Book Description
Since the first
Our Canadian Girl book was published, children, teachers and librarians across the country have raved about the courageous young girls who bring Canada's past to life. Now, fans of the acclaimed series can collect beautiful hardcover editions of the first four books that started it all.
In Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge, Emily discovers B.C.'s Chinatown in 1896 and befriends Hing, her middle-class family's servant. In Penelope: Terror in the Harbour, Penelope's world is rocked-literally-with the 1917 Halifax harbour explosion. In Marie-Claire: Dark Spring, Marie-Claire's life in 1885 Montreal is turned topsy-turvy amidst a smallpox outbreak and some drastic family changes, and in Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining, Rachel, a freed slave, dreams of a better life in Nova Scotia, only to find that Canada brings its own set of hardships.
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.
Lynne Kositsky is the author of Rebecca's Flame, A Question of Will, and Candles, which was shortlisted in the Geoffrey Bilson Award and was an "Our Choice" selection of the Canadian Children's Book Centre. she lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Julie Lawson is the award-winning author of books for children of all ages, including Bear on the Train, Midnight in the Mountains, In Like a Lion, Turns on a Dime, and Emma and the Silk Train.
Sharon McKay is an award-winning author of many books for parents and children, including Penelope from the Our Canadian Girl series. Her first young adult novel, Charlie Wilcox, won the Geoffrey Bilson Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award. Charlie Wilcox's Great War, the sequel, was nominated for a 2003 Red Maple Award. Esther, her most recent novel for young adults, was shortlisted for a 2004 Governor General's Award.
