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A poignant but fun story of a young girl confronting racial and gender attitudes in 1940s Canada through sports Sequel to When the Cherry Blossoms Fell, which was shortlisted for 2011 Hackmatack Award and the 2012 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award. Continues the story of Michiko Minigawa, a young girl caught up in the internments of Japanese Canadians during WWII. Author has written two previous books in this series and three other children's novels. Author is a long-time educator and...

A twelve-year-old boy wakes up in Ever After, where he is recruited by Dorothy to play first base for the Oz Cyclones in the Ever After Baseball Tournament.

Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is St. Louis Cardinals! It's a special day in St. Louis, and there's a pregame celebration with Clydesdale horses that drive around the edge of the stadium before the game. Mike and Kate get to meet the horses and the Dalmatian that rides along. Then, during the game, they find out the Dalmatian is missing. They rush to investigate and find a ransom note. The criminal will return the dog if they can get...

Batter up! Ballpark Mysteries combine baseball action with exciting whodunits for early chapter book readers!   Mike and Kate can’t wait to watch their rookie hero Dusty Martin in action. But something is throwing the Blue Jays’ star off his game. Then, when no one else is looking, Mike sees mysterious ghost lights flying across the field. Is the ballpark haunted? And could Dusty have seen the lights, too?   Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, pe...