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I Am a Girl From Africa
“No one is equal, until we are ALL equal.” ~Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Gorillas In The Mist
“When you realize the value of all life you dwell less on past and concentrate more on the conservation of the future.” ~Dian Fossey
We Are Displaced
“I think it’s time that people update themselves, educate themselves, and inform themselves.” ~Malala Yousafzai
Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography
Read about Métis rebel leader Louis Riel and his leadership in the Red River and North-West rebellions.
Where Light Meets Darkness
“Listen, pause, and understand the wonder of present Grace; a Grace that traces our hearts and tells the story of our souls” ~Jonathan Heppner
We Bought a Zoo
“Throwing yourself into worthwhile, fruitful hard work that you believe in, as much as you can handle and more, is a kind of luxury not everyone gets to experience.” ~Benjamin Mee
The Girl Who Smiled Beads
“It's strange, how you go from being a person who is away from home to a person with no home at all. The place that is supposed to want you has pushed you out. No other place takes you in. You are unwanted, by everyone. You are a refugee.” ~Clemantine Wamariya
From the Ashes
“It lit me up to see my name, "Jesse Thistle," alongside "University of Ottawa." I'd done something significant. I'd actually achieved something in my life. I didn't have a driver's license, ID, a proper high school education, a health card, nothing—but there was this completion certificate that had "university" with my name under it!” ~Jesse Thistle
From Scratch
“He soothed the places I hadn't known needed soothing…together we had engaged life as two forks eating off one plate. Ready to listen, to love, to look into the darkness and see a thin filament of the moon.” ~Tembi Locke
Becoming
“If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.” ~Michelle Obama
Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still
“I love humour. I need humour. Tackling life without it is like trying to eat soup with a fork. Sure, you'll still get a tiny bit of nourishment from eating that way, but you'll miss out on so much goodness.” ~Kristina Kuzmic
If I Knew Then
“Being envious of other people’s talents will make you bitter. Being envious of other people will steal your joy. Be yourself. Believe me, the sooner you are able to cheer yourself on, the better. Do what YOU do and BE who YOU are.” ~Jann Arden
The Only Woman in the Room
“I was like an antenna seeking out sounds no one else could hear. Silent harbingers of doom.” ~Marie Benedict
More Myself
“And when I reveal my true heart, not everyone is going to approve. What I know now is that I don’t need them to.” ~Alicia Keys