Izzie : the Christmas that almost wasn't

Title
Izzie : the Christmas that almost wasn't

Personal Author EPSB
Budge. Wilson

Summary
Izzie and her family are preparing for a special Christmas in their coastal Nova Scotia village. The year is 1941, and with soldiers, sailors, and ships crowding into nearby Halifax, World War II seems especially close at hand. But this year, despite the war and rationing, Izzie's grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousines are coming to spend the holiday. When a terrible storm threatens to spoil everything, Izzie is bound and determined to save Christmas for everyone.

Other Title
Spine title: Christmas that almost wasn't
 
The Christmas that Almost Wasn't

Year Published
2002

Series
Izzie ;

Volume
bk. 1

Physical Description
xi, 88 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Note
Ages 8-12.

Age Interest level
Ages 8-12.

Grade Interest level
3-6

Program Information
Gr. 4+ Histories & Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
 
Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 2.0 64131

Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
 
Christmas -- Fiction.
 
Christmas -- Canada -- Fiction
 
Historical fiction.
 
Christmas stories.
 
Canadian History.
 
Nova Scotia--fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
 
World War, 1939 - 1945 -- Fiction

Summary
Izzie and her family are preparing for a special Christmas in their coastal Nova Scotia village. The year is 1941, and with soldiers, sailors, and ships crowding into nearby Halifax, World War II seems especially close at hand. But this year, despite the war and rationing, Izzie's grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousines are coming to spend the holiday. When a terrible storm threatens to spoil everything, Izzie is bound and determined to save Christmas for everyone.

ISBN
9780141002729

Publisher
Toronto : Penguin, 2002.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. NicholsonF OUR WILBook31004000026315Fiction