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Dear Canada Christmas Story No. 4: These Three Gifts

Author : Maxine Trottier

Publisher : Scholastic Canada

Page : 26 pages

File Size : 38,73 MB

Release : 2012-12-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1443124206

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A holiday treat for fans of the Dear Canada series, and all lovers of historical fiction! Gifts from the heart are the best gifts of all. Genevieve feared for her brother's life when he and his friend fought to defend New France against the British siege of their city. Their hopes came undone in one day following a fierce battle on the Plains of Abraham. With Quebec in British hands, everything - everything - changed! And now another shift in their fortunes brings a new challenge. This short story was originally published in Dear Canada: A Christmas to Remember, a collection featuring many of Canada's top writers for children, including Jean Little, Sarah Ellis, Carol Matas, and more. New readers will adore this stand-alone holiday tale, while fans of the series will recognize the voice of Genevieve, whom they first met in the award-winning Dear Canada book The Death of My Country. Collect all 12 Dear Canada Christmas stories this season and enjoy a very happy holiday



Dear Canada: A Season for Miracles

Author : Gillian Chan

Publisher : Scholastic Canada

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 44,49 MB

Release : 2012-09-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1443119962

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Twelve original holiday stories from the top children's writers in the country! What an incredible gift book for Dear Canada fans! The twelve stories in this treasury are set around Christmas time and feature the young girls from a dozen previous Dear Canada books. Readers will be thrilled to reconnect with their favourites and get a glimpse of each character's life a year or so after the events in the actual diary are over. Anyone new to the Dear Canada series will be introduced to characters so compelling, they'll want to read more.



Orphan at My Door

Author : Jean Little

Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 14,33 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN :

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Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.





Harper's Bazaar

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Page : 557 pages

File Size : 48,29 MB

Release : 1881

Category : Dressmaking

ISBN :

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The Athenaeum

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Page : 896 pages

File Size : 22,53 MB

Release : 1884

Category : Arts

ISBN :

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Christmas Stories

Author : Charles Dickens

Publisher :

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 10,29 MB

Release : 1862

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Harper's Young People

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Page : 854 pages

File Size : 18,39 MB

Release : 1882

Category : Children's literature

ISBN :

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Etude Music Magazine

Author : Theodore Presser

Publisher :

Page : 954 pages

File Size : 47,9 MB

Release : 1924

Category : Music

ISBN :

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Includes music.



Brothers Far from Home

Author : Jean Little

Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 46,20 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Canada

ISBN : 9780439969000

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With more than 200,000 books in print, Dear Canada has fast become the historical fiction series for young girls. It has been two long years since Eliza's beloved older brother, Hugo, went away to war. Caught up in his enthusiasm, she couldn't understand her parent's less-than enthusiastic reaction. Now that her other brother Jack has also enlisted, she yearns for the safe return of both brothers. If only she had a friend that she could talk to about her feelings....