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Cher Journal : Une terre immense à conquérir

Le journal d'Evelyn Weatherhall, fille d'immigrants anglais, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926

by (author) Sarah Ellis

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd, Independent Publishers Group
Initial publish date
Nov 2012
Category
General
Recommended Age
9 to 18
Recommended Grade
4 to 12
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780439942553
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $16.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781443122924
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $16.99

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Au fil des pages de son journal, Evelyn Weatherhall témoigne d?une partie de notre histoire. Les Weatherhall quittent une vie confortable à Londres pour aller s?installer dans l?Ouest canadien, où ils comptent faire fortune sur le ranch de l?oncle Alf. Lorsqu?ils arrivent au pays, c?est la désillusion. Ils doivent s?installer dans un campement rudimentaire sur une ferme louée. Evelyn ne se laisse pas abattre. Elle est déterminée à vivre sa vie pleinement, peu importent les épreuves.

Evelyn Weatherall and her family leave a comfortable life in London for the promised riches of Canada's expanding West. Expecting to make their fortunes on Uncle Alf's ranch, the Weatheralls are shocked to find themselves living in a sod hut on a rented farm. Ivy is determined to taste life to the fullest, whatever hardships she may encounter. Writing in her diary, she recounts learning the new skills expected of a young farm girl. She struggles to help the family survive, but ultimately learns that responsibility brings its rewards.

Original title: A Prairie as Wise as the Sea

About the author

Sarah Ellis is one of Canada's most-loved children's writers. A former librarian, she is a highly sought-after children's book reviewer, literary jury member and speaker who lectures internationally on Canadian children's books. She is the winner of the Governor General's Award (Pick-Up Sticks), the Mr. Christie's Award (Out of the Blue and The Several Lives of Orphan Jack) and the Sheila A. Egoff Award (The Baby Project, Back of Beyond and Odd Man Out). Further accolades for Odd Man Out include the prestigious TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Master List, ALA Notable Book for Older Readers, Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List and OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction for Children. Sarah Ellis has also won the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. Sarah is on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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