Recounts the events surrounding the 1917 explosion of a munitions ship off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and explains what the explosion and its aftermath taught scientists about the potential effects of the atom bomb.
Thirteen-year-old Katie is staying with her grandparents in Halifax for the summer, where she meets the ghost of a young orphan girl, sent from England to Canada during World War I.
A pictorial history of the activity at Canada's Pier 21, through which thousands of immigrants, refugees, and soldiers passed from 1928 to 1971; includes many photos of children and a section on Second World War brides.
the Halifax explosion diary of Charlotte Blackburn
Lawson, Julie
2006
A young Canadian girl uses her diary to record the events surrounding the December 1917 explosion that destroyed her small town in Nova Scotia and her own struggles to rebuild her life and family.
Fifteen-year-old Lydia is thrilled when Megan and her brother, Sam, move in across the street, but their over-protective and hostile mother does not want the kids to hang out with Lydia, who thinks the whole family might be hiding a secret.
