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A sea of sorrows : the typhus epidemic diary of Johanna Leary / by Norah McClintock.

McClintock, Norah, (author.).

Summary:

"In the midst of the Irish famine, Johanna flees one disaster - only to land in another. After a massive potato famine strikes Ireland, thirteen-year-old Johanna Leary flees to Canada with her family. But typhus and other illnesses plague the 'coffin ships,' so named for the staggering number of immigrants who died enroute. One by one Johanna loses the members of her family - first her baby brother on the journey over, then her mother in the Grosse Isle fever sheds where sick passengers are quarantined when they reach the port of Québec, and her father soon after. Johanna has only her brother Michael left when she sets foot on Canadian soil. When her brother is mistakenly told that she too has died, he sets off to find their uncle 'somewhere in Canada,' leaving Johanna to face a new life in a strange land... totally alone. A Sea of Sorrows captures a dreadful time in history for those desperate, impoverished Irish families who hoped to make Canada their home."--From publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781443107105
  • ISBN: 1443107107
  • Physical Description: 169 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Scholastic Canada, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Ireland to Canada East, 1847"--Cover.
Subject: Irish > Canada > History > Juvenile fiction.
Epidemics > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Diary fiction.

Available copies

  • 19 of 20 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library J McCl (Text) 33294002087526 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -

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