| Charlie: A Home Child's Life in Canada Contributor(s): Young, Beryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1553801407 ISBN-13: 9781553801405 Publisher: Ronsdale Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Europe - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: 363.209 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.8" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of the 100,000 British children who came to Canada as child immigrants between 1870 and 1938 is not well known. Yet the descendants of these "Home Children" number over four million people in Canada today. The author is one of them. Charlie was her father. Charlie is a compelling account of a poor English boy who works his way out of poverty to eventually become a high-ranking member of the RCMP. Charlie's story, like many others, is an inspiring part of our Canadian heritage, and will fascinate adults as well as children. |
Contributor Bio(s): Young, Beryl: - Beryl Young is the author of the best-selling young adult novel Wishing Star Summer (Raincoast, 2001), Charlie: A Home Child's Life in Canada (Key Porter, 2009) and Follow the Elephant (Ronsdale Press, 2010). Beryl is a member of the Writers Union of Canada, the Federation of B.C. Writers, CWILL B.C. and the Canadian Society of Authors, Illustrators and Performers. She lives in Vancouver, B.C. |