The Last Spike

The Last SpikeBy: Pierre Berton In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were part of this vast undertaking: the railway on the brink of bankruptcy, with one hour

powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children’s authors

Jack is unbearably surly

the first and still the only volume to examine in depth the changing form and varied architectural styles of the much-loved New York City row house

and exotic undercurrents of Japan

entertaining stories are ideal for newly confident readers and are the perfect length for reading aloud at bedtime or in the classroom

And a war to win

Haebom now can’t seem to stop his world from changing too quickly

as well as to Sebastian’s own salvation

well-crafted historical series appeals to fans of Rhys Bowen

fun games to play in Survival mode and fun new builds to create

including The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten and A Squiggly Story

Sometimes she doesn't feel Jewish enough or South Asian enough