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Charlie: A Home Child's Life in Canada |
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| Format | Hardcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 978-1-55470-200-8 | |
| Pages | 112 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $19.95 | |
| Written by Beryl Young. Published by Key Porter Books Ltd., 2009. Description: |
| The story of the 100,000 British children who came to
Canada as child immigrants between 1870 and 1938 is not well known. Yet the
descendants of these "Home Children" number over four million people in Canada
today. The author is one of them: Charlie was her father. Charlie is a compelling account of a poor English boy who rises from poverty to become a valuable member of Canadian society. Charlie's story, like many others, is an inspiring part of our Canadian heritage, and will fascinate adults as well as children. Featuring archival and personal photographs, and information-packed sidebars, Charlie provides a rare glimpse into an inspiring chapter of our Canadian heritage. "A warm, candid look back at the life of a man who struggled to secure a place for himself in the new world. Along with the author's gentle and fluid narrative, the tome is seasoned with a smattering of sepia photographs of days gone by." — Halifax Chronicle Herald "In this story of the life of her father, a Barnardo boy who emigrated from Britain in the twentieth century, Beryl Young brings to life an important aspect of Canadian social history .... This book will provoke understanding, empathy, and enjoyment in young readers and in their parents as well." – Margaret Prang, Professor Emerita, History, University of British Columbia |
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