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The sky is falling  Cover Image Book Book

The sky is falling / Kit Pearson. --

Summary:

Norah and her brother are sent from England to Canada during World War Two because their parents are afraid that Hitler's army will invade England.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0143056344 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780143056348 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 246 p. --
  • Publisher: Toronto : Penguin Group, 2007, c1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award.
"Puffin Canada."
Target Audience Note:
"Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 9.99
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
British > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Canada > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch J FIC Pears 31681020107215 JFIC Available -

  • Penguin Putnam
    It is the summer of 1940, and all of England fears an invasion by Hitler’s army. Norah lies in bed listening to the anxious voices of her parents downstairs.

    Then Norah is told that she and her brother, Gavin, are being sent to Canada. The voyage across the ocean is exciting, but at the end of it Norah is miserable. The rich woman who takes them in prefers Gavin to her, the children at school taunt her, and as the news from England becomes worse, she longs for home.

    As Norah begins to make friends, she discovers a surprising responsibility that helps her to accept her new country.

  • Random House, Inc.
    It is the summer of 1940, and all of England fears an invasion by Hitler’s army. Norah lies in bed listening to the anxious voices of her parents downstairs.

    Then Norah is told that she and her brother, Gavin, are being sent to Canada. The voyage across the ocean is exciting, but at the end of it Norah is miserable. The rich woman who takes them in prefers Gavin to her, the children at school taunt her, and as the news from England becomes worse, she longs for home.

    As Norah begins to make friends, she discovers a surprising responsibility that helps her to accept her new country.


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