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Ticket to Curlew

Ticket to Curlew

Celia Barker Lottridge (Author) See More (3)
CCBC Book Awards
FICTION
Animals | Historical | People & Places
Horses , Post-Confederation (1867-) , Canada
Groundwood Books Ltd
3 - 7
8 - 12
AmazonIndigo
Amazon Kindle [reflow]
9781554987382
$9.95 CADAvailable
English
01/09/2014
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9781554984626
$9.95 CADAvailable
English
01/09/2014
Paperback
9780888998439
$9.95 CADAvailable
English
08/01/2007
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Description

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

It is 1915, and Sam Ferrier and his father arrive by train in Curlew, Alberta, to build a new home for the family. When they finally reach their parcel of land, Sam can see nothing but endless stretches of grassland and blue sky. It is nothing like their old home in Iowa, and he wonders why his restless father ever decided to bring the family to this lonely, barren land.

In time, though, the house is built, and the rest of the family joins them. Gradually Sam discovers that there is much more to the flat and featureless prairie than he realized -- gleaming white skulls, torrential thunderstorms and, best of all, a new friend and a brave, resourceful horse named Prince.

Celia Barker Lottridge

Author Bio

Celia Barker Lottridge is a writer and storyteller who has written several highly acclaimed children's books. Born in Iowa and raised in the United States, Celia now lives in Toronto.

Prizes

  • OLA Silver Birch AwardLong-listed 1994
  • Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young PeopleWinner 1992
  • CLA Book of the Year for Children AwardWinner 1993

Review Quotes

With believable characters and an intriguing setting, this novel provides insights into the resourcefulness, hard work, and satisfaction of pioneers on the prairie.  — Booklist