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HarperCollins, 1996-09-08

Once on This Island

Once on This Island

Gloria Whelan, Author

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9780064406192

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When war erupts between England and America in 1812, it brings change and uncertainty to Michagan's remote Mackinac Island. For young Mary O'Shea, the hardest change is the departure of her father, who leaves Mackinac to join the Ameircan Army in Detroit. With her sister and brother, Mary must tend the farm, deal with the hardships of British occupation, and hope for the day when peace--and her father--will return.
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Keywords and Themes: Family • Farm Life & Ranch Life • Historical • JUV013060 • JUV016080 • JUV016120 • JUV016140 • JUV025000 • Juvenile Fiction • Lifestyles • Military & Wars • Parents • United States - 19th Century • United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 192

Subjects • Michigan • War of 1812 • Islands • Farm life • Mackinac Island (Mich.: Island) • United States • History

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents

It is the summer if 1812 and war has erupted between England and the United States, casting its dark shadow as far as remote, beautiful Mackinac Island. There, young Mary O'Shea suffers many loses. British troops conquer the isalnd. Her beloved father joins the American army on the mainland. And her best friend Gavin, an Indian orphan raised by white settlers, leaves his adoptive home to return to his tribe.

Left only with her sister Angelique, Mary wonders how she will keep her promise to her father to protect the farm in his absence. But with courage and nimble ingenuity, the sisters outsmart British soldiers, endure two harsh winters, and keep their farm intact. Most important, they nurture the dream of a family reunited---until the war ends and their most cherished dream comes true.

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