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Tag: historical fiction

Stranger Than Fiction: Stunning Stories from BC

Stranger Than Fiction: Stunning Stories from...

May 8, 2024

From light-hearted picture books to fascinating Canadian historical accounts, these titles based on a true story will teach you something new.Go to full post …read more

Maia Caron’s debut novel inspired by her ancestors

Maia Caron's debut novel inspired by her anc...

October 13, 2017

Maia Caron—who didn’t discover she was Métis until her twenties—wrote her debut novel as a love letter to her extended relations of Batoche Métis, women with secrets, and to Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Go to full post …read more

David Starr’s historical YA novel captures the complexity and conflict of New Caledonia

David Starr's historical YA novel captures t...

July 18, 2017

David Starr’s historical YA novel, The Nor’wester, follows Simon Fraser’s journey through the eyes of a Scottish lad. Go to full post …read more

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