Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining
by Kositsky, Lynne
Series:Our Canadian Girl
Hackmatack Award/NomineeCanadian ContentHistorical FictionCanadian HistoryMoving to a New AreaCanadian Children's Book Centre
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AR Book Level
5.1
AR Points
1
Word Count
8,872
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
55035 EN
About this book
In 1783, ten-year-old Rachel and her family arrive in northern Nova Scotia after escaping slavery in South Carolina. Their excitement quickly turns to hardship as they confront a barren, frozen landscape and brutal winters that threaten their survival. Rachel must draw on courage and resourcefulness to help her family adapt to their unforgiving new home. The story follows her struggle to turn an imagined future of freedom into reality despite the relentless challenges of the frontier.