Forget Me Not
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- May 2008
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897174241
- Publish Date
- May 2008
- List Price
- $12.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 4
Description
A poignant tale of how The Great War touched a country, and of how a man who was certain he had lost what was most important to him, finds it again through the friendship of a child. It is a story of honour and remembranceOne day in the summer of 1917, Bridget Keats sees something new. A stranger--Jake Wiseman--has come to their small Newfoundland outport. A mysterious soldier who will not show himself, he hides away on a nearby island in the old lighthouse keeper's cottage. Some say he was a coward. Some say he was wounded and came back horribly scarred. No one knows for sure. It is Bridget Keats, who must bring his food to him each day. And it is Bridget who learns the truth of what is inside the man when a terrible storm forces Jake Wiseman to make as hard a choice as he has ever made.
About the authors
Maxine Trottier is a prolific writer of books for young people. Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on May 3, 1950, she moved to Windsor, Ontario in Canada with her family ten years later. In 1974 she became a Canadian citizen. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.Maxine spent 31 years working as an educator in elementary classrooms, guiding children toward literacy. The students in her class, who of course thought of her only as their teacher, saw each step in the creation of a new work. They heard the unillustrated story, saw the roughs, and were the first to view the finished book.Maxine lives with her husband William and their two Yorkies, Ceilidh and Moon. They divide their year between Port Stanley, Ontario on Lake Erie, and Newman s Cove, Newfoundland, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Both are wonderful places to write.
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Nancy has been a graphic artist for over twenty years, and has produced covers and illustrations for several Newfoundland books for adults and children. She is the mother of one boy and two girls, a sookie dog, and an opinionated budgie.
Librarian Reviews
Forget-Me-Not
In the summer of 1917, Bridget spies a stranger in their small Newfoundland outport. He is a mysterious soldier who hides on an island. Bridget learns the truth of what is inside him when a terrible storm forces him to make the hardest choice he’s ever made.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2009.
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