Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope (Dear Canada Series)

by Jean Little

Overview

Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781443113144
Publisher:	Scholastic Canada Ltd
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Series:	Dear Canada Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	306,332
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jean Little is one of Canada’s most beloved and distinguished authors. She has written fifty books which have been translated into twenty languages. Among them are some of Canada’s best-loved works for children, such as Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird, Mine for Keeps and From Anna. Jean began writing as a child and has never stopped, despite the challenge of her blindness. She has received numerous national and international awards and has been made a member of the Order of Canada for her outstanding contribution to Canadian children’s literature. Jean lives in Guelph, Ontario with her sister, great-nephew, four dogs and two cats.