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Our Canadian Girl Izzie #2 Trongate Fury

by (author) Budge Wilson

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
General
Recommended Age
8 to 12
Recommended Grade
3 to 7
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780143014652
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $8.99

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It's 1942, and Izzie Publicover's life is changing. Her father has finally been accepted by the Canadian navy, and the rest of the family is moving to Dartmouth so that Izzie's mother can work. Although Izzie is proud that her father will be fighting the Nazis, she loves her home in Granite Cove and will miss her best friend, Jasper. Making the most of her new circumstances, she soon befriends another recent arrival at her school. Patricia has been evacuated from London, England, where the war is more immediate and dangerous. But even as Izzie works on breaking Patricia's standoffish exterior, the terror of war is moving closer to Nova Scotia.

Welcome back to OUR CANADIAN GIRL, and the continuing adventures of Izzie and many other smart, spirited, and courageous girls. They come from different places and times in Canadian history, and each of them meets some ordinary—and extraordinary—challenges in her day-to-day life.

About the author

Budge Wilson (b. 1927) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lived in Kingston, Ontario, before moving back to North West Cove, Nova Scotia. A former commercial artist and photographer, she has written more than twenty books, many of them for children and young adults; her awards include the Ann Connor Brimer Award for children's literature. "Mr. Manuel Jenkins" is included in her story collecton The Leaving (Anansi, 1991).

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Izzie: Trongate Fury (Our Canadian Girl)

In Book Two, Izzie’s father has been accepted by the navy, and the family is moving to Dartmouth. As Izzie makes a new friend, the terror of war is moving closer to Nova Scotia.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.

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