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OverviewOne day in the summer of 1917, Bridget Keats sees something new. A stranger, Jake Wiseman, has come to their small Newfoundland outport. A mysterious soldier who will not show himself, he hides away on a nearby island in the old lighthouse keeper's cottage. Some say he is a coward. Some say he was wounded and came back horribly scarred. No one knows for sure. It is Bridget Keats who must bring his food to him each day. And it is Bridget who learns the truth of what is inside the man when a terrible storm forces Jake Wiseman to make as hard a choice as he has ever made. Maxine Trottier is a prolific writer of books for young people. Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, she moved to Windsor, Ontario in Canada with her family. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maxine Trottier , Nancy KeatingPublisher: Tuckamore Books Imprint: Tuckamore Books Dimensions: Width: 20.40cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.177kg ISBN: 9781897174241ISBN 10: 1897174241 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 01 September 2008 Recommended Age: From 6 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsTrottier opens the door to discussion about human relations and the effect war has on individual lives... In short it is a gentle story of the goodness of people in terrible times... This book would support social studies curriculum focusing on Canadian history, especially World War I, as well as the study of regions of Canada. Author InformationMaxine Trottier is a prolific writer of books for young people. Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on May 3, 1950, she moved to Windsor, Ontario in Canada with her family ten years later. In 1974 she became a Canadian citizen. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.Maxine spent 31 years working as an educator in elementary classrooms, guiding children toward literacy. The students in her class, who of course thought of her only as their teacher, saw each step in the creation of a new work. They heard the unillustrated story, saw the roughs, and were the first to view the finished book.Maxine lives with her husband William and their two Yorkies, Ceilidh and Moon. They divide their year between Port Stanley, Ontario on Lake Erie, and Newman s Cove, Newfoundland, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Both are wonderful places to write. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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