Children's Fiction Christmas & Advent
Dear Canada Christmas Story No. 5: When War Hits Home
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2012
- Category
- Christmas & Advent, General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781443124218
- Publish Date
- Dec 2012
- List Price
- $.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 7
Description
A holiday treat for fans of the Dear Canada Series, and all lovers of historical fiction!
Rekindling a treasured friendship helps a young girl understand the meaning of Christmas. Charlotte and her brother Luke, a soldier serving overseas during World War I, frequently exchange letters. Charlotte fears for his safety, for the worst she can imagine is that Luke will not come home from the war. She's still a year away from knowing how her own life will be changed when a munitions ship in Halifax Harbour catches fire, causing the largest man-made explosion in history and flattening the city of Halifax.
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, Maxine Trottier, Carol Matas, and more. New readers will adore this stand-alone holiday tale, while fans of the Series will recognize the voice of Charlotte, whom they first met in the award-winning Dear Canada book No Safe Harbour.
Collect all 12 Dear Canada Christmas stories this season and enjoy a very happy holiday!
About the author
Julie Lawson is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults. Her critically acclaimed works have received numerous award nominations, including the Children's Book Centre Award for A Blinding Light, the Canadian Library Association Award for White Jade Tiger, and Forest of Reading Awards for Goldstone, Ghosts of the Titanic, A Ribbon of Shining Steel, and many more. Her YA novels include White Jade Tiger (winner of the Sheila A. Egoff BC Children's Fiction Prize), No Safe Harbour (winner of the Hackmattack Children's Choice Award) and A Blinding Light (runner-up for the City Of Victoria Bolen Books Prize).
Julie writes from her home in Victoria, BC.
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