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Exiles from the War
The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
by Jean Little

The war hits close to home when a young girl’s family plays host to “war guests” — two British children who have escaped the terror of the Blitz.

Read an excerpt from Exiles from the War


Books in the Dear Canada series

Days of Toil and Tears

Death of My Country

A Desperate Road to Freedom

Footsteps in the Snow
If I Die Before I Wake
If I Die Before I Wake

No Safe Harbour

Prisoners
in the Promised Land

A Ribbon of Shining Steel

A Trail of Broken Dreams

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Book Titles

Book Checklist: An easy reference list of the entire series (385 Kb PDF)

Alone in an Untamed Land
Banished from Our Home
Blood Upon Our Land
Brothers Far from Home
A Christmas to Remember
Days of Toil and Tears
The Death of My Country
A Desperate Road to Freedom
Exiles from the War
Footsteps in the Snow
If I Die Before I Wake
No Safe Harbour
Not a Nickel to Spare
An Ocean Apart
Orphan at My Door
A Prairie as Wide as the Sea
Prisoners in the Promised Land
A Rebel's Daughter
A Ribbon of Shining Steel
A Season for Miracles
A Trail of Broken Dreams
Turned Away
Where the River Takes Me
Whispers of War
Winter of Peril
With Nothing But Our Courage
Dear Canada
Collector's Set No. 1
Dear Canada
Collector's Set No. 2
Teaching with Dear Canada Vol. 1
Teaching with Dear Canada Vol. 2
Teaching with Dear Canada Vol. 3
Teaching with Dear Canada Vol. 4

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