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Grades 7 to 9

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La Bande A Felix
Jean-Pierre Belanger
Reviewed by Patricia Cooper
Grades 5-8/Ages 10-13
1992 May

La Championne
Viviane Julien
Reviewed by Doris Lemione
Grades 5-7/Ages 10-12
1992 May

Labour in Canada
Desmond Morton
Reviewed by J. Kumpf
Grades 7 and up
1982 November

The Lamp at Noon and Other Stories
Sinclair Ross
Reviewed by Floyd Spracklin
Grades 9 and up
1989 January

The Land Called Morning: Three Plays
Reviewed by Louise Griffith
Grades 7 and up
1987 March

The Land That Devours Ships: The Search for the Breadalbane
Joe MacInnis
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 8 and up
1985 November

Land of Earth and Sky: Landscape Painting of Western Canada
Ronald Rees
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Grades 9 and up
1985 September

The Last Best West: Women On the Alberta Frontier 1880-1930
Eliane Leslau Silverman
Reviewed by Lois Hird
Grades 7 and up
1984 November

The Last Buffalo Hunter
Mary Weekes
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1994 October

Last Chance Summer
Diana Wieler
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1987 January

Last of the Curlews
Fred Bodsworth
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 January

The Last Map is the Heart: An Anthology
Edited by Paddy O'Rourke, et al.
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 January

The Last War
Martyn Godfrey
Reviewed by W.F. Benson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1987 May

The Late Great Human Road Show
Paulette Jiles
Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
Grades 7 and up
1987 May

Latin is Alive and Well: A Handbook for Students
B. C. Taylor
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Laughter-Silvered Wings: Remembering the Air Force II
Douglas J. Harvey
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 8 and up
1985 March

Laura: a Portrait of Laura Secord
Helen Caister Robinson
Reviewed by Paul E. Blower
Grades 7-9
1982 November

The Lawn Book
John Bradshaw
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 8 and up
1984 January

The Lawn Jockey
Aislin
Reviewed by Warner Winter
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 March

Laws of Emotion
Alison Lohans
Reviewed by Judy Baxter
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1993 October

A Leaf Upon the Sea
Gordon W. Stead
Reviewed by Neil V. Payne
Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up
1989 May

Learn to Type: Completely New, Easy Method for Beginners
Barbara Aliaga
Reviewed by E. C. Beard
Grades 9 and up
1983 May

Learning About Canada
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About the Canadian North
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About British Columbia
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Alberta
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Saskatchewan
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Manitoba
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Ontario
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Quebec
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About New Brunswick
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Nova Scotia
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Prince Edward Island
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning About Newfoundland and Labrador
Reviewed by John Jepson
Grades 3-7
1985 May

Learning a Living in Canada, Volume 1: Background and Perspectives
Reviewed by Roger Lang
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

Learning a Living in Canada, Volume 2: Policy Options for the Nation
Reviewed by Roger Lang
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

Learning Strategies and Examination Preparation
Joe J. Danyluk
Reviewed by JoAnna B. Patton
Grades 9 and up
1986 January

Left Behind in Squabble Bay
Jack Hodgins
Reviewed by Lynne McAvoy
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1988 November

Legacies, Legends, and Lies
Joan Finnigan
Reviewed by Jack Brown
Grades 7 and up
1986 May

A Legionnaire's Journey
Leslie Aparvary
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 January

Le Mariage D'une Puce: Contes D'Haiti
Mimi Barthelemy
Reviewed by Doris Lemoine
Grades 4 and up/Ages 9 and up
1992 May

Leopard in the Afternoon: An African Tenting Safari
Christopher Ondaatje
Reviewed by Barbara Camfield
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1990 January

Les Grandes Confidances
Jean-Marie Poupart
Reviewed by Patricia Cooper
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 January

Les Yeux D'Emeraude
Denis Cote
Reviewed by Lou-Ann Layton
Grades 7 and up/Ages 12 and up
1992 May

Let it Go
Marilyn Halvorson
Reviewed by Barbara Conquest
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1986 May

Let's Celebrate! Canada's Special Days
Caroline Parry
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1988 March

Let's Dance: a Movement Approach to Folk Dance
Jane Evans
Reviewed by Joan VanSickle
Grades 7 and up
1982 November

Let's Play Ball! Inside the Perfect Game
William Humber
Reviewed by Walter Kalyn
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1989 July

Letters from a Lady Rancher
Monica Hopkins
Reviewed by Elaine Atwood
Grades 9 and up
1983 March

Letters of a Businessman to His Daughter
G. Kingsley Ward
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1989 July

Letters of a Businessman to His Son
G. Kinsley Ward
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 9 and up
1986 July

Letters from Nova Scotia
William Scarth Moorsom
Reviewed by Catherine Cox
Grades 9 and up
1987 January

Level Ice
Bob Wake
Reviewed by Margaret Mackey
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14
1991 March

Le Vol du Siecle
Chrystine Brouillet
Reviewed by Doris Lemoine
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1991 November

Lies My Father Told Me: A Play With Music
Ted Allan
Reviewed by Louise Griffith
Grades 7 and up
1986 January

Life Career Planning: Reaching for Your Future
David Studd
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 9-12
1986 January

Life Math 3
Reviewed by Andrew Pope
Grades 9-11
1983 January

The Life of a River
Andy Russell
Reviewed by Mary Fallis
Grades 9 and up
1988 July

Life Before Stratford: The Memoirs of Amelia Hall
Edited by Diane Mew
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 May

Like a TV Hero
Brenda Bellingham
Reviewed by Donna Doyle
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1992 March

The Lion and the Savannah
Dave Taylor
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-13
1991 October

Lions in Winter
Goyens, Chrys and Allan Turowetz
Reviewed by John Mitchell
Grades 6 and up
1987 March

The Listeners
George McWhirter
Reviewed by Ellen Robson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1991 October

Listen to Me, Grace Kelly
Sandy Frances Duncan
Reviewed by Patricia Cooper
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1990 November

Literary Lapses
Stephen Leacock
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1989 September

Little Bird
Don Coles
Reviewed by Ian Dempsey
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1992 September

Little Jack An' de Tax-Man and Other Acadian Stories from Prince Edward Island
Antoinette Gallant
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 7 and up
1982 November

A Little Wilderness: the Natural History of Toronto
Bill Ivy
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
All Ages
1983 November

The Live Forever Machine
Kenneth Oppel
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1991 January

The Lively Spirits of Provence
Jamie Brown
Reviewed by Elvira D. Gosselin
Grades 9 and up
1982 November

Lives of the Princesses of Wales
Arthur Bousfield, Mary Beacock Fryer and Garry Toffoli
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

Living Arctic: Hunters of the Canadian North
Hugh Brody
Reviewed by Lillian M. Turner
Grades 9 and up
1988 September

The Living Past of Montréal
Eric McLean
Reviewed by Melanie Fogel
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1994 May/June

Local Boy Makes Good: Three Musicals by John Gray
John Gray
Reviewed by Bessie Egan
Grades 9 and up
1989 January

The Logger's Digest: From Horses to Helicopters
Barry Coulson
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 7 and up/ Ages 12 and up
1993 May

The Loghouse Nest
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Grades 8 and up
1988 November

Log Jam
Monica Hughes
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 7-8 / Ages 12-13
1987 July

A Long and Lonely Ride
Helen Fogwell Porter
Reviewed by Barbara Camfield
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1991 September

Loneliness
Reuven P. Bulka
Reviewed by Ruth Rausa
Grades 9 and up
1985 July

Look at You!: a Fitness Approach
Gail Reynolds
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 6-8
1983 May

Looking at the Environment
David Suzuki
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1989 September

Looking at the Moon
Kit Pearson
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1992 March

Look! The Land is Growing Giants
Joan Finnigan
Reviewed by Jack Brown
All Ages
1985 January

The Lookout Book: A Child's Guide to Water Safety
Cindy Blakely and Suzanne Drinkwater
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Grades K to 7 / Ages 5 to 12
1990 September

Lorinda's Diary
Budge Wilson
Reviewed by Valerie Nielsen
Grades 7-8 / Ages 12-13
1992 May

Losing Joe's Place
Gordon Korman
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 July

Lost in the Barrens
Farley Mowat
Reviewed by Donna O'Connor
Grades 7 and up
1982 September

Louisbourg: An 18th Century Town
A.J.B Johnston, K. Donovan, B.A. Balcom, A. Storm and the Cape Breton District School Board
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1992 March

Louisbourg/Growing Up in Louisbourg: Two Plays
Patrick Walsh
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 6 and up
1986 September

Louis Riel
Rosemary Neering
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 7-10/Ages 12-15
1993 September

Love-15
Dennis McCloskey
Reviewed by Nancy Black
Grades 7-8 / Ages 12-13
1985 March

Love in Flight
Gregory M. Cook
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1986 May

Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by André Gagnon
Kindergarten-Adult / Ages 5 and up
1987 March

Lower Mainland
T.W. Paterson
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 6 and up
1985 May

Loyalist Dress in Novas Scotia 1775-1800
Mary Archilbald, Elizabeth deMolitor and Cathy Holmes
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 6 and up
1983 November

Loyalist Mosaic: A Multi-Ethnic Heritage
Joan Magee
Reviewed by Jack Brown
Grades 7 and up
1985 May

Loyalist Runaway
Donna Smyth
Reviewed by Constance Hall
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1992 May

Lucy
Nazneen Sadiq
Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 May

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