The Red Canoe

The Red CanoeBy: Wayne Johnson An exploration of racial prejudice, sexual predation and the unrelenting pursuit of justice, The Red Canoe tells the story of carpenter Buck whose life is flipped upside down when a teenage girl shows up at his door. Buck, government name Michael Fineday, Ojibwe name Miskwa doden (Red Deer) is on the brink of suicide. He has just been served divorce papers by his wife Naomi, who is fed up with his savior complex and the danger it

Joseph Mitchell still has legions of fans

his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah

By: Lana Button | Illustrator:  Skye Ali   A sweet picture book about a kid welcoming new people into her grammie's old house

and use the 4 percent rule and the Yield Shield--so you can quit the rat race forever

Even with this horrible knowledge in the back of her mind

and a pariah to all others

But someone else is watching Dockery

If you ever see me on the street and explain the situation

from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control

and the chance to pay off old debts presents itself

The mysteries of the natural world are displayed with cross-sections

By: Mary Mackey  With the nation on the verge of civil war