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Thirteen-year-old Jakob’s family has hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII.

With the potential for cloning already a reality, we all have to face some major ethical questions. Who has a right to determine a person's genetic makeup?

In Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the Truth, author Gina Roitman has captured her own experience as the daughter of Holocaust survivors in the character of Leah Smilovitz.

Still Ain't Satisfied - Canadian women certainly aren't! And this collection of twenty-seven articles on the major women's issues of the decade shows why feminists have only begun to fight.

Growing up in the shadow of a famous mother, Clara has never felt good about her body. Now, at sixteen, she has an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.

The acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame series continues with profiles of ten women wordsmiths who made history in their own uniquely creative ways. From L.M.

Far from the Tuscan Sun… is Saving Rome. Megan K. Williams, a Rome-based writer and correspondent, knows just how far.

An adventure story based on true events, real characters and legends.

Growing up in the Fiji Islands in the late 1960s, Kalyana Mani Seth is an impressionable, plump young girl suited to the meaning of her name: blissful, blessed, the auspicious one.

This collection of biographies profiles ten creative business leaders who have proven that entrepreneurial women can not only succeed in business, they can also bring about positive change.

Using four of her original plays, which have toured in Canada and the United States, as the centerpiece, she talks about the history of theatre and drama with a who's who of players, including desc

With clarity and humour the author addresses why pop culture is an irresistable lure to kids, by confronting the issues which both plague and challenge parents and educators today.

Women's Hall of Fame Series explores the contributions and achievements of women around the world. Each book focuses on a specific area of endeavour.

Kathleen McDonnell unravels the ethical debates surrounding the issue, examines the constituency and strategy of the anti-choice movement and evaluates the arguments regarding men's rights in abort

A collection of true stories from 54 racialized immigrant and refugee women create an eclectic mix of three generations of voices.