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Strange School, Secret Wish

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The year is 1927. For 10 months out of the year the Merrill childrens school, which is set up in a Northern Ontario railway car that also serves as their home, is on the move.
  • 01 September 2001
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The year is 1927, and the Merril children are once again in school – but one that’s unlike any other. For 10 months out of the year their school, set up in a Northern Ontario railway care that also serves as their home, is on the move. Theirteen-year-old Jenny Merrill loves life on the tracks, but she has a secret wish. She’s fallen in love with a violin on page 244 of the Eaton’s catalogue. But how will she get the money to pay for it?

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Price: $6.95
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date: 01 September 2001
Trim Size: 8.25 X 5.25 in
ISBN: 9780888784254
Format: Paperback
BISACs: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Canada, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Travel & Transportation / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Money
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"Overall this is a pleasant story, with a unique setting that will introduce students to a chapter of Canadian history in a rural community."


— Gillian Richardson

"Gold's tender storytelling and careful research make this work enjoyable and educational."


— Howard Bokser

Bernice Gold lives in Montreal, Quebec.