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Maya and her friend Lily discover that their grade-seven classmate Jewel has been living at school; Jewel's sister, who protected her from the worst of her parents' abuses, has disappeared, and Jewel is not safe at home. Garvie explores socioeconomic privilege (wealthier Maya initially sees Jewel as kind of a project), secret-keeping, and the nature of home. The quiet novel ends with a better (not perfect) situation for Jewel and believable growth in Maya.
244 pp.
| Groundwood
| May, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-88899-465-6$$15.95
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George Johnson, fifth child of a Loyalist father and Native American mother, details the Revolutionary War from his family's perspective. Led by his mother, their loyalty to England never wavers through long treks between forts in the Great Lakes region, only to be betrayed when the rebels win. George learns the realities of war in this fully imagined account. A timeline and list of the historical characters are appended.