Arabella Stevenson's father is arrested and sent to prison for rebelling against the British government in Toronto, leaving Arabella's mother destitute and forcing Arabella to work as a scullery maid in the home of one of her former classmates.
In 1916, in Uxbridge, Ontario, twelve-year-old Eliza, a Presbyterian minister's daughter, chronicles her family's experiences after her two brothers leave for Europe to fight in the war.
A lined, blank notebook for filling with one's personal thoughts, drawings and paper clippings. Pages have border decorations and annotations by Amelia.
In 1666, thirteen-year-old H?l?ne chronicles her journey from France to Montr?al, New France, and her life in the new country as a "fille ? marier" or marriageable girl.
Jody McGrath, traveling the world with her family on a dolphin research project, tries to save the dolphins of the Canary Islands from being injured by ferry boats.
This book looks at journals and narratives, examining what a journal and narrative are and what their main elements are, before going on to provide tips and examples to help the reader write his or her own journal or narrative.
An historical fiction depicting the World War II diary of a young Jewish girl whose family is attempting to flee Nazi-occupied Europe for Canada in the early days of the war.
After running away from her fifth foster home, Holly, a twelve-year-old orphan, travels across the country, keeping a journal of her experiences and struggle to survive.
In a series of letters and journal entries, twelve-year-old Vivien describes being abandoned by her mother and struggling to survive on the streets of a big city while searching for her family.
