''Dear Canada'' is a series of

historical novels Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...

for children, published by Scholastic Canada and popular in school libraries and classrooms. Each text explores significant events in Canadian history through the eyes of a female child. First published in 2001, they are similar to the '' Dear America'' series. The series covers both familiar and little-known topics such as Home Children, the North-West Rebellion, the 1837 Rebellion, and the Ukrainian Canadian internment.

Books

*'' Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897'' by Jean Little (2001) *''A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926'' by Sarah Ellis (2001) *''With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783'' by Karleen Bradford (2002) *''Footsteps in the Snow: The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott, Rupert's Land, 1815'' by Carol Matas (2002) *''A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The

Railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Diary of Kate Cameron, Yale, British Columbia, 1882'' by Julie Lawson (2002) *''Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Meritt, Niagara, Upper Canada, 1812'' by Kit Pearson (2002) *''Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge, Montreal, New France, 1666'' by Maxine Trottier (2003) *''Brothers Far from Home: The

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

Diary of Eliza Bates, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1916'' by Jean Little (2003) *''An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922'' by Gillian Chan (2004) *''A Trail of Broken Dreams: The

Gold Rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, ...

Diary of Harriet Palmer, Overland to the Cariboo, 1862'' by Barbara Haworth-Attard (2004) *''Banished from Our Home: The

Acadian The Acadians (; , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, most descendants of Acadians live in either the Northern American region of Acadia, ...

Diary of Angelique Richard, Grand-Pre, Acadia, 1755'' by Sharon Stewart (2004) *''Winter of Peril: The

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...

Diary of Sophie Loveridge, Mairie's Cove, New-Found-Land, 1721'' by Jan Andrews (2005) *''Turned Away: The

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Diary of Devorah Bernstein, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941'' by Carol Matas (2005) *''The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Genevieve Aubuchon, Quebec, New France, 1759'' by Maxine Trottier (2005) *''No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1917'' by Julie Lawson (2006) *''A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson, Toronto, Upper Canada, 1837'' by Janet Lunn (2006) *''A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas'' by Jean Little, Janet Lunn, Sarah Ellis, Kit Pearson, Gillian Chan, Carol Matas, Maxine Trottier, Julie Lawson, Sharon Stewart, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Jan Andrews, & Karleen Bradford (2006) *''If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor, Toronto, Ontario, 1918'' by Jean Little (2007) *''Not a Nickel to Spare: The

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

Diary of Sally Cohen, Toronto, Ontario, 1932'' by Perry Nodelman (2007) *''Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914'' by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (2007) *''Days of Toil and Tears: The

Child Labour Child labour is the exploitation of children through any form of work that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation w ...

Diary of Flora Rutherford, Almonte, Ontario, 1887'' by Sarah Ellis (2008) *''Where the River Takes Me: The

Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), originally the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay, is a Canadian holding company of department stores, and the oldest corporation in North America. It was the owner of the ...

Diary of Jenna Sinclair, Fort Victoria, Vancouver's Island, 1849'' by Julie Lawson (2008) *''Blood Upon Our Land: The North West Resistance Diary of Josephine Bouvier, Batoche, District of Saskatchewan, 1885'' by Maxine Trottier (2009) *''A Desperate Road to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson, Virginia to Canada West, 1863-1864'' by Karleen Bradford (2009) *''A Christmas to Remember: Tales of Comfort and Joy'' by Jean Little, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Carol Matas, Maxine Trottier, Sarah Ellis, Julie Lawson, Perry Nodelman, & Karleen Bradford (2009) *''Exiles from the War: The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss, Guelph, Ontario, 1940'' by Jean Little (2010) *''To Stand on My Own: The Polio Epidemic Diary of Noreen Robertson, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1937'' by Barbara Haworth-Attard (2010) *''Hoping for Home: Stories of Arrival'' by Jean Little, Kit Pearson, Brian Doyle, Paul Yee, Irene N. Watts, Ruby Slipperjack, Afua Cooper, Rukhsana Khan, Marie-Andrée Clermont, Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, & Shelley Tanaka (2011) *''That Fatal Night: The Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1912'' by Sarah Ellis (2011) *''Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1941'' by Susan Aihoshi (2012) *''A Sea of Sorrows: The Typhus Epidemic Diary of Johanna Leary, Ireland to Canada East, 1847'' by Norah McClintock (2012) *''Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948'' by Carol Matas (2013) *''A Country of Our Own: The

Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

Diary of Rosie Dunn, Ottawa, Province of Canada, 1866'' by Karleen Bradford (2013) *''All Fall Down: The

Landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...

Diary of Abby Roberts, Frank, District of Alberta, 1902'' by Jean Little (2014) *''Flame and Ashes: The Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1892'' by Janet McNaughton (2014) *''A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas'' by Jean Little, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Sarah Ellis, Susan Aihoshi, Norah McClintock, Carol Matas, Karleen Bradford, & Ruby Slipperjack (2015) *''These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens, Northern Ontario, 1966'' by Ruby Slipperjack (2016)

Companion series

In September 2010, Scholastic launched a similar series marketed at boys, titled '' I Am Canada''.

References

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External links

''Dear Canada'' website
Series of children's books Canadian children's novels Canadian historical novels Children's historical novels Fictional diaries Novels set in Canada Children's books set in Canada Book series introduced in 2001

Books

Companion series

See also

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