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• The Matatu

  Walters, Eric, 1957-

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  The story happens in East Africa. It is a JP book about a 5-year old boy who is riding on the matatu, or public bus.

• Skysisters

  Waboose, Jan Bourdeau

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  JP book about two Ojibway sisters who are travelling to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance.

• Canada's Immigrant Cultures

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  The book describes the rich multicultural heritage of Canada and the many peoples that have shaped the country.

• The Namesake

  Lahiri, Jhumpa,

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  The Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, are trying their best to become Americans.

• Girl in Translation

  Kwok, Jean,

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  A captivating story of an immigrant girl making her way between two cultures, two languages and two different worlds.

• Everything I Never Told You

  Ng, Celeste,

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  A Chinese family story taking us on a journey of all generations and family members trying to understand each other.

• The Joy Luck Club

  Tan, Amy

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  An incredible life story of 4 Chinese women who called themselves the Joy Luck Club, though the experience they had gone through was sometimes far from being joyful.

• Do Not Say We Have Nothing

  Thien, Madeleine, 1974-

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  Winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and longlisted for the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, a captivating story about 3 Chinese…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sufferance

  a Novel

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  A novel about the social and political consequences of the inequality created by privilege and power, written by an acclaimed indigenous author, photographer, and scriptwriter.

• Under This Unbroken Sky

  Mitchell, Shandi,

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  An award-winning Canadian filmmaker's novel about immigrant struggles: a Ukrainian family's search for happiness in a new country.

• Frying Plantain

  Stories

  Reid-Benta, Zalika, 1990-

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  A Toronto-based writer's story where the main character tries to fit in as a Canadian, but also retain her Jamaican roots.

• Hana Khan Carries on

  Jalaluddin, Uzma,

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  A Canadian-born young woman makes her way through stereotypes, racism, and hate.

• I've Been Meaning to Tell You

  a Letter to My Daughter

  Chariandy, David, 1969-

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  An acclaimed Canadian novelist, David Chariandy (whose mother is African, and father is from South Asian descendant), writes to his daughter about what it means to be black in Canada.

• Wherever I Find Myself

  Stories by Canadian Immigrant Women

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  Three women with distinctive backgrounds, however different their biographies might be, their pursuit for happiness in this new country has united them.