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Cher Journal: Si Je Meurs Avant Le Jour: Fiona Macgregor, Au Temps de la Grippe Espagnole, Toronto, Ontario, 1918

AUTHOR Little, Jean
PUBLISHER Scholastic (06/01/2008)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Ramen?e d'Europe par des soldats ayant combattu lors de la Premi?re Guerre mondiale, la grippe espagnole fait des ravages au sein de la population canadienne. Fiona Macgregor est t?moin des ravages de cette maladie qui risque d'emporter ses deux soeurs jumelles. Dans les pages de son journal intime, la jeune fille relate les ?v?nements de cette p?riode marquante de l'histoire tout en confiant ses sentiments et ses craintes: la grippe espagnole emportera-t-elle ses deux soeurs ador?es?

Fiona comes from a large and loving family where she, her older sisters and her mother are all twins. But soon her loving family is torn apart as the Spanish flu is brought to Canada by soldiers returning from fighting overseas in World War I. Fiona turns to her diary, pouring out her fears as her sisters fall ill with the deadly disease. Will Fee lose those dear to her?

Original Title: Dear Canada: If I Die Before I Wake

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ISBN-13: 9780545991278
ISBN-10: 0545991277
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: French
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Page Count: 240
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.62 x 0.86 x 7.66 inches
Weight: 0.72 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Ikids
Country of Origin: US
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Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - General
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 813.54
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Ramen?e d'Europe par des soldats ayant combattu lors de la Premi?re Guerre mondiale, la grippe espagnole fait des ravages au sein de la population canadienne. Fiona Macgregor est t?moin des ravages de cette maladie qui risque d'emporter ses deux soeurs jumelles. Dans les pages de son journal intime, la jeune fille relate les ?v?nements de cette p?riode marquante de l'histoire tout en confiant ses sentiments et ses craintes: la grippe espagnole emportera-t-elle ses deux soeurs ador?es?

Fiona comes from a large and loving family where she, her older sisters and her mother are all twins. But soon her loving family is torn apart as the Spanish flu is brought to Canada by soldiers returning from fighting overseas in World War I. Fiona turns to her diary, pouring out her fears as her sisters fall ill with the deadly disease. Will Fee lose those dear to her?

Original Title: Dear Canada: If I Die Before I Wake

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Author: Little, Jean
Jean Little is the author of more than twenty-five books for children. In addition to Emma's Magic Winter, her first I Can Read Book, Ms. Little's works include the novels Lost and Found, Different Dragons, From Anna and Hey World, Here I Am, illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Jean Little has always been interested in adoption, and she had a first-hand experience with it when her sister adopted two children several years ago. The family has nine pets, the most recent addition being Henry Higgins, a talking African gray parrot. Although Jean Little was born with scarred corneas that severely impair her vision, she has always loved to read and to write. She writes with a voice-activated computer and travels widely with her Seeing Eye dog, Pippa. Ms. Little lives in Ontario, Canada.
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