The Carved Box
by Gillian Chan
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After emigrating from Scotland to the region known as Upper Canada in the late 18th century, newly orphaned, fifteen-year-old Callum begins a new life on his uncle's farm, with the help of a mysterious dog who seems to understand his thoughts and dreams.Tags
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Very well done historical fiction with a supernatural twist.
I admire the way Gillian Chan evokes the Family Compact in a few sentences, and without even naming it, makes clear the social injustices that were to lead to the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, a few years after the events in this book.
This is just one example of her handling of historical facts and the depth of knowledge behind the book.
I admire the way Gillian Chan evokes the Family Compact in a few sentences, and without even naming it, makes clear the social injustices that were to lead to the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, a few years after the events in this book.
This is just one example of her handling of historical facts and the depth of knowledge behind the book.
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Gillian Chan was born in England on March 29, 1954. Her father was a serving RAF officer, and the family moved every two years as her father was posted to new stations in England and Europe. Chan trained as an English teacher and taught high school English for 10 years. She settled in Dundas, Ontario, Canada in 1990. Her two collections of short show more stories for young adults, Golden Girl and Glory Days, both received the Hamilton and Region Arts Council Literary Award for best children's book. Her first novel, The Carved Box, was published in 2001. Her other works include A Foreign Field, An Ocean Apart - the Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, and The Turning. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Kids, Tween
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- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PZ7 .C35913 .C — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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