Fifteen-year-old cousins Melinda, Kate, and Rebecca, having shared the joys of an innocent summer, come to a realization of how limited their future options are when a stranger comes to town and offers to take Rebecca to Boston to develop her artistic talent.
Fourteen-year-old Kit Pitman has always lead a sheltered life in a small town on the outer banks of Newfoundland, where her mentally-challenged mother and strict grandmother hide the truth about Kit's illegitimate birth, but when Kit's grandmother dies unexpectedly, she and her mother are thrust into the harsh realities of life.
Thirteen-year-old Joey is sent to spend the Christmas holidays with his Aunt Corinne in Newfoundland after his mother is hospitalized with a broken leg, but as soon as he arrives Joey realizes that something is very wrong with his aunt--more than just grief over the recent loss of her husband.
Charlie Wilcox sets out to prove that he can follow the family tradition and go to sea in spite of his small size and club foot, but finds himself headed for war instead.
When his parents decide to leave their home in Newfoundland because his father can no longer work as a cod fisherman, eleven-year-old Duncan tries to find a way for them to stay.
When the ship Despatch goes down off the coast of Newfoundland in 1832, Anne Harvey, her father, brother, and dog rescue the passengers. Based on historical fact.
Presents an introduction to the land, history, economy, and people of Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador Province, and includes a list of famous Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, a fact file, and glossary.
