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Dear Canada: Exiles from the War

Hardcover  Ebook  
ISBN: 9780545986175 Pages: 248 Ages: 8-12 Dimensions: 5.625" x 7.75"

About this book

When a frightened girl and boy arrive on the Twiss family's doorstep to escape the Blitz, Charlotte wonders how she will keep her war guests from missing their parents back home, or from cowering every time a plane flies overhead. Though the war is being waged across the Atlantic, Charlotte begins to feel its danger, as her brother George defies their parents and enlists in the Navy.


After months of receiving letters from overseas, suddenly there is no word from him — has the unthinkable happened and George's ship been sunk by a German submarine?


Charlotte Twiss's diary shows her innermost feelings about her life on the Canadian homefront, as she helps her war guests "settle in" and wonders whether her brother is safe from harm.

Awards

Shortlisted, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 2011
Shortlisted, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice) 2012
Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year 2011
Commended, IODE Canada Violet Downey Recommended List 2011

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