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  • Scripture-Based Dramas:...

    CA$14.95
    The dramas found in this book come from the common, everyday interactions between parents and teenagers, teachers and students, Christians and nonbelievers and those who act as a Christian witness both in the workplace and as they meet people in their daily lives.

    These dramas are simple to prepare and perform, with few or no props needed. Their goal is to enhance your worship experience and bring both performers and audience closer to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
  • Musician's Compass, The: A...

    CA$19.95
    For a guy who loves to travel around playing music, Devon seems to have it made: he’s the bass player for the surging folk-punk band “North By Choice.” After years of grinding away, they’re finally starting to get their due, playing to bigger audiences in new places. When the band hits the big city lights of Berlin after their craziest gig yet, Devon knows he’s living the dream. That is, until things collapse into the agonizing morning after, when Devon begins to question everything. Will he survive the ride?
  • Moment of Clarity, A:...

    CA$22.95
    Before the bubble bursts … In each of these twenty-two short stories comes a brief, shining moment—a surreal turning point—in which we are surprised to discover that the reality of our own comfortable little world is balanced on the sharply honed edge of a knife.

    F. E. Eldridge uses a finely tuned literary lens to focus on and magnify the impact of a single moment in time in the lives of her female protagonists, young and old, in these tales of both past and present, in settings that range from Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley to the Canadian Prairies.
  • Leper Who Became a Prince...

    CA$14.95
    Imagine yourself seated near a flickering bonfire on an African night, listening to stories told by the elders of the tribe; folklore that passes on tradition, culture, history and manners. Or simply entertains.

    The stories in this collection transcend four tribal groupings: Bemba, Nsenga, Chewa and Lozi, and provide a snapshot of the depth and breadth of the richness of Zambian culture and heritage.
  • Last Green Dragon, The

    CA$19.95
    Fear shared is a burden lightened. Courage shared is a hope doubled. Raised by a pair of owls since he was a hatchling, Gus grows up believing he is the last Green Dragon. Then a chance encounter with a girl named Ev uncovers a secret doorway between Gus's world and hers. Their unlikely friendship forges the key to unlocking Gus's mysterious past--and leads them to a shocking discovery about Ev. But can their friendship survive this life-changing revelation? An imaginative, suspenseful, and touching tale of the powerful magic of friendship.

    A grand prize finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards and finalist in the Whistler Independent Book Awards and Next Generation Indie Book Awards, The Last Green Dragon has also been selected for inclusion in Canadian Children's Book Centre Teacher's Book Bank.
  • Jakob, Out of the Village

    CA$16.95
    In the strict confines of a small Old Colony Mennonite community in rural Saskatchewan, the precociously observant Jakob Schellenberg, middle son of a God-fearing farming family, grows increasingly aware of the outside world from the pictures in the Eaton's catalogue, the weekly farm paper and the city folk who occasionally stop by and dazzle him with their shiny new cars, fancy clothes and perfume-scented skin.

    Jakob's instinctive, exuberant response to the daily events of prairie life during the Dirty Thirties somehow holds him apart from both family and community, causing him to look further, to yearn for something more. His poignant, often humorous, coming-of-age leads him out of the village, only to discover that the village will be with him wherever he goes.
  • I Tumble Through the...

    CA$19.95
    WITHIN THESE PAGES lie twenty-one poems…and twenty-one worlds: worlds in the farthest reaches of space, worlds steeped in myth and legend, worlds that never were, and worlds that yet could be. Written by award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Edward Willett, and beautifully illustrated by Alberta artist Wendi Nordell, each poem was inspired by—and contains—two lines of published poetry from Saskatchewan poets, sent out every weekday by former Saskatchewan Poet Laureate Gerald Hill as a Poetry Month challenge to members of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild in April 2016. Every poem tells a story. Some are frightening. Some are funny. Some are poignant, some surreal. Enter a realm of unfettered imagination…and embrace the fantastical.
  • I Am Free

    CA$24.95
    A daily existence without passion or purpose, devoid of connection or adventure, is flipped upside down by a peaceful wanderer who challenges the core values of a comfortable life. Book contains music album of 10 songs: BY MYSELF (3:00 / page 7); LAVENDER GIRL (2:29 / page 15); NEW CONTEST (2:52 / page 29); THIS LOVE IS FREE (3:41 / page 51); LAST CALL (4:35 / page 57); HOLY BRIDGES (3:27 / page 67); LORELEI (4:36 / page 75); I AM FREE (6:46 / page 81); DARLING OF THE DESERT (4:12 / page 87); SUNDAZE (3:44 / page 97).
  • Gnomes of Boundary Bog,...

    CA$24.95
    Life in Boundary Bog is simple…but dangerous!

    The Quire, a community of gnomes, has lived in the bog for thousands of years, quietly, secretly, hiding from humankind. A society of hunters and gatherers, the long-living gnomes live underground in harmony with nature but at its mercy. With a little bit of magic, and a whole lot of work, the Quire struggles to survive the harsh weather of Northern Saskatchewan, hungry predators—and the ever-present danger of being seen by a human!

    The Gnomes of Boundary Bog is a magical story, a collection of fairy tales both believable and extravagantly fantastical!
  • Ghosts of Government House

    CA$9.95
    Are there really ghosts in Government House? The lights suddenly go out one night while best friends Sam and J.J. are touring Government House in Regina. What's worse, mysterious footsteps head straight toward them! Is it the legendary ghost, Howie? And is he responsible for all the strange things happening in the historic mansion? The two girls find out more than they'd bargained for when they set out on their ghost-detecting adventures in the former vice-regal residence.
  • Frostbite: also includes...

    CA$19.95
    MIDDLE AGE ISN’T BEING KIND TO DECLAN HALL... His career is in turmoil, his marriage has ended and he’s suddenly living in a Saskatoon high-rise with his sluggish bulldog and his Star Wars collection. As one brutally cold (colder than Hoth!) Canadian winter ensues, Deck tries desperately to get on track and adjust to his altered life. But there are roadblocks ahead as Deck struggles to find himself in his new world. Also includes the novella ROCKET OF THE STARSHIP. Grumpy gay comic shop owner Dare Darke is still adjusting to being in his first real relationship when an eighteen-year-old boy named Rocket enters his store and drops a bomb. What follows is a blast wave that will alter Dare’s world forever.
  • Don't Think Twice

    CA$14.95
    1967
    Shy 17-year-old Jan Carlson lives in Sierra Vista, California, a conservative farming town. The Vietnam War rages. Friends' brothers get drafted and the daily pledge of alliegiance becomes a test of conscience.

    1997
    Thirty years later she's living in Canada. Worried sick about her runaway daughter, Jan writes a long letter in a desperate attempt to reach out to her. She describes falling in love with brothers Tim and Rob, a tumultuous time when irrevocable choices are made.

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I Like You, I Like Me, Too!
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You're Going Where?!
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Where Does Your Dog Sleep?
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Jakob, Out of the Village
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He Who Flies By Night: The Story of Grey Owl
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