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Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of challenges for everyone who lived through it. The hardships and fear created by a world war were immense. Britain's towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted from their parents and sent away to the country to live with strangers. For just over half of this decade the war continued, meaning food and clothing shortages became a way of life.

James Marsh's Four Years in the Rockies gives brilliant insight into the life of Isaac P. Rose, a man who forged his own path in the wilderness of the far west. This thrilling account of one mountain man's life at the height of the 19th-century fur industry follows Rose as he overcomes adversity, learns from those around him, and becomes one of the most successful trappers of the Rockies. Four Years in the Rockies is essential listening for anyone interested in the 19th-century fur trade and the adventurers who risked their lives to be part of it.

James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia—what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the intimate encounters with the authors he met, he championed a diverse and inclusive view of Canada, which was used to draw the great minds of an impossible nation together in a common national enterprise.

Last month my mom went all “Yer a Wizard, Harry.” Except her exact words were “You’re a Witch, Mira.” Same, diff. Next thing I know, my spare grandmother pops out of the woodwork and insinuates I’m essential to breaking a curse that no one seems to believe in. Nothing is ever as simple as finding a magical cure to save humanity, though.

I thought earning my witches license would be the hardest challenge I would face, but that was merely the tip of the iceberg. Suddenly, an entire race of magical creatures is counting on me. And the people I thought I could trust...may not be trustworthy. With a group of unexpected companions, I flee the only home I’ve ever known in search of answers. Together we unveil an entire slew of secrets that have been woven together over centuries, but even that may not be enough.

I was a normal, reclusive girl, dealing with the typical stuff. Like getting bullied by my hot, but rude ex-best friend and navigating my first job. Around my birthday things in my town suddenly become...strange. My mom pulls me aside and reveals a shocking family legacy. The confession creates a snowball effect, and things get even weirder.

My name is Mirabella Love, and I used to be a normal, reclusive girl. I was dealing with the typical stuff, like getting bullied by my hot, but rude ex-best friend, and navigating my first job. Around my birthday, things in my town suddenly become...strange.