Freedom to Read Week

February 23 – 29, 2020

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Freedom to Read Week is organized by the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council.

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The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001
1995

The story of a young man in the Montreal Jewish ghetto of the 1940's who works and schemes his way out of the clutter and poverty of his surroundings.

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Close range : Wyoming stories

Close range : Wyoming stories

Proulx, Annie.
1999

A fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and wrong kinds of love.

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Demon hunter

Demon hunter

Barlow, Steve
2011


Different seasons

Different seasons

King, Stephen, 1947-
1982

The ultimate in fascination as Stephen King shows the horror that lurks within us all in this collection of four of his short stories.

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Essex County

Essex County

Lemire, Jeff
2009



Foxfire : confessions of a girl gang

Foxfire : confessions of a girl gang

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
1994


The giver

The giver

Lowry, Lois
1993


The golden compass

The golden compass

Pullman, Philip, 1946- author
1996


My first Ramadan

My first Ramadan

Katz, Karen
2007

A boy observes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with his family.

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Of mice and men

Of mice and men

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
2002

Sustained by the hope of someday owning a farm of their own, two itinerate laborers arrive to work on a ranch in central California.

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Ouch! : a tale from Grimm

Ouch! : a tale from Grimm

Babbitt, Natalie.
1998


Silent witness

Silent witness

Patterson, Richard North.
1997


Snow falling on cedars

Snow falling on cedars

Guterson, David
1995



The waiting dog

The waiting dog

Beck, Carolyn.
2002


When everything feels like the movies

When everything feels like the movies

Reid, Raziel, 1990- author
2014


Wild fire : a novel

Wild fire : a novel

DeMille, Nelson
2006