Laura Secord: A Story of Courage
by Janet Lunn
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Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave. She was gentle, shy and soft spoken. Janet Lunn tells her compelling story that proves that Laura was much braver than she ever imagined. In 1813 American officers take over the Secord home, demanding food. Laura heard them boasting about a plan that would give them an easy victory over British Lieutenant FitzGibbon. It fell to gentle Laura to make the gruelling trip that would alert him of impending danger. Laura Secord is a feel-good tale of show more old that celebrates a young girl's bravery in the face of danger. show lessTags
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Janet Lunn was born in Dallas, Texas on December 28, 1928. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her first book, Double Spell, was published in 1968. Her other books include The Root Cellar, Come to the Fair, and Shadow in Hawthorn Bay. The Hollow Tree received the Governor General's Literary Award in 1998 and The Story of show more Canada written with Christopher Moore received a Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1993. She also received the Canadian Authors Association's Vicki Metcalf Award for Body of Work and The Writer's Trust of Canada's Matt Cohen Award in Celebration of a Writing Life. She died on June 26, 2017 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Laura Secord: A Story of Courage
- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Laura Secord
- Important places
- Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada; Queenston Heights, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Upper Canada
- Important events
- War of 1812
- Dedication
- For Jeffrey with love J.L.
In memory of my nephew Dale M.N.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
