An orphaned girl in a Ugandan refugee camp. A former child soldier in the Sudan. When survival is the priority, something as simple and normal as play seems to be a luxury that these children can...
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Author: McMurchy-Barber, GinaSummary: -
Author: McMurchy-Barber, GinaSummary:Due to circumstances beyond her control, 12-year-old Peggy Henderson has to move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, British Columbia, to live with her aunt and uncle. Without a father and...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction -
Author: McMurchy-Barber, GinaSummary:Born with Down syndrome, Ruby Jean Sharp comes from a time when being a developmentally disabled person could mean growing up behind locked doors and barred windows and being called names like...
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Author: McMurchy-Barber, GinaSummary:A vandalized burial in an abandoned pioneer cemetery brings 12-year-old Peggy Henderson and her elderly archaeologist friend Eddy to Golden, British Columbia, to excavate. The town dates back to...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction