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Our Canadian Girl Millie #2 the Button Necklace

by (author) Troon Harrison

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

    ISBN
    9780143050254
    Publish Date
    Aug 2005
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

It's September 1914. Ten-year-old tomboy Millie MacCallum has just learned that her father, like so many other Canadian men, will be leaving for England to join in the war effort. More bad news: her mother has enrolled her in a new school where she'll be expected to learn languages, dancing, and lady-like deportment. Millie would much rather be paddling a canoe or tucking up her dress to wade among water lilies. Nonetheless, she promises her father that she'll stay out of trouble while he's away. But for a girl as lively as Millie, this is a hard promise to keep .

About the author

Troon Harrison's many picture books, stories for juniors, and teen/YA novels, are published in seven languages and in Braille, and appear in animated TV shows. She teaches creative writing, and edits for writers full-time from her office with a view of river and hills while her dog snores! When not writing, she loves to learn about local history, and to visit her horse. Among her many books, Courage to Fly was published by Red Deer Press in 2002.

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Librarian Reviews

Millie: The Button Necklace (Our Canadian Girl)

In Book Two, Millie’s father joins the war effort, and Millie agrees to stay out of trouble while he’s away. But for a tomboy like Millie, this is a hard promise to keep.

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

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