Titles and Descriptions - Q-R

The Quest Library Series
Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining
Rachel: Certificate of Freedom
Rachel: The Maybe House
Rapid Ray: The Story of Ray Lewis
Reaching for the Moon. 1st ed.
Reading and the Middle School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy. 2nd ed.
Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres
"Reading Don't Fix No Chevy": Literacy in the Lives of Young Men
Reading Is Seeing: Learning to Visualize Scenes, Characters, Ideas, and Text Worlds to Improve Comprehension and Reflective Reading
The Real Winnie: A One-of-a-Kind Bear
Rebel Women: Achievements Beyond the Ordinary
Reciprocal Teaching at Work: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension
Reflections Series
ResourceLines 7/8
ResourceLines 9/10
Response Journals Revisited: Maximizing Learning Through Reading, Writing, Viewing, Discussing, and Thinking
Return to Hawk's Hill
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
The River
The River Between Us
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet. 2nd ed.
Romeo & Juliet. New ed.
Romeo and Juliet (Video)
Romiette and Julio
Rosie in New York City: Gotcha!
Run
Run, Boy, Run: A Novel

The Quest Library Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France.

Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining (Print-Fiction). Kositsky, Lynne. (Our Canadian Girl Series). Penguin Books Canada Limited (CDS), 2001. 88 p. ISBN 0-14-100252-1 ($8.99 pbk.).

(CAN) Set in Nova Scotia in 1784, this first Rachel book from Our Canadian Girl Series, tells the story of Blacks who came to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. This book, provides the background that leads to Rachel and her family arriving in Nova Scotia, full of anticipation of their new life and fearful that they will somehow be returned to their masters.

Life in Nova Scotia does not fulfill their hopes and they spend a very difficult winter experiencing Canadian cold and snow without proper clothing, little food, and with no shelter but a pit in the ground. Rachel is befriended by a young First Nations girl who helps her learn the ways of the land and whose aunt helps Rachel’s mother recover from a sickness. Rachel learns, as well, to care for and care about her new baby brother who was born during the winter. Rachel constantly struggles to feel optimistic in the face of tremendous challenges and the racism that has followed them north.

The opening book in this story gives an alternate point of view to the “north to freedom” idea that perpetuates the understandings that Canadians have about the coming of the freed slaves to Canada. Each of the following books in the series develops the ideas further.

See also: Rachel: Certificate of Freedom and Rachel: The Maybe House (both are annotated in this bibliography).
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Rachel: Certificate of Freedom (Print-Fiction). Kositsky, Lynne. (Our Canadian Girl Series). Penguin Books Canada Limited (CDS), 2003. 76 p. ISBN 0-14-301462-5 ($8.99 pbk.).

(CAN) Set in Nova Scotia in 1784, Rachel: Certificate of Freedom, the third Rachel book from Our Canadian Girl Series, tells the story of Blacks who came to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. Delisted British soldiers are without jobs and turn their anger and resentment toward the former American slaves. They claim that these immigrants have taken jobs at lower pay and created unemployment for the soldiers.

When Rachel and her mother are picking berries, they are kidnapped by a former solder who sells them as slaves to two separate households. Their precious certificates of freedom are destroyed. Rachel finds herself in a household where Eliza, the lady of the house, is dying, and the master is harsh and gruff. Rachel must act inferior and ignorant in order to survive. As Eliza becomes sicker, she relies more on Rachel and treats her more kindly. The novel ends on a bittersweet note. When Eliza dies, Rachel is freed from slavery and is paid for her work, but she doesn’t know where her mother is.

Rachel’s fictional experiences will give young readers insight into the effects of racism and how it shapes the lives and personalities of both the oppressed and the oppressor.

See also: Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining and Rachel: The Maybe House (both are annotated in this bibliography).
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Other Use: Social Studies: Grades 7-9
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Rachel: The Maybe House (Print-Fiction). Kositsky, Lynne. (Our Canadian Girl Series). Penguin Books Canada Limited (CDS), 2002. 104 p. ISBN 0-14-331208-1 ($7.99 pbk.).

(CAN) The second Rachel book from Our Canadian Girl Series, tells the story of Blacks who came to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. Rachel’s stepfather, Titan, builds a small house for them in the nearby “Nigra” community. This move seems like a step towards fulfilling the hope of freedom. But delisted British soldiers are without jobs and turn their anger and resentment toward the former American slaves. They claim that these immigrants have taken jobs at lower pay and created unemployment for the soldiers.

This animosity eventually leads to the destruction of everything they have built, fleeing with only their lives.

Rachel has decided that education is her path to freedom and eventually convinces a young white boy, from a slave-owning family, that he should help her learn to read and write. Rachel puts up with his insults and demeaning behaviour toward her because he seems to be her only hope of learning.

Through Rachel’s voice and experience, the reader can relate to the intimidation of racial prejudice, the impact of language as insults are voiced, and the burning hope for freedom to be realized.

See also: Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining and Rachel: Certificate of Freedom (both are annotated in this bibliography).
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Rapid Ray: The Story of Ray Lewis(Print-Non-Fiction). Cooper, John. Tundra Books Inc. (ULS), 2002. 144 p. ISBN 0-88776-612-9 ($12.95 pbk.).

(CAN) The remarkable achievements of Ray Lewis, a medal-winning track-and-field athlete, are depicted in this compelling biography. Drawn from personal interviews, the author describes the prejudice endured by the African-American athlete while training and working gruelling hours as a porter. Photographs of the runner and his achievements paired with a story of an Olympic medallist who defied societal and cultural norms paints a picture of a true hero.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Reaching for the Moon. 1st ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Aldrin, Buzz and Minor, Wendell, illus. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. (HCP), 2005. unp. ISBN 0-06-055446-0 ($23.89 hdc.).

In this autobiography, Buzz Aldrin, an American astronaut describes his life from boyhood to 1969 when he and Neil Armstrong were the first people to walk on the moon. Armstrong’s life began with a competitive athletic boyhood, followed by West Point, the Air Force, the Korean War, and finally the moon. Some of Aldrin’s philosophy comes through in this book – set goals, work hard, do not give up, follow your dream. The book is written in the first person in a simple easy-to-read style. Beautiful colourful full-page paintings illustrate all the main events in Aldrin’s life. The book concludes with a chronology of flight and space exploration from 1903 to 2004.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Environmental and Technological Context; Personal and Philosophical Context
Other Use: Science: Grades 6 to 9

Reading and the Middle School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Irvin, Judith L. Allyn & Bacon Canada (PRN), 1998. 277 p. ISBN 0-205-16379-3 ($92.76 pbk.).

This resource provides an excellent overview of the characteristics of Middle Level students and the implications these characteristics have for students' reading instruction. Included are characteristics of effective and ineffective readers, guidelines for promoting effective reading, suggestions for creating learning environments that promote reading, and ideas for helping students increase reading success and understanding of varied texts. The author provides clear explanations of prereading, reading, and postreading strategies that aid student comprehension. The book contains a table of contents, an index, and chapter reference lists.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Teacher Reference

Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres (Print-Non-Fiction). Buss, Kathleen and Karnowski, Lee. International Reading Association (OLA), 2002. 135 p. ISBN 0-87207-346-7 ($27.65 pbk.).

This resource shows how to explore non-fiction text with students. It is organized around four main genres – recount, procedural, informational, and persuasive. The authors identify alternative forms within each genre and explain their inherent purposes, structures, and literary elements. Mini-lessons and suggested read-alouds provide support for guiding students in reading and writing non-fiction text. This comprehensive guidebook provides an appreciation for the variety of purposes and text structures that non-fiction offers.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades K to 5

"Reading Don't Fix No Chevy": Literacy in the Lives of Young Men (Print-Non-Fiction). Smith, Michael W. and Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. Heinemann Educational Books (PRN), 2002. 224 p. ISBN 0-86709-509-1 ($34.70 pbk.).

The authors interviewed 49 Middle and Secondary Level male students from a wide range of backgrounds in order to determine how the young men use literacy and what conditions promote it. Several factors were considered including socioeconomic background, race, performance, and type of school. The research showed that boys favoured literacy activities outside of school that provide escape to get away from the stresses in their lives. The authors explain how progressive curricula and instruction can help boys become more engaged with literacy. The authors concede that the same principles could apply to girls as well as boys.

Teachers will find this book useful to help them identify situations that promote literacy and the implications for classroom practices.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Personal and Philosophical Context; Teacher Reference

Reading Is Seeing: Learning to Visualize Scenes, Characters, Ideas, and Text Worlds to Improve Comprehension and Reflective Reading (Print-Non-Fiction). Wilhelm, Jeff. Scholastic Inc. (SCH), 2004. 192 p. ISBN 0-439-30309-5 ($29.99 pbk.).

This resource provides teachers with an overview of the research on visualization strategies and how this research may be used to improve students’ reading comprehension. In each chapter, the author combines theory, personal experience, and practical teaching activities to scaffold the learner’s experience. Strategies include ways to activate and build background knowledge, to elaborate on textual details, to make inferences, to develop mental models of non-fiction text, and to make text-to-text connections. Sample student work illustrates the expected outcomes of each particular technique. Suggestions are included for struggling and advanced readers.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades K to 5

The Real Winnie: A One-of-a-Kind Bear (Print-Non-Fiction). Shushkewich, Val. Natural Heritage Books (NHN), 2003. 86 p. ISBN 1-896219-89-6 ($16.95 pbk.).

(CAN) This book relays the true account of two lives – a man and a bear, and how they came together. When Harry Coleburn was a military officer and a veterinarian in 1914 during World War I, he acquired a female black bear named Winnipeg. The story takes place against the backdrop of World War I and moves on to the London Zoo. Author, A. A. Milne, and his son Christopher meet the bear, and the children’s story of Winnie-the-Pooh begins. This is historical non-fiction at its best with accurate information, quotations, and plenty of photographs to support the text.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Other Use: Canadian Studies; Social Studies: Grades 1 to 5

Rebel Women: Achievements Beyond the Ordinary (Print-Non-Fiction). Kupecek, Linda. (Amazing Stories Series). Altitude Publishing (ATG), 2003. 115 p. ISBN 1-55153-991-8 ($9.95 pbk.).

(CAN) This book highlights eight women in Western Canada who dared to choose their own lifestyles rather than what society prescribed. For example, Nell Shipman (1892-1970) opened an independent production company to make films in Canada; Isobel Gunn (1780-1861) was an Orkney woman who disguised herself as a man to work as a labourer for the Hudson Bay Company; Georgina Binnie-Clark fought against unjust laws such as the Homesteaders Act that did not allow women to own land in Canada.

This is a very easy-to-read book which provides some valuable information about western women not often mentioned in the history books.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: Gender Equity

Reciprocal Teaching at Work: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension (Print-Non-Fiction). Oczkus, Lori D. International Reading Association (OLA), 2003. 216 p. ISBN 0-87207-514-1 ($31.61 pbk.).

Using a variety of classroom settings, this resource presents engaging lessons that implement a discussion technique to improve reading comprehension. This technique, reciprocal teaching, is based on teacher modelling, student participation, and four strategies that good readers use to comprehend text: predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. A detailed description of the four reading comprehension strategies, ideas for leading students in reciprocal teaching, discussions in different social contexts, and appended assessment forms are included in this resource.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades K to 5

Reflections Series (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the titles: Mythic Voices: Reflections in Mythology and Voices Under One Sky: Contemporary Native Literature.

ResourceLines 7/8 ( Print-Non-Fiction). (Prentice Hall Language Series). Prentice Hall Inc. (PRN), 1999. 362 p. ISBN 0-13-012918-6 ($29.95 hdc.).

(CAN, WNCP) ResourceLines 7/8 contains strategies for learning and using all six language arts processes in authentic contexts. It also includes a chapter on researching and a language handbook addressing usage, grammar, spelling, and style. This student resource was designed for both teacher-directed instruction and independent student work.

See also: SightLines (annotated elsewhere in this bibliography).
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Grade 8; Language Resource

ResourceLines 9/10 (Print-Non-Fiction). Dawe, Robert, Duncan, Barry and Mathieu, Wendy. (Prentice Hall Language Series). Prentice Hall Inc. (PRN), 1999. 346 p. ISBN 0-13-012922-4 ($29.95 hdc.).

(CAN, WNCP) ResourceLines 9/10 contains strategies for learning and using all six language arts processes in authentic contexts. It also includes a chapter on researching and a language handbook addressing usage, grammar, spelling, and style. This student resource was designed for both teacher-directed instruction and independent student work.

See also: SightLines (annotated elsewhere in this bibliography).
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Language Resource

Response Journals Revisited: Maximizing Learning Through Reading, Writing, Viewing, Discussing, and Thinking (Print-Non-Fiction). Parsons, Les. Pembroke Publishers Limited (PPL), 2001. 119 p. ISBN 1-55138-131-1 ($18.95 pbk.).

(CAN, WNCP) Response Journals Revisited is an updated, expanded, and revised version of Response Journals. It explains what response journals are, why and how they are used, skills that they help students to develop, and ways to evaluate journals, both formatively and summatively. It offers guidelines, rubrics, samples of student responses, and extensive background information. The book includes a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Teacher Reference

Return to Hawk's Hill (Print-Fiction). Eckert, Allan W. Little, Brown and Co. (FEN), 1998. 192 p. ISBN 0-316-00689-0 ($9.99 pbk.).

(CAN) This most welcome sequel to Eckert’s 1972 Newbery Honour Book, Incident at Hawk’s Hill, affirms the theme that “we are all human outside and brothers inside.” Young Ben MacDonald finds himself being whisked down the Red River in a rowboat without any oars after escaping from the evil trapper George Burton. Ben drifts into Lake Winnipeg and the home of the Cree, whom he has been brought up to fear. Eckert’s success as a historian adds dimension to the story as he effortlessly weaves a fascinating lesson on the Métis into Ben’s adventure and eventual reunion with his family.
Suggested Use: Grade 8; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Content and Perspectives

Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex (Print-Non-Fiction). Philbrick, Nathaniel. Puffin Books (CDS), 2004. 164 p. ISBN 0-14-240068-8 ($11.99 pbk.).

This book is an authentic account of the whaleship Essex that was attacked and sunk by an extraordinarily large whale in the 1820s. The ship sailed out of Nantucket to hunt for whales to harvest the whale oil. Three small lifeboats were launched as the Essex sank. In this abridged version of Heart of the Sea, Philbrick recounts the gory details of cannibalism and execution that were pieced together from a cabin boy’s diary made public in 1984. Most of the book deals with the crew’s struggle to survive and their eventual rescue three months later. This is an exciting story that gives students the opportunity to read about a way of life that no longer exists. Readers will witness heroism, cowardice, and the fierce will to live. Students will enjoy the photos, drawings, and maps that enhance the text and were drawn by the surviving cabin boy.

Teachers should note that some readers may find the violence in this book objectionable. Suggested Use: Grade 7; Imaginative and Literary Context; Personal and Philosophical Context

Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Print-Non-Fiction). Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (CDS), 2004. 256 p. ISBN 1-893951-06-5 ($34.95 hdc.).

This book is a collection of interesting, odd, peculiar, weird, and downright amazing facts that are sure to appeal to Middle Level students. Each bit of information is short – a few words to a few sentences long. The book is organized into eight sections: “Beyond Understanding”, “Amazing Earth”, “Extraordinary Animals”, “Body and Mind”, “Wonders of Science”, “Arts and Entertainment”, “Fun and Games”, and “Beyond Belief”. Each page features colourful photographs or cartoons and the nonlinear page layout will appeal to students. The book concludes with a lengthy and detailed index.

Teacher’s should note that the first section of the book “Beyond Understanding” contains many tidbits of information that relate to ghosts, hauntings, and aliens from outer space.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Imaginative and Literary Context

The River(Print-Fiction). Paulsen, Gary. Delacorte Press (ULS), 1991. 132 p. ISBN 0-385-30388-2 ($23.95 hdc.). ISBN 0-440-40753-2 ($7.99 pbk.).

In this sequel to Hatchet, Brian returns to the forested area where he had previously been stranded. This time he is accompanied by a government psychologist who will study Brian's survival techniques to provide advice in future emergencies. Instead, a freak storm incapacitates his companion, and Brian finds himself responsible for getting the man to medical help by transporting him downriver on a raft.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Personal and Philosophical Context

The River Between Us (Print-Fiction). Peck, Richard. Dial Books for Young Readers (CDS), 2003. 164 p. ISBN 0-8037-2735-6 ($25.50 hdc.).

This historical novel was set at the beginning of the Civil War in the United States. When two lovely young women arrive in a small town in southern Illinois, Tilly Pruitt’s mother invites them to live with her. Tilly’s 15-year-old twin brother, Noah, falls in love with the beautiful and stylish Delphine, and everyone thinks the dark-complexioned girl accompanying Delphine must be her slave. Noah runs away to war, and Tilly and Delphine find him in an army tent. When they bring Noah back, they realize their lives are changed forever. Peck has written a powerful mystery in which the personal secrets of the character drive the plot and reveal the history. Racism was everywhere, in addition to the fact that young people facing war were not sure which side they should choose.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Personal and Philosophical Context; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Print-Fiction). Taylor, Mildred D. Puffin Books (CDS), 1997. 276 p. ISBN 0-14-038451-0 ($9.99 pbk.).

In southern United States during the 1930s, Black landowners and sharecroppers were often targets of injustice at the hands of their white neighbours.

This 1977 Newbery Medal time-tested book describes the effects of racism on a young Black and her family.

See also: The Well (annotated in English Language Arts: A Bibliography for the Middle Level, 1997).
Suggested Use: Grade 8; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context

Romeo and Juliet (Print-Fiction). Shakespeare, William. (Heinemann Shakespeare Series). Irwin Publishing Inc. (NEL), 1994. 288 p. ISBN 0-7725-2111-5 ($14.45 pbk.).

In this edition, clear text is accompanied by numerous line drawings. Alternate pages provide summaries of the action and explanations of difficult words or phrases. Suggestions for activities follow major scenes in the play. Included are a table of contents, an introduction to Shakespeare’s theatre, an introduction to the play, including line drawings of the characters, information about the language of the play, a glossary of terms, and suggestions for activities related to the play.
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Personal and Philosophical Context; Plays

Romeo and Juliet. 2nd ed. (Print-Fiction). Shakespeare, William. (Cambridge School Shakespeare Series). Cambridge University Press (LBR), 1998. 224 p. ISBN 0-521-63497-0 ($11.95 pbk.).

This edition from the Cambridge School Shakespeare Series provides complete scripts, plus a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words, and numerous activities to help transform the script into drama. The book includes a table of contents and a chronology of Shakespeare’s life.
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Personal and Philosophical Context; Plays

Romeo & Juliet. New ed. (Print-Fiction). Shakespeare, William. (Oxford School Shakespeare Series). Oxford University Press (OUP), 2005. 142 p. ISBN 0-19-832149-X ($9.95 pbk.).

This edition of Romeo and Juliet contains the complete and unabridged text as well as an extensive range of students’ notes. These include detailed explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes and notes about the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities to stimulate discussion. This resource also contains a brief biography of Shakespeare and a complete list of his plays.
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Personal and Philosophical Context; Plays

Romeo and Juliet (Video). (Stratford Festival Classics Series). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1993. 180 min. VHS/DVD - Order no. WLF-93-02 ($107.50). Circulating copy ($215.00).

Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at a masked ball, but their love is doomed by a long-standing feud between their families. Stratford director Richard Monette has set the play in the time of Mussolini's Fascist Italy in a two-part production. It is a beautifully staged live theatre version of a special Stratford production of Shakespeare’s classic love story starring Megan Porter Follows of Anne of Green Gables.

The running time of 180 minutes may be too long to view the full version.

Teachers should note that the suicide near the end of the play is handled sensitively but should be discussed with students before viewing.
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Imaginative and Literary Context; Personal and Philosophical Context; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context; Plays

Romiette and Julio (Print-Fiction). Draper, Sharon M. Simon & Schuster, Inc. (SHU), 2001. 320 p. ISBN 0-689-84209-0 ($8.99 pbk.).

This contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s infamous tale features the two young lovers meeting on the Internet. Their interracial high school romance is threatened by their parents’ prejudices and opposition from the local gang. Parallel to the play, the fated pair’s plan to be together goes awry, and the two are caught in a desperate struggle to survive.

This updated tale of forbidden love complements the study of Romeo and Juliet, but can also stand alone as an immensely satisfying novel.
Suggested Use: Grade 9; Imaginative and Literary Context
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha! (Print-Fiction). Matas, Carol. Key Porter Books Limited (FEN), 2003. 127 p. ISBN 1-55263-185-0 ($12.95 pbk.).

(CAN) Rosie in New York City: Gotcha! presents a fictionalized version of one 11-year-old girl’s participation in the New York shirtwaist-makers’ strike of 1909-1910. When Rosie’s mother falls ill, Rosie takes her place at the shirtwaist factory sewing sleeves. Working conditions are terrible. The workers are fined for talking, injuries are common and, the bathrooms are filthy. A similar situation exists in many clothing factories in New York. Soon there is talk of forming a union to work for better conditions. Rosie becomes part of a huge strike of shirtwaist workers. The novel accurately depicts the deplorable working conditions that led up to the strike, the courage of the women who participated in the strike, and the harsh measures used to put down the strike and prevent creation of unions. This story takes place in a part of New York that is predominantly Jewish; thereofore, readers learn about Jewish culture during this time period.
Suggested Use: Grade 6; Personal and Philosophical Context; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Other Use: Social Studies: Grades 7-9
Initiative: Multicultural Content and Perspectives

Run (Print-Fiction). Walters, Eric. Penguin Books Canada Limited (CDS), 2003. 214 p. ISBN 0-14-331218-9 ($12.99 pbk.).

(CAN) A blend of fact and fiction, this engrossing novel highlights Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope’s ability to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. A young troubled boy accompanies his newspaper-columnist father to the Marathon. Inspired by the Canadian hero’s courage and determination, the young boy quickly befriends Fox. The boy’s newfound friendship is then threatened by his father’s exploitive article.

Endorsed by the Terry Fox Foundation, this touching drama enlightens readers to one of Canada’s unforgettable heroes.
Suggested Use: Grade 7; Personal and Philosophical Context; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades K to 5

Run, Boy, Run: A Novel (Print-Fiction). Orlev, Uri. Houghton Mifflin Company (ALL), 2003. 186 p. ISBN 0-618-16465-0 ($23.95 hdc.).

Based on a true story, Run Boy Run is a historical novel about a nine-year-old Jewish boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and survives in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside. When Srulik is running from the Nazis and meets his father dying in the field, his father gives him a Polish name, Jurek Staniak so that he will blend in with Christian people. Jurek learns about the different kinds of people one encounters in life: good people, people you cannot trust, and instant friends. In spite of all the adversity that Jurek faces, he continues to have trust, faith, and hope that guides him under the most difficult circumstances.
Suggested Use: Grade 8; Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
Other Use: Social Studies 20/History 20