Bernice Thurman Hunter

Amy Phair's world fell apart when her mother died. Her baby sister was taken away, and now Gramma Davis keeps her busy cooking and cleaning for three young brothers and a neglectful father. It isn't fair . . . but Amy promised her mama she'd watch over them all. Still, Amy can dream: dreams of beautiful music, of having a sister, of a father who ca …

Booky has matured since we first met her, but her spunk and humour remain in this final book of this beloved series!

Booky is back! Ever since she "romped through the Depression on her skinny legs",she has delighted readers with her feistiness and nerve. In this last book of the popular series, Booky finishes high school and lands her first job. She …

Beatrice Thomson doesn't mind her funny nickname. It makes her feel special, which is important when you're the middle child: not the smartest, or the best-looking, or a boy. The Depression years are hard ones, with her father out of work and the family struggling to make ends meet. But irrepressible Booky, with her big imagination and even bigger …

Order of Canada recipient Bernice Thurman Hunter is back with another heartwarming story of Connie and Carrie Taylor, the identical twins from Two Much Alike! Becoming a teenager is supposed to be filled with exciting new experiences, but having another set of twins in the house isn't quite what Connie and Carrie had in mind. The babies get all the …

A stout loghouse and a strong papa; crackly cornhusk mattresses and water fetched from a spring down the hill; crashing trees and howling storms; encounters with bears, wolves and deer; exciting trips to Toronto. All these things and more - make a rich and varied life for young Willie Adams. Find out what it was like to live in Northern Ontario in …

The classic trilogy from a beloved author, now available for the first time in one volume. When Margaret is sent to her aunt and uncle's farm to recover from tuberculosis she must overcome being away from her friends and family. Gradually, she finds her place and makes a fast friend in Starr, the big Clydesdale. Beloved children's author Bernice Th …

Scatterbrained, incorrigible and irrepressible — Booky will win you over in this Canadian classic set in Depression-era Toronto.

It's almost 1933 and the Great Depression has hit the east end of Toronto. Booky's father can't find work; her mother is expecting another baby; the bailiff keeps threatening to evict the family from their home; and her …

Graham is an orphan who yearns for a real family. The Velma Villa orphanage keeps him safe and warm, but Mother Button does little to make him feel loved. Graham knows from his birth certificate that his birthday is June 2nd, 1935, that he was born in Islington, England, and that his mother's name is Marietta Robbertson. Armed with this information …

It's 1953: television is the newest thing, girls wear dresses to play outside — and Carrie and Connie Taylor are almost twelve years old. Living in Detroit, Michigan, "the twins" are so identical they fool people by switching clothes or classes in school. They even have their own private language! But after their Canadian cousin says that twins h …

Booky is turning thirteen and life is ever-changing! Once again, she counts on her humour and wit to help her survive the growing pains.

The irrepressible Booky is back! She's growing up and getting into more scrapes than ever — sneaking into a show, telling ghost stories to scare the daylights out of little kids, getting fired from her first baby …