Mimi Kiguchi is friends with every cat on her street, including a pretty orange kitten she calls the Ginger Princess. Mimi is horrified when the neighbourhood bully kidnaps the Ginger Princess for what he darkly calls "an experiment." But what can a small nine-year-old do against a big, tough, eleven-year-old like Ricky? Then Mimi gets an idea that just might work... [Fry Reading Level 4.2

Mimi Kiguchi loved cats. She didn't have a cat of her own, but she did make friends with every cat in her neighbourhood. So she was very upset and worried when she found Ricky Rutledge trying to throw a canvas bag over the newest cat on the street, and when she heard him talking about an "experiment". Mimi knew that the cat might be in real danger. But what could a small nine-year-old do against a big, tough, eleven-year-old kid like Ricky? One night, her grandfather read her a story, and Mimi got an idea that could just work... Mimi and the Ginger Princess is a charming story about a girl with strong, humane feelings, and about the courage they give her.

Twelve-year-old Dario's worst nightmare comes true when his mother sends him to a summer camp specializing in water sports.

As a huge fire rages near Josie's house, she and her friend, Kiff, search for four horses that Josie has seen in the area. Grades 4-7.

In this, the companion to the landmark volume The Literary History of Alberta, Volume One: From Writing-on-Stone to World War Two, George Melnyk examines Alberta literature in the second half of the twentieth century. At last, Melnyk argues, Alberta writers have found their voice--and their accomplishments have been remarkable. The contradictory landscape, the stereotypes of the Indian, the Mountie, and the Cowboy, and the language of the Other, speaking from the margins--these elements all left their impressions on the consciousness of early Alberta. But writers in the last few decades have turned this inheritance to their advantage, to create compelling stories about this place and its people. Today, Melnyk discovers, Alberta writers can appreciate not only this achievement, but also its essential source: the symbolic communication of Writing-on-Stone. The Literary History of Alberta, Volume Two extends the study of Alberta's cultural history to the present day. It is a vital text for anyone interested in Alberta's vibrant literary culture.