- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada; First Edition edition (Sep 10 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 014331209X
- ISBN-13: 978-0143312093
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #450,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Of the 3,200 people who died during the smallpox epidemic in 1885, 2,500 of them were children under the age of 10. In A Season of Sorrow, smallpox, which lurked on the periphery of Dark Spring, descends upon Marie-Claire and her family. How they, their community and the church cope with the epidemic, as well as with the controversial vaccine meant to guard against it, is the focus of this story.
About the Author
Kathy Stinson is the author of many books, including Red is Best, which won the Toronto Chapter IODE Award, and One Year Commencing, which was nominated for B.C.'s Red Cedar Award. In 1987 Kathy received the Bicentennial Civic Award of Merit from the City of Scarborough. She now lives near Guelph, Ontario.
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A good historical novel for young girls., July 29 2005
By Rebecca Herman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marie-Claire: A Season of Sorrow (Our Canadian Girl) (Paperback)
This book is the second about Marie-Claire, a young girl from 1880s Montreal, in the Our Canadian Girl series. The Our Canadian girl books are about young fictional Canadian girls during different periods in history.
The year is 1885 in Montreal. Ten-year-old Marie-Claire thinks life may finally be back to normal again. After months spent at home helping her mother when her father was injured and unable to work, she is finally able to return to school. But life becomes difficult again for the family when a smallpox epidemic spreads through the city. Marie-Claire and her family must struggle to cope with even more tragedy in their lives when Marie-Claire's younger sister becomes ill with smallpox.
Young girls who enjoy historical novels and who read the first book about Marie-Claire, Dark Spring, are sure to enjoy this book as well and will be eager to read the final two books about her. I really enjoyed the historical setting in particular as it was very unique to me.
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