... in the turbulent, muscular new world of Toronto in the ' 20s and ' 30s. Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into being: the politically powerful, the anarchists, bridge builders and tunnellers, a vanished millionaire and his mistress, a rescued nun and a thief ... Laval University. Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion narrates the forgotten stories of those who contributed to the building of the city Toronto, particularly immigrants and marginal individua...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... their native land and culture. Clarke assembles eight short stories each having unique characters and plots that tell about different aspects of the lives of immigrants in Toronto. Most of the stories are recounted in first person by vivid, comical and often grim characters and describe in great detail the ... were packing their up possessions and moving to America and Canada, places considered a whole different mythical world. Vittorio's father was also one of such immigrants who left Valle del Sole. Vittorio was only three years old when his father left and thus had no memories of him....

• Word Count: 2760
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School