Dear Canada Series

37 primary works • 37 total works
A series of historical novels for older girls by Scholastic Canada, they are written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman living during an important event in Canadian history.

See also:
* My Story: Girls
* My Story: Boys
* My Royal Story
* My Australian Story
* My Story: Scholastic New Zealand
* My Story Collection
* The Royal Diaries
* Dear …
Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope
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3.96 · 1795 Ratings · 119 Reviews · published 2001 · 5 editions
Through the diary of 11-year-old Victoria Cope, we…

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    A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall
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    3.71     · 1065 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions
    Ivy Weatherall and her family leave a comfortable …

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    With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald
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    3.87     · 1100 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2002 · 6 editions
    When Mary's family sides with the British against …

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    Footsteps in the Snow: The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott
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    3.67     · 991 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2002 · 4 editions
    Isobel thinks that she and her family will find th…

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    A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron
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    3.68     · 783 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
    Kate's father is a builder for the Canadian Pacifi…

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    Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt
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    3.80     · 1011 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2002 · 5 editions
    When war breaks out between the United States and …

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    Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge
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    3.96     · 1348 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2003 · 7 editions
    Young Hélène St. Onge and her older sister Catheri…

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    Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates
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    3.95     · 1123 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions
    It has been two long years since Eliza's beloved o…

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    An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling
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    3.76     · 936 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions
    With over 400,000 books already in print, the Dear…

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    A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer
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    3.79     · 704 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2004 · 5 editions
    Still reeling from the death of her mother, Harrie…

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    Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard
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    3.87     · 877 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions
    The latest addition to the bestselling Dear Canada…

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    Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge
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    3.67     · 694 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2005 · 3 editions
    Sophie’s father is determined to travel to the New…

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    Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein
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    3.90     · 812 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
    This dramatic story tells of 11-year-old Devorah's…

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    The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon
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    3.74     · 688 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2005 · 8 editions
    The first Dear Canada featuring a First Nations di…

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    No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn
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    4.23     · 1343 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 2006 · 9 editions
    Charlotte struggles to find her twin brother after…

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    A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson
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    3.75     · 647 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    After her father is jailed for taking part in the …

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    A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas
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    3.68     · 354 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2006 · 7 editions
    Twelve original holiday stories from the top child…

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    If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor
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    4.06     · 1210 Ratings · 94 Reviews · published 2007 · 7 editions
    "I can hardly bear to look at Fanny. She is grey a…

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    Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen
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    3.72     · 801 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions
    Coping with being poor during the Depression is ha…

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    Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk
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    3.96     · 640 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions
    Anya and her family have made a difficult journey …

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    Days of Toil and Tears: The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford
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    3.77     · 687 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2008 · 8 editions
    Young Flora is happy to leave the orphanage behind…

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    Where the River Takes Me: The Hudson's Bay Company Diary of Jenna Sinclair
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    3.68     · 506 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    Orphan Jenna Sinclair lives with her prim aunt Gra…

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    Blood Upon Our Land: The North West Resistance Diary Of Josephine Bouvier
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    3.75     · 449 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
    A young girl watches as the Métis life she knows i…

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    A Desperate Road to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson
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    3.98     · 708 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions
    Julia May and her family have done the unthinkable…

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    A Christmas to Remember: Tales of Comfort and Joy
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    3.96     · 427 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2009 · 11 editions
    Find out what’s happened in the lives of your favo…

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    Exiles from the War: The War Guest Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
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    3.94     · 493 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    When a frightened girl and boy arrive on the Twiss…

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    To Stand On My Own: The Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937
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    4.25     · 887 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    In the summer of 1937, life on the Prairies is not…

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    Hoping for Home: Stories of Arrival
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    3.72     · 215 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
    In these eleven original stories, characters brave…

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    That Fatal Night: The Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton
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    3.72     · 830 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions
    In the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, a young …

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    Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi
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    3.95     · 436 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    The harsh conditions of an internment camp become …

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    A Country of Our Own: The Confederation Diary of Rosie Dunn
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    3.92     · 317 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    As the rest of the country gears up for Confederat…

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    A Sea of Sorrows: The Typhus Epidemic Diary of Johanna Leary
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    4.03     · 459 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    In the midst of the Irish famine, Johanna flees on…

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    Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz
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    4.15     · 534 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    A young Jewish girl recounts her experiences durin…

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    All Fall Down: The Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts
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    3.94     · 361 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    After her father dies, Abby and her family move we…

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    Flame and Ashes: The Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor
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    3.82     · 227 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    Eleven-year-old Triffie is the middle daughter of …

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    A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas
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    3.77     · 78 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    A Time for Giving includes ten tales of Christmas,…

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    These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens
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    3.75     · 1053 Ratings · 115 Reviews · published 2016 · 8 editions
    Violet Pesheen is struggling to adjust to her new …

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