Author(s): Beryl Young
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 112
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-10-18
Dimensions: 198.12 x 200.66 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Vancouver, Canada
Edition: 2nd ed.
Illustrations: black & white illustrations

The story of the 100,000 British children who came to Canada as child immigrants between 1870 and 1938 is not well known. Yet the descendants of these "Home Children" number over four million people in Canada today. The author is one of them. Charlie was her father. Charlie is a compelling account of a poor English boy who works his way out of poverty to eventually become a high-ranking member of the RCMP. Charlie's story, like many others, is an inspiring part of our Canadian heritage, and will fascinate adults as well as children.