Mollie Wells Wells itibaren Steinbach, 35708 Haiger, Germany
Hannah writes an incredible book exposing on the horrific regimes that existed in the Soviet Union and Germany during the second world war. She frames the crimes and real intentions of the Stalin and Hitler. I'm not really sure that I understood WWII until I read this book, it's that good and essential. This is a tough read as it was originally written in German and the translation is a little rough. Some of the sentences go on for paragraphs. And it's definitely a mature read, not for readers under 18.
Twelve-year-old Harriet Palmer's father left several months ago to join the 1862 Cariboo Gold Rush, leaving his family behind at a fort halfway along the way. Now Harriet's mother has died after a difficult childbirth, along with the new baby, and Harriet has no way to support her ten-year-old brother William and four-year-old sister Luella. The three siblings are taken in by the Owens, a childless couple who live at the fort, but then Harriet learns that when they return to Toronto next year, the Owens plan to take William and Luella with them and leave Harriet behind as a servant to another family. Harriet is determined not to allow what is left of her family to be torn apart. Disguising herself as a boy, she joins a party of miners headed for the gold fields, hoping and praying that she will find her father there. During the difficult journey, Harriet faces many dangers and hardships, but also makes new friends and finds adventure. But what awaits her at the end of her journey, and will she be able to find her father? I really enjoyed this book from the Dear Canada series. Harriet is a wonderful character who was determined to help her family and do whatever it takes to accomplish her goal, and I enjoyed reading about her adventures and about life during the Cariboo Gold Rush. I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoyed the previous books in the Dear Canada series.
This is about a clever young boy (Laurie) who, after getting in more than a little trouble at school, decides that it would be in his interest to not tell his parents about what happened. So, he creates another boy at school, who takes all of the blame for Laurie. After awhile, his parents begin to ask everyday what Charles did wrong in school that day, and they enjoy hearing these stories. Then when the time comes for a parent teacher conference, Charles' mother finds the opportunity to talk to the teacher about this Charles boy. When she asks about Charles, the teacher has no idea who she is talking about. This was a clever short story, very to the point, and you don't know much else about the family. I enjoyed it in its simpleness and how well she conveyed the little boy and his secret imaginary classmate.