Dorothy Joan Harris

Diet Abis-Abisan

"Melanie Burton is quiet and good--and always gets top grades in school. But that's not enough anymore. She wants to be really special, and she thinks that being thin will do it. Melanie doesn't understand what all the fuss is about--after all, almost everybody diets at some time or other. She's just very good at it. So good, she lands herself in the hospital."--P. [4] of cover.

Even If It Kills Me

"It's 1939 and Ellen's family has been hit hard by the Depression. When she meets Will, she learns the true meaning of generosity and sharing" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Hobo Jungle

In this beautiful treasury edition, you'll meet Ellen, who in 1939 lives with her family in Vancouver. After her father loses his job during the Depression, her family is forced to move into her grandfather's cramped bungalow. In "Hobo Jungle," Ellen meets and an out-of-work man named Will and their growing friendship opens Ellen's eyes to a world more difficult--and more dangerous--than her own. In "The Wishing Time," news of the war in Europe dampens everyone's spirits. But when Japan becomes a hostile aggressor, Ellen discovers that war affects everyone, including children, even thousands of miles away. In "The Waiting Time," the community is gripped in fear of the polio epidemic. When Ellen becomes ill and must recuperate at home, she has time to think about what she can do to help the men overseas and how she can cheer up a sick friend. And in the final book of the series, "A Time for Courage," Japanese Canadians are now considered "enemies," and Ellen is worried about what will happen to her Japanese Canadian friend Amy and her family. Welcome to Our Canadian Girl In this wonderful series you will get to know Ellen and many other strong, smart, and courageous girls. They come from different places and times in Canadian history, and each of them meets some ordinary--and extraordinary--challenges in her day-to-day life. www.ourcanadiangirl.ca

A Time for Courage

Janet Wilson

The Waiting Time

Three girls in Vancouver feel the effects of World War II, partly because one of them is of Japanese descent.

The Wishing Time

Ellen

Melanie is a good girl, a model student. And she wants to be even better. Perfect, maybe. So she starts to diet. The trouble is, Melanie's as good at dieting as she is at everything else. She's determined to be thin ... even if it kills her.

Dorothy Joan Harris

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