Mexican Hooker #1 And My Other Roles Since the Revolution By Carmen AguirrePublisher: Random House Canada Book Description Carmen Aguirre has lived many lives, all of them to the full. At age six, she was a Chilean refugee adjusting to life as a Latina in North...
The Marriott Cell An Epic Journey from Cairo’s Scorpion Prison to Freedom By Mohamed Fahmy, with Carol ShabenPublisher: Random House Canada Book Description On December 29, 2013, Egyptian security forces seized Fahmy and two of his colleagues, accusing them of...
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World By Mark Leiren-YoungPublisher: Greystone Books Book Description Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and...
Gently to Nagasaki By Joy KogawaPublisher: Caitlin Press Book Description Gently to Nagasaki is a spiritual pilgrimage, an exploration both communal and intensely personal. Kogawa knows what it means to be classified as the enemy, and she seeks urgently to get beyond...
A Disappearance in Damascus A Story of Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War By Deborah CampbellPublisher: Knopf Canada Book Description Award-winning journalist Deborah Campbell travels undercover to Damascus, reporting on the exodus of Iraqis into Syria...