1763 – 1913
Between 1763 and 1913, Canada underwent significant transformations. Starting as British colonies, the region saw growth through trade, immigration, and the development of settlements. The confederation of 1867 united several provinces into a single nation, leading to rapid expansion westward. This period also included important interactions with Indigenous peoples, the construction of the transcontinental railway, and the establishment of Canada’s identity as an independent country.
Picture books
Chapter books
Dear Canada: With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783
Fictional diary of a girl in a British loyalist family making a new life in Quebec
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Anne of Green Gables
Classic story of an imaginative PEI girl
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Dear Canada: A Rebel’s Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson, Toronto, Upper Canada, 1837
Fictional diary of a girl protecting her family after the Upper Canada Rebellion in Toronto
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The Hungry Year
Story of a girl protecting her family through a hard frontier winter
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Dear Canada: Where the River Takes Me: The Hudson’s Bay Diary of Jenna Sinclair, Fort Victoria, Vancouver’s Island, 1849
Fictional diary of a girl living in Hudson’s Bay Company posts
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