Alone in an untamed land: the filles du Roi diary of Hélène St. Onge (Dear Canada)
Canadian fiction, French Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in 1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at… her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.