Halvorson, Marilyn. Cowboys Don't Cry. Toronto: Clarke Irwin, c1984.

A first-person narrative about a boy growing up and coming to grips with who he is. Winner of the Clarke Irwin/Alberta Culture Writing for Youth Competition for its year.

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Aubry, Claude. Le Loup de Noël. Montréal: Centre de psychologie et de pédagogie, 1962.
Illustrations by Édouard Perret.

The story of an old wolf's rescue from starvation by an act of Christmas kindness. Available in English as The Christmas Wolf, translated by Alice Kane, illustrations by J.L. Shore. (Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1983).

© Edouard Perret, 1962. Reproduction rights obtained by license issued by the Copyright Board of Canada in cooperation with Access Copyright (formerly known as CANCOPY).

Major, Kevin. Hold Fast! Toronto: Clarke Irwin, c1978.

The story of a boy who loses first his parents and then his whole way of living as a member of one of Newfoundland outport communities. Winner of the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. Available in French as Tiens bon!, translated by Michelle Robinson (Montréal: Pierre Tisseyre, c1984). Collection des deux solitudes. Jeunesse.

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