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Grades 7 to 9

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W. A. C. Bennett
Rosemary Neering
Reviewed by Rae Tomlinson
Grades 7 and up
1982 September

Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude
Martyn Godfrey
Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1992 May

Wanderer's First Summer
Janice Erbach
Reviewed by Joan Payzant
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1994 November/December

The War of 1812
Wesley B. Turner
Reviewed by Gary Wirzba
Grades 7 and up
1983 March

War in the West: Voices of the 1885 Rebellion
Rudy Wiebe and Bob Beal
Reviewed by J.D. Ingram
Grades 9 and up
1986 May

Watchers at the Pond
Franklin Russell
Reviewed by Donald A. Macrae
Grades 7 and up
1982 November

Water Sky
Jean George
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1987 July

Wave Watch
Lesley Choyce
Reviewed by Floyd Spracklin
Grades 4-10 / Ages 9-15
1991 March

The Way We Were
Ken Bell
Reviewed by R. Wieler
Grades 9 and up
1989 January

The Weather
Lorne Crozier
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 9 and up
1984 May

Weather Watch
Valerie Wyatt
Reviewed by Eve Williams
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1990 May

Weekend at the Ritz
Frank O'Keeffe
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1994 May/June

We're Friends Aren't We?
Sylvia Gunnery
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1986 September

West Coast Rhymes
Jenny Nelson
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 3 to 8/Ages 8 to 13
1993 March

The West: the History of a Region In Confederation
J. F. Conway
Reviewed by Lois Hird
Grades 7 and up
1984 May

Western Wildlife
Dennis Schmidt and Esther Schmidt
Reviewed by Howard Hurt
Grades 6 and up
1984 January

Wetlands
Pamela Hickman
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12
1993 October

Whale Singer
Welwyn Katz
Reviewed by Margaret Mackey
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1991 March

The Whale Watcher's Handbook
Erich Hoyt
Reviewed by Ingrid von Houssen
Grades 6 and up
1984 November

The Whales Way
Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
Grades 3 to 7/Ages 8 to 12
1989 May

Whatever Happened to Maggie and Other People I Have Known
Edna Staebler
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wheels
Susin Neilsen
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1991 March

When Cancer Strikes: A Book for Patients, Families, and Friends
John A. MacDonald
Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge
Grades 7 and up
1989 January

When the Fat Lady Sings: Opera History As it Ought to Be Taught
David W. Barber
Reviewed by Gary Robertson
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1991 March

When Nights Were Long
Peter Shostak
Reviewed by Elaine Blakey
Grades 6 and up
1984 May

When an Osprey Sails
Patricia McKenzie-Porter
Reviewed by Barbara Egerer Walker
Grades 6 and up
1985 March

When Paupers Dance: Coming of Age in Pre-Dance World War II Poland
Szloma Renglish
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 7 and up
1988 November

When the Rains Came: And Other Legends of the Salish People
As told to Dolby Evan Turner
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 7 and up/Ages 12 and up
1993 May

When Spring Comes
Lynda Hargrave
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 7 to 10
1988 July

Where Were You?: Memorable Events of the Twentieth Century
Roger Hall and Sandra Martin
Reviewed by Elaine Balpataky
Grades 9 and up
1982 November

Where the West Winds Blow
Lorraine Devosrski
Reviewed by William Benson
Grades 8 and up
1987 January

White Narcissus
Raymond Knister
Reviewed by David Chadwick
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1990 September

Whiteout
James Houston
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1989 March

White Wave
Mary Razzell
Reviewed by Margaret Mackey
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14
1994 September

Who Am I?
John Nixon and Karen Kokoski
Reviewed by Elaine Blakey
Grades 7 and up
1986 July

Who Cares About the Environment?
Tracey M. Derwing and Judy Cameron
Reviewed by Grant Reynolds
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1992 September

Who Cares About Karen?
Alison Lohans Pirot
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades 6-9
1983 July

The Who: the Farewell Tour
Peter Goddard
Reviewed by Annabelle Goodman
Grades 5 and up
1983 November

Who is Frances Rain?
Margaret Buffie
Reviewed by A. L. Florence
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1988 March

Who Has Seen the Wind
W.O. Mitchell
Reviewed by Joan McGrath
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1992 May

Why Do You Live So Far Away: a Novella and Six Short Stories
Norman Levine
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Adult
1984 November

Why We Act Like Canadian: a Personal Exploration of Our National Character
Pierre Berton
Reviewed by Dennis Nosyk
Grades 9 and up
1983 July

Wild Edibles: Nature Stories for Children
Mary E. Hamilton
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1990 November

Wild Mammals of Canada
Frederick H. Wooding
Reviewed by Elaine Balpataky
Grades 7 and up
1983 March

Wild One
Paul Kropp
Reviewed by Robert W. Bruinsma
Grades 6-9
1983 May

Wilderness Dream: Glimpses of Pioneer Life in British Columbia
Jeannette Beaubien Mcnamara
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 7 and up
1986 November

Wild & Free: Living With Wildlife in Canada's North
Ian and Sally Wilson
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14
1990 January

Wild Mammals of Canada
Frederick Wooding
Reviewed by Leslie McGrath
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wild Man of the Woods
Joan Clark
Reviewed by Joan Weller
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1986 January

Wild Night
Martyn Godfrey
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 6 and up
1988 March

The Wild Prairie: a Natural History of the Western Plains
Tim Fitzharris
Reviewed by Grace E. Funk
All Ages
1984 March

Wildflowers of the Yukon and Northwestern Canada, Including Adjacent Alaska
John G. Trelawny
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 7 and up
1984 January

Wildlife of Atlantic Canada & New England
Gary L. Saunders
Reviewed by Peter Freeman
Grades 6 and up/Ages 11 and up
1992 November

The Wilds of Whip-Poor-Will Farm: True Animal Stories
Janet Foster
Reviewed by Sally Davis
Grades 5-8
1983 March

Will the Bounty End: The Uncertain Future of Canada's Food Supply
Carry Laurence Fairburn
Reviewed by Jackie Black
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

Will to Win
Mary Blakeslee
Reviewed by Bobbie Henley-Hodgson
Grades 7 to 9
1988 November

Willie de Wit: The Lord of the Ring
Michael Beaudin
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 7 and up
1985 January

The Wimp
John Ibbotson
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 7-12 / Ages 12-17
1986 March

The Wimp and Easy Money
John Ibbitson
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades 4 to 8
1988 July

The Wimp and the Jock
John Ibbitson
Reviewed by W.F. Benson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1987 May

Windigo: an Anthology of Fact and Fantastic Fiction
John Robert Colombo (Edited by)
Reviewed by Gene Mullan
Grades 7 and up
1983 March

Windows and Mirrors: Short Stories, Volume 1
Marilyn Chapman (Edited by)
Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
Grades 9-10
1986 January

Windward Island
Karleen Bradford
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 March

Wine and Wheat
Joan Davies
Reviewed by Elaine Atwood
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

Wings Over the West: Russ Baker and the Rise of Pacific Western Aitlines
John Condit
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 9 and up
1985 July

Winners
Mary-Ellen Collura
Reviewed by Joan VanSickle Heaton
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1985 May

Winners and Losers: the Book of Canadian Political Lists
Derek Black
Reviewed by Paul E. Blower
Grades 7 and up
1984 November

Winners & Losers, Gamblers All: Memories of Historic British Columbia
Rosemary Neering
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 6 and up
1985 March

Winter: A Guide to Nature Activities and Fun
Dianne Hayley and Pat Wishart
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1994 September

Wishbone
Reg Silvester
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1991 January

Witchery Hill
Welwyn Katz
Reviewed by Susan Radcliffe
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1985 March

Witch's Fang
Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
Reviewed by Trina Preece
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1994 November/December

Women of Canada: Primary
Jay Allison and others
Reviewed by Marian Press
Grades 1-9
1986 November

Women of Canada: Junior
Jay Allison and others
Reviewed by Marian Press
Grades 1-9
1986 November

Women of Canada: Intermediate
Jay Allison and others
Reviewed by Marian Press
Grades 1-9
1986 November

Women and Work: Inequality in the Labour Market
Erin Phillips and Paul Phillips
Reviewed by Jacqueline Foerter
Grades 9 and up
1983 September

Wonderstruck
Bob McDonald and Eric Grace
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 5 to 7
1988 November

Wood As a Renewable Energy Source: Learning Materials for Grades 9-11
Anthony Smith
Reviewed by Peter Chernoff
Grades 6-Adult
1983 March

Words on Waves: Selected radio plays of Earle Birney
Earle Birney
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Grades 9 and up
1985 November

The Worker in Sandalwood
Marjorie Pickthall
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up
1992 May

The World of Computers and Information Processing
Rob Kelley
Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
Grades 9 and up
1983 January

A World of Difference: Every Students Guide to Off-Beat Work, Travel and Study Opportunities
Lisa Yarmoshuk and Chris Coy
Reviewed by Marc Shaw
Grades 9 and up
1989 January

World of the Incas
Elias Wakan and Naomi Wakan
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 6 to 9 / Ages 11 to 14
1992 September

World of Vocabulary: Canada
Ken Weber and Cecile Weber
Reviewed by Joanne Peters
Grades 7-10
1987 September

Worlds Unrealized: Short Stories of Adolescene by Canadian Writers, Volumes I and II
Edited by Andrew Garrod and Janet Webster
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1992 January

World War I
G.W. Urkin and J.P. Matresky.
Reviewed by Iyvan Michalchyshyn
Grades 6 and up
1988 March

Would You Believe It?
Reviewed by Stan R. Kozak
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1991 March

Writers on Writing: Guide to Writing and Illustrating Children's Books
Edited by David Booth
Reviewed by Norma Charles
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1989 July

Writing Canadian English: a Beginning. Student Workbook
Sheridan Anderson and Elaine Sorensen
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Grades 8 and up
1982 September

Writing Canadian English: a Beginning. Teacher's Handbook
Sheridan Anderson and Elaine Sorensen
Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
Grades 8 and up
1982 September

Writing Power 1
Gillian Bartlett
Reviewed by David M. Brennan
Grades 8 and up
1982 September

Writing Power 2
Gillian Bartlett
Reviewed by Pauline A. Burns
Grades 7-9
1982 September

Wrong Time, Wrong Place
Lesley Choyce
Reviewed by Floyd Spracklin
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1992 May

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