Book Overview
This is the story of 14-year-old John Bains and his sister Meg, 13, and the winter they spend working in alumber camp in the Ottawa Valley. Their father has been killed and they have to find work to support their family. After a long and adventurous trip, the two reach the camp to find it torn by tension between the forman and the lumbermen. Meg and John are drawn into the fight as the work alongside the shantymen. The story reaches a dramatic end...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0888620918
ISBN13:9780888620910
Release Date:January 1975
Publisher:Lorimer
Length:206 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Age Range:7 to 15 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 10
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Very good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I enjoyed reading about some of the history of Canada. I vacation at the Algonquin Provincial Park every year. This will be our fifth year. The children had alot of courage and the girl was a little spitfire. I would be interested in reading other historical fiction by this same author. The actual pictures in the book brought the story to life.
children went to work for family because father dies
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I found that this book was pretty interesting, but I think it could of been more realalistic to the point where the story was to made up.I dont think that in real life anybody would send two kids out on their own with a worker that broke his leg. But other than that a thought the book had alot of exictement and good explanation during the story. I also believe that your explanation of how the shantymen life was back in the day was very good.
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