Courage

Books in Courage

Branded by the Pink Triangle

A time when your sexuality could be your death sentence Before the rise of the Nazi party, Germany, especially Berlin, was one of the most tolerant places for homosexuals in the world. Activists, ... more

Clara's War

From the Silver Birch Award-winning author of The Secret of Gabi's Dresser... It's a dangerous time for thirteen-year-old Clara and her family. They have just been imprisoned in Terezin (Terezinst... more

Gray Wolf's Search

From our new First Nations Series: Coming of Age in the Wolf Clan... In this richly illustrated picture book, young Gray Wolf lives on the Pacific Northwest coast with the other members of the Wol... more

Great Women from our First Nations

This new title in the First Nations Series for Young Readers profiles ten outstanding women leaders. They include Suzanne Rochon-Burnett, a Matis broadcaster, journalist and First Nations advocate,... more

Great Women Leaders

Since the days of ancient Egypt, women have demonstrated their skills as leaders. The last couple of hundred years, however, have seen increasing numbers of self-made women of distinction take thei... more

Guardian Angel House

Based on the true story of two sisters sheltered from the Nazis by a group of Catholic nuns during World War II... Mama had always told twelve-year-old Susan that there was no safe place for a Jew... more

Hana's Suitcase

From the foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: "How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's story the terrible history ... more

Hana's Suitcase - Book and Audio CD

"Hana's Suitcase should be required reading." - Quill and Quire. "Like the documentary, the book is a treasure for children and adults." - The Toronto Star. In the spring of 2000, Fumiko Ishioka,... more

Hana's Suitcase Anniversary Album

On the 10th anniversary of the publication of Hana's Suitcase, the beloved story now in a new book with over 60 pages of added materials. Also available as a Multi-Touch Enhanced eBook exclusively... more

Hana's Suitcase on Stage

Since its publication in 2002, the story of Hana Brady, a little girl who wanted to become a teacher, has captured hearts and minds of schoolchildren and adults around the world. Since its 2006 wor... more

Hiding Edith

The true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis by the courage of the entire French village of Moissac. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, ... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers - Guide comes in five parts with resources and activities - Explores major themes: i... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource Set

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. This package includes the five-part teaching guide and a set of ten books The Guide... more

June Callwood

This biography is the first ever for young readers on the inspiring life of June Callwood, one of Canada's greatest journalists and humanitarians. Filled with images and details of June's life from... more

Lacey and the African Grandmothers

Can a sewing project make a difference half-way across the world? Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on her reserve who is like a grandmother to her. From Kahasi, Lacey is... more

Laura Secord's Brave Walk

Laura Secord was a true heroine. In 1812, she lived with her husband and children near Niagara Falls when war was declared between the United States and the British forces in the country now known ... more

Maggie and the Chocolate War

Maggie has been saving her delivery-job money for weeks to buy her best friend, Jo, a chocolate bar for her birthday. It's 1947, and while the war is over and ration tickets are gone, food prices a... more

Men of Courage from our First Nations

Ten First Nations Men Who Inspire... The stories of these men are tales of courage, determination and honesty, often in the face of racism and adversity. Read about Larry Merculieff, who helped bri... more

Morning Star

The Underground Railroad links two girls living more than a century apart... Flower, her parents, and her baby brother have escaped from the plantation where they were kept as slaves and are makin... more

Nobel's Women of Peace

Working for Peace Around the World... Each year since 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a person who has made a difference in the world. Twelve women have been given this award, and ... more

Our Rights

Kids have the power to make social change A girl who spoke out against her government for the rights of aboriginal children, a boy who walked across his country to raise awareness of homelessness,... more

Patrick's Wish

This is the true story of Patrick's wish... Lyanne's older brother Patrick was full of life and fun, a friend as well as a brother. When she was old enough to understand, Patrick told her that he ... more

Princess to the Rescue

Why can't it be perfectly normal for a princess to save a prince?! Once upon a time, there was a princess who saved princes. This particular princess is not afraid, she is not weak, and she does n... more

Shanghai Escape

Shannen and the Dream for a School

First Nation Communities Read Selection for 2012-13! All children have the right to a school... This is the true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat, a Cree community in Nor... more

The Color of Silence

Two girls, both without a voice. One refuses to speak, the other is trapped in a body that won’t let her. At seventeen, Alex feels as if her life is over. She will never recover from the tra... more

The Courage To Change

Teens talking to teens in a powerful book where formerly violent young people speak out to their peers... Not all teenagers start out with the skills and experience to make appropriate choices. Yet... more

The Diary of Laura's Twin

A mysterious diary links modern-day Laura to Sara, a young Jewish girl fighting to stay alive during WWII... Laura has just three weeks to go before her Jewish coming of age ceremony, called a Ba... more

The First Nations Series for Young Readers Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany Second Story Press' First Nations Series for Young Readers. This resource has been developed around the First Nations/Native American hol... more

The Kids' Power Series Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany Second Story Press' Kid's Power Series. Just as the series tells the stories of children who have taken action on issues that are importa... more

The Little Yellow Bottle

War can come in the most of innocent of packages... Marwa and Ahmad know that war has come to their country, but its effect on their lives are small and life in their village goes on as normal. A... more

The Night Spies

Based on real events and real characters... It is the middle of World War II, and Gabi and her mother have been lucky so far, eluding the grasp of Nazi soldiers who are sending Jewish people away ... more

The Orphan Rescue

Miriam and her little brother, David, are poor. They don't have much, but they have their grandparents who love them. Miriam is upset when she has to leave school to work in a butcher shop. But so... more

The Righteous Smuggler

During World War II, when Hendrik, the young son of a fisherman in Amsterdam, notices his Jewish friends being barred from school and ostracized by their other classmates, he is determined to stand... more

The Scratch on the Ming Vase

An attack on her kung fu master leads a budding spy on a mysterious adventure... Born in China, Nicki Haddon was adopted by a wealthy North American family as a baby. Now sixteen, she has a talent... more

The Secret of Gabi's Dresser

Based on the true story of how the author's mother was hidden from the Nazis... The heroine, Gabi, recounts how as a young Jewish girl she lived on a family farm in Eastern Europe during the Seco... more

The Secret of the Village Fool

The true story of an unexpected hero Munio and his younger brother Milek live in a sleepy village in Poland where nothing exciting seems to happen. One of their neighbors is a poor man named Anto... more

The Underground Reporters

In Budejovice, a quiet village in Czechoslovakia, laws and rules were introduced to restrict the freedom of Jewish people during the dark days of World War II. A small plot of land by the river was... more

To Hope and Back

An ocean-liner carrying Jewish passengers can find no safe harbour... Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939 with mixed feelings. Lisa and her family are... more

Until Today

We Are Their Voice

Do young people today find meaning in the Holocaust? This question prompted a writing project that brought heartfelt responses from students from across North America and abroad. Their voices &nda... more

Where's Mom's Hair?

A family faces Mom's cancer and medical treatments with a huge hair shaving party. Touching and humorous black-and-white photographs follow Mom (Debbie) as she and her family go through each step o... more

Yeny and the Children for Peace

What weapon can children use to fight violence? A vote for peace! Yeny and her family have escaped from the violence in their mountain village in Colombia to live in the city. But danger remains a... more

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