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About the Books
Meet Penelope, who lives in Halifax in 1917 with her dad and her two little sisters, Emily and Maggie. Their mother died the year before, and Penny's father is having a hard time taking care of the girls. Join Penny as she lives through the most terrible disaster in Halifax's history and must then cope with the aftermath. CLICK HERE
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Get to Know Her
How does Penelope spend a typical day in 1917? 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 Penelope. CLICK HERE
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Penelope's World
Penelope lived through one of the greatest tragedies of Canadian history. What happened in the Halifax Explosion? What was the cause of World War I? What is a "po"? Learn about the history and culture of Halifax in the 1900s. CLICK HERE
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Canada's Past
Get a glimpse of Canadian history on this timeline of key events from 1720 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 Halifax is located. CLICK HERE
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Q&A with Author Sharon McKay
Meet the creator of Penelope'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 Glass Castle, CLICK HERE
To read the first chapter of Terror in the Harbour, 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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