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Dear Canada: Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge (Hardcover)

by Jan Andrews (Author)

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Canada (Feb 1 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0779114094
ISBN-13: 978-0779114092

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Sophie Loveridge's family is uprooted from the comfort of their home in England when her eccentric father -- inspired by the new novel, Robinson Crusoe -- decides to move the family to the New World so he can write an epic poem about surviving the rugged winter conditions. When the only help they have -- a skilful fisherman -- dies, it is up to Sophie and her mother to make sure the family survives until the spring, when the next fishing boat will arrive in their isolated cove.

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Jan Andrews own family has roots in the West Country of England, where Sophie Loveridge is from."I seem to know how Sophie feels and thinks better than I have done with any other character I have created so far," says Jan. Her books have been shortlisted for the Governor GeneralÂ’s Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award, selected by the International Youth Library, and chosen as an ALA Notable. Her previous books include PaÂ’s Harvest, The Auction and Very Last First Time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Winter of Peril, Jan 8 2006

By	E.G. Matthews "An Avid Reader" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge by Jan Andrews is a pretty good Dear Canada book, though not among some of my favorites in the series.

Sophie Loveridge lives a peaceful, pampered life in rich her family's estate in Deer Park, England, in 1721. But money has been running low lately---so Sophie's father decides to take Sophie and her mother with him on a journey to the isolated, brutally cold New-Found-Land, where he hopes to write an epic poem of survival through peril. Sophie is unhappy with the move, but soon finds new friends amongst those traveling to New-Found-Land as well. But now, almost everyone is leaving to escape the harsh winter. Can Sophie and her family survive?

Jan Andrews has done a good job of illustrating life in the desolate and frigid place that is now called Newfoundland, and also the ways of cod-fishing, but it was extremely hard to relate to Sophie. Her parents seemed aloof and always emotionless to their daughter, and she seemed like a very lonely little girl.

Recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not among the best in the series., Aug 19 2005

By	Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

It is 1721. Twelve-year-old Sophie Loveridge's father has always been a dreamer. Due to his refusal to be practical, the family has never had much money, and so they have lived at the home of Sophie's wealthy uncle, who is a merchant involved in the fish trade. Every summer, ships he owns are sent to New-Found-Land, in the New World, where there is abundant fishing. Sophie's father decides if he can go on an adventure, he can write a book and become famous like the author of Robinson Crusoe. But his dream changes Sophie's life when her father decides his wife and daughter must come along on his New World adventure. He decides they will travel on one of the fishing ships - and when fall comes and the ship returns to England, they will stay behind and spend the winter in the wilderness. Sophie doesn't want to leave England. She hates life on the ship and when they arrive in New-Found-Land she is frightened by such a lonely and desolate place. She becomes happier during the summer as she makes a few friends - the wives of two of the fishermen, an old fisherman who keeps an eye out for Sophie, and the old man's grandson. But when winter comes and almost everyone leaves Sophie is unperepared for how cold and hungry and lonely the winter will be.

This book wasn't really one of my favorite Dear Canada books. I still enjoyed it, but I found it slow moving at times, and not as interesting as some of the other books. The character was likable but her family was rather strange and so hard to relate to. I would recommend it to readers who are interested in this time period or who want to read all the Dear Canada books but if you are new to the series I would suggest starting with one of the others - my favorites are Orphan at My Door, Banished From Our Home, and With Nothing But Our Courage.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Canadian read, May 10 2005