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Rated by Karyn H
Aug 30, 2024

Writing a research paper can induce panic in even the most lion-hearted student.  You need a topic and tentative idea of how you want to develop it.  Then you need primary and secondary sources to support and build upon your topic.  I discussed options for primary sources in a previous review.  This review will discuss options for secondary sources. You cannot just use any website. Wikipedia—the much-loved free online encyclopedia— is forbidden by educators from appearing in your Works Cited page due to its unreliable creditability.

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Prairie Edge

By Conor Kerr
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★★★★★

Rated by Alice Pi
Aug 29, 2024

In his second standalone novel after the award-winning debut Avenue of Champions, published in 2021, Conor Kerr once again presents the lives of Métis people in Edmonton​​, Alberta: his own home town. Of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry with roots dating back to the early years of fur trading on this continent, the Métis are one of three Indigenous groups recognized in Canada’s constitution.