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  • Mythmaker

    The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien, Creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

    by Anne E. Neimark ...
    Illustrated by Brad Weinman ...
    "Long before Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling, there were Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and J. R. R. Tolkien . . . This will bring the creator to vivid life" ( Booklist).A philologist of world renown, a professor at Oxford, and the author of academic treatises, J.R.R. Tolkien was far more than a fantasy book writer. His lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Hobbit

    Illustrated by the Author

    by J. R. R. Tolkien ...
    For the first time ever, a special enhanced edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name

    by Gary Paulsen ...
    WHEN YOU GROW up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt:• Shooting waterfalls in a barrel• The first skateboarding• Breaking the world record for speed on skis by being towed behind a souped-up car, and then . . . hitting gravel• Jumping three barrels like ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Story of Ernest Hemingway

    Biographies of Famous and Influential Americans for English Learners, Children(Kids) and Young Adults

    by Oldiees Publishing ...
    American Biographies Series provides descriptions and stories of people important in the history of the United States. Including the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death, the series also presents highlights of various aspects of his or her life.Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Was Maya Angelou?

    by Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Dede Putra ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black—and first female—streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Pilot and the Little Prince

    The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    by Peter Sís ...
    Illustrated by Peter Sís ...
    Peter Sís's remarkable biography The Pilot and the Little Prince celebrates the author of The Little Prince, one of the most beloved books in the world.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born in France in 1900, when airplanes were just being invented. Antoine dreamed of flying and grew up to be a pilot—and that was when his adventures began. He found a job delivering mail by plane, which had never been ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Looking Back

    A Book of Memories

    by Lois Lowry ...
    In this fascinating, moving autobiography, Lois Lowry explores her rich history through personal photographs, memories, and recollections of her childhood. Lowry’s writing often transports readers into other worlds. Now, we have the rare opportunity to travel into a real world that is her own—her life.This new edition features a refreshed design, an introduction by New York Times best-selling ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • It Came From Ohio!: My Life As a Writer

    by R. L. Stine ...
    Revised and updated, the autobiography of the Master of Fright, RL Stine!The autobiography of RL Stine, creator of the Goosebumps series, now a motion picture in theaters October 16, 2015!Has he had a horrifying life?-Was RL Stine a SCARY kid?-Did he have a WEIRD family?-Did his friends at school think he was STRANGE?- Why does he like to TERRIFY his readers?-Where does he get the frightening ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Who Was Lewis Carroll?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Joseph J. M. Qiu ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum!Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • A Girl Named Faithful Plum

    The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream

    by Richard Bernstein ...
    In 1977, when Zhongmei Lei was eleven years old, she learned that the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy was having open auditions. She'd already taken dance lessons, but everyone said a poor country girl would never get into the academy, especially without any connections in the Communist Party of the 1970s. But Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, persisted, even going on a hunger strike, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Mark Twain and the River

    by Sterling North ...
    Tom Sawyer is among the best-known, most-loved characters in American fiction. As everyone remembers, he and Huck Finn camped on an island, got lost in a cave, and visited an old graveyard at midnight. These adventures were based upon the author's real boyhood experiences along the Mississippi River. Trace Mark Twain's life from 1835, when his birth was heralded by Halley's Comet, to 1910, when ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Who Was Jules Verne?

    by Who HQ, James Buckley Jr. ...
    Illustrated by Gregory Copeland ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD