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
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.
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.
