Dear Canada
by Jean Little
Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramawholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionscoming of age
Boxlist takeA wholesome, moving family novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Jean Little
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 221
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- Open Library
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