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Home Child

by Barbara Haworth-Attard · 1996

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The year is 1914. Thirteen-year-old Arthur is a "home child, " an English orphan forced to work on a Canadian farm. Will he ever be truly accepted there?

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
familyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisOntarioOntarioMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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