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    Green banner image with photo of author Jean Rae Baxter and text reading "interview with Jean Rae Baxter. My purpose always is to tell Canada’s story from a Canadian point of view". Open Book logo bottom left
    July 13, 2023

    Jean Rae Baxter on Bringing Canadian History to Life in a Captivating Coming of Age Tale

    It's hard to imagine anyone asking a 14 year old to strike out on their own now, but in 1837, when Dory Dickson leaves his Niagara home, he's asked to shoulder all of his family's most desperate hopes. ...

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