Jean Little -- Canadian Author https://jeanlittle.ca/index.php 2016-06-25T22:18:02Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2008-07-15T14:28:17Z 2008-07-15T14:28:17Z https://jeanlittle.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87:brothers-far-from-home&catid=40:dear-canada-series&Itemid=66 Administrator [email protected]

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/brothers_far_from_home.jpg" border="0" alt="Brothers Far from Home" title="Brothers Far from Home" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2003, 235 Pages</em></p><p>It has been two long years since Eliza's beloved older brother, Hugo, went away to war. Caught up in his enthusiasm, she couldn't understand her parents' less-than-enthusiastic reaction. Now that her other brother, Jack, has also enlisted, she yearns for the safe return of both brothers. If only she had a friend that she could talk to about her feelings...</p>

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/brothers_far_from_home.jpg" border="0" alt="Brothers Far from Home" title="Brothers Far from Home" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2003, 235 Pages</em></p><p>It has been two long years since Eliza's beloved older brother, Hugo, went away to war. Caught up in his enthusiasm, she couldn't understand her parents' less-than-enthusiastic reaction. Now that her other brother, Jack, has also enlisted, she yearns for the safe return of both brothers. If only she had a friend that she could talk to about her feelings...</p> 2008-07-15T14:32:55Z 2008-07-15T14:32:55Z https://jeanlittle.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88:if-i-die-before-i-wake&catid=40:dear-canada-series&Itemid=66 Administrator [email protected]

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/if_i_die_before_i_wake.jpg" border="0" alt="If I Die Before I Wake" title="If I Die Before I Wake" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2007, 243 Pages</em></p><p>Fiona comes from a large and loving family where she, her older sisters and her mother are all twins. But soon her loving family is torn apart as the Spanish flu is brought to Canada by soldiers returning from fighting overseas in World War I. Fiona turns to her diary, pouring out her fears as her sisters fall ill with the deadly disease. Will Fee lose those dear to her?</p>

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/if_i_die_before_i_wake.jpg" border="0" alt="If I Die Before I Wake" title="If I Die Before I Wake" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2007, 243 Pages</em></p><p>Fiona comes from a large and loving family where she, her older sisters and her mother are all twins. But soon her loving family is torn apart as the Spanish flu is brought to Canada by soldiers returning from fighting overseas in World War I. Fiona turns to her diary, pouring out her fears as her sisters fall ill with the deadly disease. Will Fee lose those dear to her?</p> 2008-07-15T14:18:27Z 2008-07-15T14:18:27Z https://jeanlittle.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86:orphan-at-my-door&catid=40:dear-canada-series&Itemid=66 Administrator [email protected]

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/orphan_at_my_door.jpg" border="0" alt="Orphan at My Door" title="Orphan at My Door" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2001, 221 Pages</em></p><p>At the turn of the century, Dr. Thomas Barnardo, an English philanthropist, sought to give orphaned and abandoned children a second chance in the New World. These children — "Home Children" as they were called — came to work in Canada as farm labourers and domestic servants. Victoria Cope's family takes in a Home Child, a sad and quiet girl named Mary Anna. Victoria soon discovers the reason for Mary Anna's silence — she was separated from her younger brother. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother. As Victoria confides her hopes and fears to her "Dear Diary," she reveals herself as a born writer.</p>

<p><img src="https://jeanlittle.ca/images/stories/publications/orphan_at_my_door.jpg" border="0" alt="Orphan at My Door" title="Orphan at My Door" align="top" /></p><p><em>Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2001, 221 Pages</em></p><p>At the turn of the century, Dr. Thomas Barnardo, an English philanthropist, sought to give orphaned and abandoned children a second chance in the New World. These children — "Home Children" as they were called — came to work in Canada as farm labourers and domestic servants. Victoria Cope's family takes in a Home Child, a sad and quiet girl named Mary Anna. Victoria soon discovers the reason for Mary Anna's silence — she was separated from her younger brother. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother. As Victoria confides her hopes and fears to her "Dear Diary," she reveals herself as a born writer.</p>