Dear Canada Series by Jean Little

Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:28:17 +0000

Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2003, 235 Pages

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...

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If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:32:55 +0000

Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2007, 243 Pages

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?

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Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:18:27 +0000

Dear Canada Series, Scholastic, 2001, 221 Pages

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.

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