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Dear Canada is a series of
historical novels marketed at kids first published in 2001 and continuing to the present. The books are published by
Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the
Dear America series, with each book written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman living during an important event in Canadian history. The series covers both familiar and little-known topics such as
Home Children ,
North-West Rebellion , and the
1837 Rebellion .
Books
Orphan at My Door : The
Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897 by
Jean Little (2001)
A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The
Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926 by
Sarah Ellis (2001)
With Nothing But Our Courage: The
Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783 by
Karleen Bradford (2002)
Footsteps in the Snow: The
Red River Diary of Isobel Scott, Rupert's Land, 1815 by
Carol Matas (2002)
A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The
Railway Diary of Kate Cameron, Yale, British Columbia, 1882 by
Julie Lawson (2002)
Whispers of War: The
War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Meritt, Niagara, Upper Canada, 1812 by
Kit Pearson (2002)
Alone in an Untamed Land: The
Filles du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge, Montreal, New France, 1666 by
Maxine Trottier (2003)
Brothers Far from Home: The
World War I Diary of Eliza Bates, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1916 by
Jean Little (2003)
An Ocean Apart: The
Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922 by
Gillian Chan (2004)
A Trail of Broken Dreams: The
Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer, Overland to the Cariboo, 1862 by
Barbara Haworth-Attard (2004)
Banished from Our Home: The
Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard, Grand-Pre, Acadia, 1755 by
Sharon Stewart (2004)
Winter of Peril: The
Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge, Mairie's Cove, New-Found-Land, 1721 by
Jan Andrews (2005)
Turned Away: The
World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941 by
Carol Matas (2005)
The Death of My Country: The
Plains of Abraham Diary of Genevieve Aubuchon, Quebec, New France, 1759 by
Maxine Trottier (2005)
No Safe Harbour: The
Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1917 by
Julie Lawson (2006)
A Rebel's Daughter: The
1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson, Toronto, Upper Canada, 1837 by
Janet Lunn (2006)
A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas by
Jean Little ,
Janet Lunn ,
Sarah Ellis ,
Kit Pearson ,
Gillian Chan ,
Carol Matas ,
Maxine Trottier ,
Julie Lawson ,
Sharon Stewart ,
Barbara Haworth-Attard ,
Jan Andrews , &
Karleen Bradford (2006)
If I Die Before I Wake: The
Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor, Toronto, Ontario, 1918 by
Jean Little (2007)
Not a Nickel to Spare: The
Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen, Toronto, Ontario, 1932 by
Perry Nodelman (2007)
Prisoners in the Promised Land: The
Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 by
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (2007)
Days of Toil and Tears: The
Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford, Almonte, Ontario, 1887 by
Sarah Ellis (2008)
Where the River Takes Me: The
Hudson's Bay Company Diary of Jenna Sinclair, Fort Victoria, Vancouver's Island, 1849 by
Julie Lawson (2008)
Blood Upon Our Land: The
North West Resistance Diary of Josephine Bouvier, Batoche, District of Saskatchewan, 1885 by
Maxine Trottier (2009)
A Desperate Road to Freedom: The
Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson, Virginia to Canada West, 1863-1864 by
Karleen Bradford (2009)
A Christmas to Remember: Tales of Comfort and Joy by
Jean Little ,
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch ,
Carol Matas ,
Maxine Trottier ,
Sarah Ellis ,
Julie Lawson ,
Perry Nodelman , &
Karleen Bradford (2009)
Exiles from the War: The
War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss, Guelph, Ontario, 1940 by
Jean Little (2010)
To Stand on My Own: The
Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937 by
Barbara Haworth-Attard (2010)
Hoping for Home: Stories of Arrival by
Jean Little ,
Kit Pearson ,
Brian Doyle ,
Paul Yee ,
Irene N. Watts ,
Ruby Slipperjack ,
Afua Cooper ,
Rukhsana Khan ,
Marie-Andrée Clermont ,
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz , &
Shelley Tanaka (2011)
That Fatal Night: The
Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1912 by Sarah Ellis (2011)
Torn Apart: The
Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1941 by Susan Aihoshi (2012)
A Sea of Sorrows: The
Typhus Epidemic Diary of Johanna Leary, Ireland to Canada East, 1847 by Norah McClintock (2012)
Pieces of the Past: The
Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 by
Carol Matas (2013)
A Country of Our Own: The
Confederation Diary of Rosie Dunn, Ottawa, Province of Canada, 1866 by
Karleen Bradford (2013)
All Fall Down: The
Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts, Frank, District of Alberta, 1902 by
Jean Little (2014)
Flame and Ashes: The
Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1892 by
Janet McNaughton (2014)
A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas by
Jean Little ,
Barbara Haworth-Attard ,
Sarah Ellis ,
Susan Aihoshi ,
Norah McClintock ,
Carol Matas ,
Karleen Bradford , &
Ruby Slipperjack (2015)
These Are My Words: The
Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens, Northern Ontario, 1966 by
Ruby Slipperjack (2016)
Companion series
In September 2010, Scholastic launched a similar series marketed at boys, titled
I Am Canada .
See also
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