Hoping for home: stories of arrival

In this wonderful new short story anthology, eleven of Canada's top children's authors contribute stories of immigration, displacement and change, exploring the frustration and uncertainty those changes can bring. Told in first-person narratives, this collection features a diverse cast of...

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Main Author: Ruhl, Greg (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto Scholastic Canada 2011
Edition:1. print., new release
Series:Dear Canada
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Summary:In this wonderful new short story anthology, eleven of Canada's top children's authors contribute stories of immigration, displacement and change, exploring the frustration and uncertainty those changes can bring. Told in first-person narratives, this collection features a diverse cast of boys and girls, each one living at a different point in Canada's vast landscape and history
Item Description:Marooned in Canada / by Kit Pearson -- Ghost town / by Shelley Tanaka -- To get away from all that / by Rukhsana Khan -- The flower of the flock / by Irene N. Watts -- The Charleston at the trapline / by Ruby Slipperjack -- Prairie showdown / by Paul Yee -- In the silence of my heart / by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz -- Entrance certificate / by Brian Doyle -- To learn ... even a little / by Afua Cooper -- Out of the ashes / by Marie-Andrě Clermont -- Hattie's home / by Jean Little -- About the authors
Physical Description:242 p. ill. 20 cm
ISBN:9780545986977
0545986974

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