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BLACK HISTORY MONTH CATALOGUE CHILDREN & TEENS PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED Table of Contents Lone Runner 3 P.K. Subban 4 Willie O’Ree 5 No One’s Baby 6 Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville 7 Worthy of Love 8 Tournament Fugee 9 Ride or Die 10 Team Fugee 11 Two Strikes 12 Real Justice: Jailed for Being Black 13 Hustle 14 Not Out 15 Jarome Iginla 16 Big League Dreams 17 Choice of Colours 18 This catalogue was compiled for Black History Month, celebrated each February in Canada to honour the legacy of Black Canadians past and present. Books authored by Black Canadians are marked with #OwnVoices. For a full list of our books, please visit www.formaclorimerbooks.ca. To order please call 1-800-565-1975 or email [email protected]. www.formaclorimerbooks.ca BLACK HISTORY MONTH CATALOGUE: CHILDREN AND TEENS Formac Lorimer Books - Black History Month 2021 Kids & Teen titles Lorimer Sports Stories Lone Runner #OwnVoices By (author) Dirk McLean Feb 02, 2021 | Paperback , Trade | $12.95 | Michaela promises herself to make the cross-country team, finish every race and never let her teammates down Set in a diverse neighbourhood in Scarborough, Ontario, this book follows Michaela as she goes from a solitary runner to an athlete who contributes to the success of her cross-country team. Discouraged by an incident at her mostly- 9781459415928 white summer camp, Michaela comes into her own as part of her racially diverse school track team. Focusing on themes of persistence, friendship and overcoming English rivalries, this book illuminates traits of connection, empathy and forgiveness. 5 x 7.75 in 136 pages Contributor Bio Lorimer Subject DIRK McLEAN is the author of children's picture books, the Sports Stories novel Not Out, and Team Fugee and Tournament Fugee in Lorimer's Soccer United: JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Team Refugee series. He has also written radio drama and stage plays that have Recreation / Track & Field toured southern Ontario elementary schools. Dirk was born in Trinidad & Tobago and now lives and works in Toronto. Audience range Age (years) from 10 - 13, Grade (US) exact 3.5 Reading Levels Lexile measure: 620L Distributor Formac Lorimer Book Distributing Ltd. Expected ship date: Jan 26, 2021 Distributor Lerner Publisher Services Expected ship date: Jan 26, 2021 3 FORMAC LORIMERFormac BOOKS Lorimer | Bookswww.formaclorimer.books.ca | 1-800-565-19752 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CATALOGUE: CHILDREN AND TEENS Formac Lorimer Books - Black History Month 2021 Kids & Teen titles Lorimer Recordbooks P.K. Subban Fighting racism to become a hockey superstar and role model for athletes of colour By (author) Catherine Rondina Feb 04, 2020 | Paperback , Trade | $12.95 | Reviews A biography of Canadian defenceman P.K. Subban, which focuses on his determination, his experience with racism and his support for charities for "Hockey fans, or anyone inspirbed by children how perseverance leads to success, will be inspired by Subban's story." - Booklist 9781459415089 Born in Canada to parents who emigrated from the Caribbean, P.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. A talent on the ice, playing for some of the English best teams in the NHL, P.K. has set records and won the Norris Trophy, the 20 b+w photographs highest honour in hockey for a defenceman. Often the centre of controversy, at "An easy read even for those who are not hockey fans." 4.25 x 7 x 0.5 in | 100 gr one time named one of the most hated hockey players in the NHL for his outspoken attitude, he is the pride of many fans across Canada and a hero to 144 pages young athletes of colour. His stand against racism relies more on actions to - Kirkus Reviews Lorimer support others than on relating his own experiences. He is known to have made the largest donation to charity by a Canadian athlete in history, and works to build an understanding between at-risk youth and law enforcement across North "Readers will definitely come away Subject America. P.K.'s story has evolved into an incredible family story of three first- with a sense that they have met and generation-born-in-Canada brothers who, starting with P.K., all were drafted into know both P. K. the superstar hockey JUVENILE NONFICTION / the NHL. P.K. and his siblings were brought up to work hard to make their dreams player and P. K. the man." - CM: Biography & Autobiography / Sports come true by a father who taught in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Canadian Review of Materials & Recreation Toronto. A philanthropic thinker, a media favourite and force to be reckoned with on the ice — this is P.K. Subban. Audience range Contributor Bio Age (years) from 12 - 18, Grade (US) exact 3, Reading age from 9 - 10 CATHERINE RONDINA is a writer, educator, library assistant and sports fan. She Reading Levels writes award-winning nonfiction for children, and her previous Lorimer Recordbook on hockey star goalie Carey Price won the 2019 Silver Birch Non- Lexile measure: 800L Fiction Award. Catherine lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Distributor Formac Lorimer Book Distributing Ltd. Expected ship date: Jan 21, 2020 Carton quantity: 160 Distributor Lerner Publisher Services Expected ship date: Jan 21, 2020 Carton quantity: 160 4 FORMAC LORIMERFormac BOOKS Lorimer | Bookswww.formaclorimer.books.ca | 1-800-565-19753 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CATALOGUE: CHILDREN AND TEENS Formac Lorimer Books - Black History Month 2021 Kids & Teen titles Lorimer Recordbooks Willie O'Ree #OwnVoices The story of the first black player in the NHL Second Edition By (author) Nicole Mortillaro Feb 04, 2020 | Paperback , Trade | $12.95 | Resource Links - The Year's Best 2013, Commended Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens 2013, Commended Red Cedar Award 2014, Short-listed 9781459415164 This book traces the early life of the NHL's first black hockey player, Willie English O'Ree, from his home in Fredericton, New Bruswick, to the Hockey Hall of 20 b+w photographs Fame 4.25 x 7 x 0.5 in | 100 gr 120 pages Lorimer Willie O'Ree quietly made NHL history at the Montreal Forum on January 18, 1958, when he became the first black player to take to the ice. In the dressing room before the game, his Boston Bruins teammates told him not to worry. If any Subject one of the Montreal players said anything to him, they'd have his back. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports There was a round of applause when O'Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers & Recreation ran the story. The colour barrier in the NHL had been broken, yet it would be sixteen years before the next black player, Mike Marson, was drafted. Four decades later, the NHL pulled O'Ree out of retirement to honour his achievement Audience range and make him an ambassador for the NHL's "Hockey is for Everyone" program to encourage kids from all backgrounds to play hockey. Age (years) from 12 - 18, Grade (US) exact 3, Reading age from 9 - 10 This book traces the early life of O'Ree in Fredericton, New Brunswick, his journey to the NHL, highlights from his hockey career, and his work encouraging Distributor diversity in the NHL. Formac Lorimer Book Distributing Ltd. Contributor Bio Expected ship date: Jan 21, 2020 NICOLE MORTILLARO is the author of several hockey books for children, including the Recordbooks Something to Prove and Jarome Iginla. She lives in Carton quantity: 76 Toronto, Ontario. Distributor Lerner Publisher Services Expected ship date: Jan 21, 2020 Carton quantity: 76 5 FORMAC LORIMERFormac BOOKS Lorimer | Bookswww.formaclorimer.books.ca | 1-800-565-19754 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CATALOGUE: CHILDREN AND TEENS Formac Lorimer Books - Black History Month 2021 Kids & Teen titles Lorimer SideStreets No One's Baby #OwnVoices By (author) Wanda Lauren Taylor Feb 04, 2020 | Paperback , Trade | $12.95 | Starred Selection - Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Bookds for Kids and Teens 2020, Long-listed Reviews "Tackles difficult issues head on, To make decisions for the future, you have to find out the truth about your matter of factly and with sensitivity." past - CM: Canadian Review of Materials 9781459414969 Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie feels like she never belonged. English After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out — dating, staying away from 5.25 x 7.5 x 0.5 in | 180 gr home for days and giving up her plans to continue her education. When Lizzie 192 pages discovers she is pregnant, she is faced with the difficult choice of having a child or getting an abortion. This leads Lizzie to want to find her own birth mother. After Lorimer running away from home, Lizzie ends up in Kingston, where she tracks down an older woman named Ruth who sheds light on the circumstances surrounding Subject Lizzie's birth. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Pregnancy Contributor Bio Audience range WANDA LAUREN TAYLOR is an author, filmmaker, editor and educator. With a background in social work and advocacy, Wanda lectures on social justice and Age (years) from 13 - 18, Grade (US) human rights issues, and has worked for organizations helping marginalized exact 3, Reading age from 7 - 8 populations. She is a former CBC TV producer and author of books that include Birchtown and the Black Loyalists, which has been listed as one of the top Black Distributor history books for young readers by Today's Parent Magazine and by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, and the SideStreets novel Ride or Die. Wanda Formac Lorimer Book Distributing lives in Toronto, Ontario. Ltd. Expected ship date: Jan 21, 2020 Carton quantity: 72 Distributor Lerner Publisher Services Expected ship