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• Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt (Dear Canada)

  Kit Pearson

  
  In the summer of 1812, as rumours of a looming war become a reality, Susanna, her mother and sister are surviving as best they can while the men are fighting. As news of various battles reaches them, Susanna becomes even more concerned for the safety and well-being of her beloved brother and father. She is also torn between the loyalties of her best friend and her mother – both Americans living in Upper Canada – and her father’s and brother’s allegiance to General Brock and the King. But the night of the Battle of Queenston Heights, Susanna’s main concern is for survival. Every diary in this historical series has a matte-finish cover, rough-cut pages, and bound-in ribbon bookmark.
  
   

• The Sky Is Falling

  Kit Pearson

  
  The experiences of a girl and her younger brother who are evacuated to Canada at the beginning of World War II and find that they will be staying with complete strangers.
  
   

• Guests of War Trilogy

  Kit Pearson

  
  Based on historical events, this moving fictional account of the adventures of two English children in a foreign land has become a favorite among Canadian children-this award-winning trilogy is now available in this omnibus edition.
  
  This unforgettable trio of novels by award-winning author Kit Pearson is composed of The Sky is Falling, Looking at the Moon and The Lights Go On Again. The character at the heart of these stories is Norah Stoakes, a young English girl who is sent by her parents to Canada, along with her younger brother, during the Second World War. After five years pass, Norah is comfortable with her new life and country, but when the war ends her brother, Gavin, is reluctant to return to England and to parents he can barely remember.
  
   

• Handful of Time

  Kit Pearson

  
  When Patricia's mother sends her to her cousins' cottage for the summer, Patricia doesn't want to go. She doesn't know her cousins at all, and she's never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends.
  
  When she arrives at the cottage, her worst fears come true: her cousin Kelly teases her; Aunt Ginnie and Uncle Doug feel sorry for her. She doesn't fit in. Then Patricia discovers an old watch hidden under a floorboard. When she winds it, she finds herself taken back in time to the summer when her own mother was twelve ...
  
   

• Awake and Dreaming

  Kit Pearson

  
  Theo has always dreamed of belonging to a real family. Her dream seems to come true when she is mysteriously "adopted" by the warm Kaldor clan. For the first time, Theo has brand new clothes, things of her own, security, and good friends. But, as time passes, the magic of Theo's new life begins to fade--really fade. In fact, Theo herself is vanishing....
  
  "Deftly weaves fantasy and reality together into a charming novel...Intriguing from start to finish." --School Library Journal
  
   

• The Singing Basket

  Kit Pearson

  
  
   

• The Daring Game

  Kit Pearson

  
  At first Eliza is happy with her new life at boarding school, settling into the Yellow Dorm, making new friends, learning the rituals of school life and doing well in her classes. But a bond begins to develop between Eliza and Helen, a mischievous, unpopular girl who defies authority, plays practical jokes and doesn't seem to care what others think of her. It is Helen who starts the daring game among the first girls in the Yellow Dorm.
  
   

• The Lights Go on Again

  Kit Pearson

  
  With the end of World War II, Gavin and Norah, who had been sent to Canada for safety, must return to England after a five-year absence, and Gavin is faced with the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Canadian family and his best friends.
  
   

• Looking at the Moon

  Kit Pearson

  
  It's 1943 and World War II is raging. Thirteen-year-old Norah has been an English "war guest" in Canada for three years. Then Andrew arrives, mature and handsome, and Norah falls in love.