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la suite de l'explosion massive du 6 d cembre 1917, Charlotte raconte au fil des pages de son journal personnel, sa qu te pour retrouver Duncan, son fr re jumeau, travers les rues d vast es d'Halifax. Il est sa seule famille depuis que son fr re a n a t tu en France, pendant la Premi re Guerre mondiale.

Following the massive Halifax explosion of December 6, 1917, Charlotte writes in her diary of her search through the devastated city to find her twin brother Duncan after the rest of her family -- except for her older brother, who is fighting in France in WWI -- is killed.

Original title: Dear Canada: No Safe Harbour

About the Author

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Julie Lawson a enseign? au primaire pendant 18 ans avant de devenir auteure. Depuis, elle a publi? plus de 20 livres pour les jeun es, accumulant prix, r?compenses et nominations. Julie partage son temps entre l'?criture et les visites d'?coles et de librairies. Elle a aussi dirig? de nombreux ateliers litt?raires en plus d'offrir des cours ? l'universit? et de parler ? de multiples conf?rences dans toute l'Am?rique du nord. Julie habite Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique. Julie Lawson spent 18 years as an elementary school teacher before becoming a full-time author in 1991. Since then, she has published over twenty books for young people, garnering awards and nominations, critical acclaim, and much recognition. Julie divides her time between writing at home and visiting schools and libraries. She has spoken to Roundtable groups, toured for Canadian Children's Book Week, conducted writing workshops, taught university courses on writing children's literature, and been a presenter at conferences for adults and children across North America. She lives in Victoria, B.C.