NEW Curriculum Resource Titles, September 9

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

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Johnny Kellock Died Today by Hadley Dyer
(Interest Level: Grades 6-8)
In the summer of 1959, in Halifax’s north end, Rosalie’s cousin Johnny disappears. The family hires David, a strange new neighbourhood boy to help find him, and in the process Rosalie discovers something about the love and secrets that bind her family.

The Shepherd’s Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter
(Interest Level: Grades 8-10)
Amani, a Palestinian girl six years old when the story begins, lives her life in the complex situation between the Jewish and Muslim communities in Palestine and believes that the land of her ancestors has been stolen from her family.

The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
First is the Nameless City trilogy, tells the story of a City built on an ancient mountain pass and every time it is invaded the City gets a new name, but to the natives in is the Nameless City. Residents survive by not letting themselves get involved–but now the fate of the City rests in the hands of Rat, a native, and Kaidu, one of the Dao, the latest occupiers, and the two must somehow work together if the City is to survive.

The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
First is the Nameless City trilogy, Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades. Deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he’s stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat.

The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks
(Interest Level: Grades 3-12)
The third and final installment in the Nameless City trilogy delivers a heart-thumping conclusion. The Nameless City, held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi, is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces who are determined to end the war once and for all.