nothing to be Frightened of'' by Julian Barnes
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*''The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur'' by Daoud Hari
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*''I Don't Believe in Atheists'' by Chris Hedges
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*''Canadians: a portrait of a country and its people'' by Roy MacGregor
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*''The Uses and Abuses of History'' by Margaret MacMillan
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*''Dreams from my Father: the story of race and inheritance'' by Barack Obama
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*''What Now?'' by Ann Patchett
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*''Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?'' by Morgan Spurlock
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*''The David Suzuki Reader: a lifetime of ideas from a leading activist and thinker'' by David Suzuki
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== Additions to the RSGC Guild Library as of April 1, 2008 ==
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'''Junior School Resources'''
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*''The Titanic'' by Jim Pipe
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'''*''Boys Rock! Series'''''
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*''Making Comic Books''
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*''UFO Mysteries''
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'''*''Cold War Reference Library'''''
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*''Almanac: volume 1''
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*''Almanac: volume 2''
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*''Biographies: volume 1''
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*''Biographies: volume 2''
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*''Primary Sources''
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*''Cumulative Index''
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'''*''First Science Series'''''
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*''Electricity''
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*''Energy''
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*''Light''
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*''Magnetism''
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*''Matter''
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*''Sound''
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*''Temperature''
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'''*''Full Throttle Series'''''
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*''Beetle''
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*''Bugatti''
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*''Ford GT''
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*''Ford Thunderbird''
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*''Jeep''
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*''Lamborghini''
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*''Landrover''
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*''Lotus''
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*''Hummer''
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*''Maserati''
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*''Mazda''
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*''Mini Cooper''
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*''Mustang''
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*''PT Cruiser''
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*''Tesla Roadster''
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*''Viper''
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'''*''Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations Series''''' by Trudi Strain Trueit
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*''Chinese New Year''
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*''Easter''
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*''Halloween''
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*''Hanukkah''
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'''*''Hot Cars Series''''' by Lee Stacy
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*''BMW''
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*''Corvette''
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*''Ferrari''
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*''Jaguar''
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*''Mercedes''
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*''Porsche''
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'''*''How Canada became Canada Series'''''
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*''Before Canada: First Nations & First Contact: Prehistory-1523''
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*''Britain's Canada 1613-1770''
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'''*''Incarceration Issues Series'''''
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*''Incarceration Around the World''
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*''Prisoner Rehabilitation: success stories and failures''
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*''The Social, Monetary, and Moral Costs of Prisons''
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'''*''International Organizations Series'''''
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*''The ASPCA''
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*''Peace Corps''
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*''Save the Children''
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*''The United Way''
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'''*''The Magic of Language Series''''' by Ann Heinrichs
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*''Prefixes and Suffixes''
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*''Punctuation''
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*''Sentences''
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*''Similes and Metaphors''
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*''Spelling Rules''
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*''Synonyms and Antonyms''
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'''*''Major World Leaders Series''
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*''Pervez Musharraf''
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*''Kim II Sung and Kim Jong II''
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'''*''Meet the Puncs: A Remarkable Punctuation Family Series''''' by Barbara Cooper
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*''Alan Apostrophe''
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*''Christopher Comma''
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*''Emma Exclamation Point''
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*''Hannah Hyphen-Hyphen''
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*''Peter Period''
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*''Quincy Question Mark''
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'''*''People at the Center of Series'''''
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*''Prohibition''
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*''The Vietnam War''
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*''The War of 1812''
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'''*''People of Character Series'''''
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*''Jackie Robinson: a life of determination''
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*''Martin Luther King, Jr., : a life of fairness''
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*''Rosa Parks: a life of courage''
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'''*''Popular Rock Superstars of Yesterday and Today Series'''''
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*''Bruce Springsteen''
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*''Led Zeppelin''
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*''Pink Floyd''
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'''*''Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library'''''
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*''Almanac: volume 1''
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*''Almanac: volume 2''
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*''Biographies''
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*''Primary Sources''
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*''Cumulative Index.''
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'''*''Race Car Legends Series'''''
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*''Dale Earnhardt''
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*''Famous Finishes''
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*''The Jarretts''
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*''Lowriders''
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*''Mark Martin''
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*''Jeremy Mayfield''
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*''The Need for Speed''
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*''Off-Road Racing''
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*''Tony Stewart''
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*''The Unsers''
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*''Rusty Wallace''
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'''*''Sporting Championships Series''''' by David Whitfield
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*''The NBA''
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*''World Cup''
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*''Super Bowl''
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'''*''Torque: Action Sports Series''''' by Jack David and Hollie Endres
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*''Mountain Biking''
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*''Rock Climbing''
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*''Skateboarding''
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*''Wakeboarding''
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*''Snowboarding''
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*''Moto-x Free Style''
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*''Big Air Skateboarding''
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*''Motocross Racing''
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*''BMX Racing''
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'''*''Torque: Military Machines Series''''' by Jack David
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*''Abrams Tanks''
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*''Apache Helicopters''
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*''B-2 Stealth Bombers''
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*''F-16 Fighting Falcons''
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*''Predator Drones''
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*''U-2 Planes''
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'''*''The Unexplained Series'''''
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*''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

Current revision as of 19:03, 8 October 2008

Contents

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
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