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Teaching Librarian (Toronto, ON: Ontario Library Association, 20030501), Winter 2014, p. 12

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12 Ontario School Library Association …continued from page 11 You Can't Do That in Canada by Bev Spencer Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2000 ISBN 9781443102520 The entertaining assortment of 200 laws included in this 128 page book will provide an engaging read for students looking for short texts that could provoke long conversations about subjects such as why the height of snowmen on corner lots in Souris, P.e.I. used to be limited to thirty inches. Line art comic illustrations accompanying many of the laws add to the humour. Recommended by the publisher for ages 8-11, this has the potential to produce furrowed brows and smiling faces (if not outright laughter) in much a wider age group. Burning from the Inside by Christine Walde Toronto: Dancing Cat Books, 2013 Ages 12+ ISBN 9781770862463 on the surface, christine Walde's novel is about a teenage graffiti artist who is coerced into using his talent as a "writer" to infiltrate G7, a group of talented activist-artists who have been targeted by a police official. It is only as this allusive novel unfolds that the reader realizes that the real criminals are not juveniles pursued by the police, but the people who lose touch with the elements of life that have the greatest value. People who sacrifice the things that give meaning to life find themselves imprisoned, even if they are not in jail. This mystery will engage the reader with its intrigue, but it also raises questions that provoke thought after all the questions about the plot have been resolved. Dancing with a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality by Rupert Ross Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2006 ISBN 9780143054269 This book was first published in 1992 when, after working as an assistant crown attorney in cree and ojibway communities in kenora District, Rupert Ross shared his observations about cross- cultural misunderstandings and the justice system. after a three year secondment with Justice canada, Ross published a sequel, Returning to the Teachings (ISBn 9780143055594), which reports on what he discovered about First nations Justice and "peacemaker justice" while visiting First nations communities from nova Scotia to the Yukon. These books will be of interest to older students doing research on First nations cultures and issues surrounding First nations and canadian legal systems. It will also be of interest to teachers who are interested in exploring what may be new perspectives on discipline and learning.

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