Can I read Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897 on EtoBox?

Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897 by Jean Little is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dear Canada: Orphan at My Door: The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope, Guelph, Ontario, 1897 about?

Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.

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Author

Jean Little

Publisher

Scholastic Canada, Limited

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780439988346

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Young Adult, Children'S

Rating

3.86 / 5 (1,103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13