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After her mother's death, nine-year-old Keeley and her father need a new start. The frontier town of Frank, Alberta, seems like a good place: in 1901 there are lots of jobs as well as plenty of room for Keeley to breathe, play, and explore. On a dare from a schoolmate, Keeley decides to investigate one of the few places off limits to children in freewheeling Frank—the coal mine where her father works. But what starts as a game soon becomes a life-threatening adventure...
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Get to Know Her
How does Keeley spend a typical day in the 1900s? Who is most important to her? What does she dream about? What would she think about the world we live in today? Find out more about Keeley. CLICK HERE
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Keeley's World
Keeley and her father moved to the brand-new coal-mining town of Frank when she was just nine years old. What was it like to live in a frontier town? What was it like to be inside a coal mine? And how can a whole mountain move? To learn more about Frank, Alberta, in 1901, CLICK HERE.
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Canada's Past
Get a glimpse of Canadian history on this timeline of key events from 1608 to 1949. CLICK HERE
**You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the timeline. This is provided free for download by the Adobe website.
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Our Home and Native Land
View a map of Canada to see where Frank, Alberta, is located. CLICK HERE
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Q&A with Author Deborah Ellis
Meet the creator of Keeley's story and find out why she was so fascinated by her subject. CLICK HERE
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Read a Chapter
To read the first chapter of The Girl from Turtle Mountain, CLICK HERE
**You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the sample chapter. This is provided free for download by the Adobe website.
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