It looked like an ordinary root cellar--And if twelve-year-old Rose hadn't been so unhappy in her new home, where she'd been sent to live with unknown relatives, she probably would never have fled down the stairs to the root cellar in the first place...
A collection of twenty-one short stories and poems about ghosts and other things supernatural by a variety of Canadian authors including Tim Wynne-Jones, Kit Pearson, Jean Little, Karleen Bradford, Janet Lunn, and L.M. Montgomery...
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What could be more fun than a country fair? There are so many delights to choose from: the many farm animals, the colorful quilts, the penmanship contests, the delicious pies to eat, and best of all, the friends to see. Gilles Pelletier’s colorful ...
Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave. She was gentle, shy, and soft spoken. But Laura was brave, and Janet Lunn tells her compelling story. A war between Great Britain and the United States was raging. The American political leaders were su...
A classic children’s book for every Canadian family to treasure for all time " a story of mystery and young love in a richly detailed Canadian historical setting.From the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature comes ...
“Ever since we’ve had this doll,” Elizabeth said hesitantly, “we’ve had funny things happen " the same dreams and knowing things and stuff like that.”Twins Jane and Elizabeth are twelve years old and have outgrown dolls. Nevertheless, o...
Amos the sheep is old and cold and sick of having his wool taken away. Despite his noisy objections, Aunt Hattie shears Amos once again and knits his precious wool into a beautiful, brightly colored sweater for Uncle Henry. Poor Amos decides that eno...
After Arabella's father is jailed for his part in the short-lived 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion in Toronto, her mother just cannot cope. The family is ostracized, they lose their home and they have no income -- yet Arabella's mother still doesn't tak...
Set in 1777, Phoebe Olcott gets involved in a dangerous mission when, after her cousin is hanged for being a spy, she decides to deliver a message to the British general in order to save a group of Loyalist families from harm....