Cher Journal: Un Vent de Guerre: Suzanne Merritt, D?chir?e Par La Guerre de 1812, Niagara, Haut-Canada, 1812
Kit Pearson
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Le p?re et le fr?re de Suzanne Merritt sont au front lorsque la guerre ?clate, en 1812, entre les forces britanniques et am?ricaines. Pendant ce temps, dans le Haut-Canada, Suzanne, sa soeur et sa m?re tentent d'assurer leur propre survie. Elles vivent dans l'attente de nouvelles des batailles et s'inqui?tent du sort des hommes qu'elles aiment. Suzanne se sent d?chir?e: son p?re et son fr?re ont pr?t? serment d'all?geance ? la couronne britannique, mais sa m?re et sa meilleure amie sont toutes deux am?ricaines. Toutefois, la veille de la bataille de Queenston Heights, la survie est l'unique pr?occupation de la jeune fille.
In the summer of 1812, as rumours of a looming war become reality, Susanna, her mother and her sister are surviving as best they can while the men are fighting. As news of various battles reach them, Susanna becomes even more concerned for the safety and well-being of her beloved brother and father. She is torn between the loyalties of her best friend and her mother, who are both Americans living in Upper Canada, and her father's and brother's allegiance to General Brock and the King. But on on the night of the Battle of Queenston Heights, Susanna's main concern is for survival.
Original title: Dear Canada: Whispers of War
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