Authors:Steve Pitt,  Remie Geoffroi,
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: series, joke, teasing
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-11-04
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1550289462
ISBN-13: 9781550289466

Humour is a great way to deal with conflict, but it can lead to conflict, too. Whether intentional or not, teasing can cause offense, hurt feelings, and create misunderstandings. This book offers young people help in dealing with problems that stem from teasing and other kinds of humour.[Fry Reading Level 6.1]

Author: James Laxer
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: crisis, energy, canada
Number of Pages: 140
Published: 1974-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 088862087X
ISBN-13: 9780888620873

Written at the height of the OPEC oil crisis of the 1970s, Canada’s Energy Crisis brings into focus issues that remain relevant to Canada’s national and international politics today.Framing the debate with a discussion of the United States’ oil strategy as it relates to that country’s national security, Laxer analyzes Canada’s energy requirements, the state of its largely foreign-owned oil industry, the emergence of a continental energy policy and its implications for Federal-Provincial relations. Concluding with a discussion of the possibilities for development o

Author: Michele Martin Bossley
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: series, stories, sports, squad, goon
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2003-10-15
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 1550288083
ISBN-13: 9781550288087

Jason’s rough moves on the ice nearly got him kicked out of the hockey league, but he’s learned to keep his aggression in check. Now he’s on an elite team and his new coach is pressuring him to return to his old ways. If he doesn’t toughen up, he might lose his spot on the team. But if he starts playing dirty, he could get kicked out of the league. Jason finds himself fighting to play fair in this exciting and often comic sequel to Power Play and Danger Zone.

Author: Jacqueline Guest
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: sidestreets, racing
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2004-05-01
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1550288385
ISBN-13: 9781550288384

Trent and Adam were best friends and rally racing buddies until a terrible accident, when Adam was at the wheel, puts Trent in the hospital. After a long separation, the teens try to pick up their friendship where it left off, but Adam’s guilty feelings and Trent’s odd behaviour make it tough. Why is Trent hanging around Marcus, a guy he says he can’t stand? And why isn’t his Ritalin working anymore? When Adam discovers Trent is dealing with the dark side, it’s a race to save his friend from himself. Racing Fear is an action-packed ride that takes a hard look at t

Author: John F. Conway
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: third, confederation, region, history, west
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2005-12-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1550289055
ISBN-13: 9781550289053

In time for Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s 100th anniversary of Confederation, political commentator and writer John Conway examines the unique way the West has shaped the rest of Canada.The Riel Rebellions, the Winnipeg General Strike, the founding of the CCF, Social Credit and Reform parties, the struggle for provincial control of resources -- much of the impetus for political, social and economic change in Canada has come from the West.From pre-Confederation to the present, author John Conway, himself a Westerner, tells the story of the colourful and controversial figures who mold

Author: Simon Rosenblum
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: canadian, issue, series, wars, star, missiles, canada, cruise, misguided
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0888626983
ISBN-13: 9780888626981

First published in 1985, Misguided Missiles examines the intense controversies surrounding Canadian participation in the development of new weapons systems during the Reagan years.Simon Rosenblum demonstrated how these weapons systems were dubious even on their own terms--technically, economically and strategically. Deploying a tremendous depth of research, the author shows how Pentagon and defence industry machinations, rather than security needs, explain the contemporary rise of the cruise missile and Star Wars initiatives.Misguided Missiles offers a vital an immediate appreciation of one of

Author: Kathryn Ellis
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: series, junior, degrassi, maya
Number of Pages: 154
Published: 1992-01-01
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 1550283618
ISBN-13: 9781550283617