Abigail’s Wish
Spring. Beautiful blossoms. Chirping peepers. Trees swaying in their new greenery. Pussy willows glistening in furry white coats. Rain and warmth. New births and new… Read More
Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
Evangeline for Young Readers
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline, tells the story of two young people deported from beautiful Acadie just before they are to be married and their search for each other that… Read More
Évangéline Récits pour jeunes lecteurs
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline, tells the story of two young people deported from beautiful Acadie just before they are to be married—and their search for each other that lasts the rest of their… Read More
Jacques’ Escape
Fourteen-year-old Acadian Jacques Terriot is being deported with his family to the British colony of Massachusetts. He longs to escape and join his older brother in fighting with the French…. Read More
La promesse du bout du monde
“He gets halfway up, screams and throws a stick towards the cougar, which hits it in the eye. The sound of his scream surprises the boy himself. He is full of a singular rage, of a refusal to die here, all alone. It’s… Read More
Les pirates d’outre-tombe
English description follows. Au pied des vestiges de Louisbourg s’agitent des bandits fort inquiétants. Alexis arrivera-t-il à s’échapper de leur emprise et à rejoindre sa famille au Nouveau-Brunswick ?… Read More
Lightning and Blackberries
Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Evans is the privileged and naive only child of prominent New Englanders, part of a group of Planters who settled in Nova Scotia following the deportation of the Acadian people. As a… Read More
Secrets of Sable Island
After a vicious storm aboard ship, fourteen-year-old Caleb is tossed into the Atlantic Ocean. Frightened and alone, he finds himself nudged awake. He’s been recovered by one of Sable Island’s legendary wild… Read More
