Novelization of Roy Moore's screenplay for the CBC/Green River Production. It recounts the events involving the Metis rebel leader Louis Riel and his battles against the Canadian Federal Government when they threatened his people. The first was a successful rebellion in 1873 which created the Province of Manitoba and a later more violent and unsuccessful one in Saskatchewan in 1885 which led to his capture, trial and eventual execution.
Riel is widely available in Canadian Libraries.
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Road to Avonlea: The Journey Begins
The Journey Begins, the first in the Road to Avonlea series. After her father is accused of embezzlement, wealthy Sara Stanley is sent to live with relatives in PEI. While there, she must cope with her infamous aunts, Hetty and Olivia, and with the mischievous antics of her jealous cousins. Soon Sara must make a heartwrenching decision: whether to stay in Avonlea or return to her father.
Widely available in Libraries and apparently in at least 15 languages.
