| The Accidental Orphan Contributor(s): Horne, Constance (Author) |
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ISBN: 088878385X ISBN-13: 9780888783851 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: In this exciting novel from BC Book Prize and Silver Birch nominee Constance Horne, eleven-year-old Ellen finds herself wrongly accused of stealing while selling flowers on the Liverpool docks. In her escape she becomes a stowaway aboard a steamship bound for Canada, an unwilling member of a band of orphans headed for new families on the Prairies. Adopted by the Aitkens, a family on a Manitoba homestead, she soon lands herself at the centre of a number of calamities, unexpectedly learning about rural life in the New World and the value of family ties, both those forged in blood and those forged in trust. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 4.28" W x 11.82" (0.39 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Manitoba - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 42412 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Short-listed for the 1999 Silver Birch Award |
Contributor Bio(s): Horne, Constance: - Constance Horne is the author of numerous books. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. |