Hawthorn Bay trilogy Books In Order
- The Root Cellar (1983)
- Shadow in Hawthorn Bay (1986)
- The Hollow Tree (1997)
Novels
- Twin Spell (1968)
- Double Spell (1985)
Picture Books
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1980)
- One Hundred Shining Candles (1988)
- Duck Cakes for Sale (1991)
- Amos’s Sweater (1994)
- Come to the Fair (1997)
- The Umbrella Party (1998)
- Charlotte (1998)
Anthologies edited
- The Unseen (1995)
Non fiction
- Larger Than Life (1983)
- The Story of Canada (1992)
- Laura Secord (2001)
- Maud’s House of Dreams (2002)
- A Rebel’s Daughter (2006)
- The Unexplained (2008)
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Janet Lunn Books Overview
The Root Cellar
Twelve year old orphan Rose, sent to live with unknown relatives on a farm in Canada, ventures into her aunt’s root cellar and finds herself making friends with people who lived on the farm more than a century earlier.
Shadow in Hawthorn Bay
When fifteen year old Mary journeys from Scotland to Canada in search of her cousin, she makes a tragic discovery and alienates the townsfolk who fear her psychic powers.
The Hollow Tree
Winner of the 1999 Canadian Governor General’s AwardIt is 1777, and 15 year old Phoebe Olcott is thrown headlong into the turmoil of war when her beloved cousin Gideon is hanged for being a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by the King’s soldiers, she decides to deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Thus begins an enthralling wilderness journey, where Phoebe is accompanied by a cat, a bear cub, and Jem Morrissay, a young Loyalist heading to British Canada himself. Award winning author Janet Lunn has brought a little known piece of our history to vivid life.
Double Spell
Ever since we ve had this doll, Elizabeth said hesitantly, we ve had funny things happen the same dreams and knowing things and stuff like that. Twins Jane and Elizabeth are twelve years old and have outgrown dolls. Nevertheless, on a cold wet spring Saturday they find themselves in an antique store, inexplicably drawn to a small, tattered old fashioned doll. Even the owner of the store seems to understand that the doll somehow belongs to the girls. Once the twins buy the doll, stranger and stranger things begin to happen, and a young girl from the past seems to be calling out to them. The search to discover the history of the little doll brings the twins terrifyingly close to the world of the supernatural as they finally solve a tantalizing mystery. Janet Lunn’s first novel, long unavailable, is republished in a fresh, beautiful edition.
One Hundred Shining Candles
This well loved storybook has been reissued with enhanced reproduction and many newly created illustrations just in time for a warm Christmas read under a cozy quilt by the light of a flickering fire. Ten year old Lucy is a pioneer girl in the Upper Canada of 1800. Her imagination fired by the schoolmaster’s stories of Christmas memories, Lucy sets about making a special Yuletide gift something her frail mother will be able to remember and cherish forever. But even with the unwelcome help of her little brother, Dan, making one hundred handmade candles to light on Christmas night is a daunting task. Limited supplies and resources make the job that much harder, but in the end it is Lucy s own bossiness that nearly causes a disaster. Deeply disappointed in herself, Lucy accepts the sacrifice Dan offers to make, and together the children manage to create the most wonderful of all Christmases. One Hundred Shining Candles, written by one of Canada s best writers for children, shows readers of all ages the true joy of giving from the heart. Delicate illustrations throughout perfectly depict this gentle story set against harsh times.
Amos’s Sweater
Amos the sheep is old and cold and sick of having his wool taken away. Despite his noisy objections, Aunt Hattie shears Amos once again and knits his precious wool into a beautiful, brightly colored sweater for Uncle Henry. Poor Amos decides that enough is enough and sets out to claim what is rightfully his. Kim LaFave’s whimsical watercolors perfectly complement this hilarious tale of a curmudgeonly sheep’s fight to get his wool back.
Come to the Fair
What could be more fun than a country fair? There are so many delights to choose from: the many farm animals, the colorful quilts, the penmanship contests, the delicious pies to eat, and best of all, the friends to see. Gilles Pelletier’s colorful naive paintings capture the flavor of country fairs from coast to coast, however they are celebrated.
The Umbrella Party
A little girl finds that even rain cannot dampen her birthday spirits especially when she’s got a collection of fabulous umbrellas. Full color.
The Unseen
A collection of twenty one short stories and poems about ghosts and other things supernatural by a variety of Canadian authors including Tim Wynne Jones, Kit Pearson, Jean Little, Karleen Bradford, Janet Lunn, and L.M. Montgomery.
The Story of Canada
From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first people who crossed the Bering land bridge thousands of years ago to Roberta Bondar’s landmark voyage into space, The Story of Canada is as vast in scope as the country itself. Authors Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore tell the country’s story through rich narrative, recreations of daily life, folk tales, and fascinating facts. The book is splendidly illustrated with original paintings by Alan Daniel, as well as hundreds of historical photographs, maps, paintings, posters, and cartoons. And this updated edition takes Canada’s story right up to the present day, with new material on the Charlottetown Accord, the resurgence of Quebec separatism, and Canadian peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia. The result is a highly readable history that is as beautiful as it is informative, an essential reference for every Canadian family.
Laura Secord
Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave. She was gentle, shy, and soft spoken. But Laura was brave, and Janet Lunn tells her compelling story. A war between Great Britain and the United States was raging. The American political leaders were sure they would win the war. It will be a mere matter of marching, they said. For two years, from the summer of 1812 to the winter of 1814, fierce and bloody battles were fought. One day in the spring of 1813, American officers took over the Secord home, demanding food. Laura heard them boasting about a plan that would give them an easy victory over the British Lieutenant FitzGibbon. It fell to the gentle Laura to make the grueling trip that would alert FitzGibbon of the impending danger. Laura Secord‘s dreadful journey has been long celebrated in story. Janet Lunn, one of the country s finest writers of historical fiction, recounts the tale with fresh detail and masterly prose. Her writing is perfectly complemented by Maxwell Newhouse s delightful naive paintings.
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