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Lunn, Janet Louise Swoboda was born on December 28, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Naturalized Canada citizen, 1963.
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Double Spell
(“Ever since we’ve had this doll,” Elizabeth said hesitant...)
“Ever since we’ve had this doll,” Elizabeth said hesitantly, “we’ve had funny things happen – the same dreams and knowing things and stuff like that.” Twins Jane and Elizabeth are twelve years old and have outgrown dolls. Nevertheless, on a cold wet spring Saturday they find themselves in an antique store, inexplicably drawn to a small, tattered old fashioned doll. Even the owner of the store seems to understand that the doll somehow belongs to the girls. Once the twins buy the doll, stranger and stranger things begin to happen, and a young girl from the past seems to be calling out to them. The search to discover the history of the little doll brings the twins terrifyingly close to the world of the supernatural as they finally solve a tantalizing mystery. Janet Lunn’s first novel, long unavailable, is republished in a fresh, beautiful edition.
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses - A Fairy Story Re-told
(This book retells the story by Grimm of 12 princesses who...)
This book retells the story by Grimm of 12 princesses who dance secretly all night long and the soldier who follows them and discovers where they dance.
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The Hollow Tree
(Winner of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Award It ...)
Winner of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Award It is 1777, and 15-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown headlong into the turmoil of war when her beloved cousin Gideon is hanged for being a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by the King's soldiers, she decides to deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Thus begins an enthralling wilderness journey, where Phoebe is accompanied by a cat, a bear cub, and Jem Morrissay, a young Loyalist heading to British Canada himself. Award-winning author Janet Lunn has brought a little-known piece of our history to vivid life.
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Shadow in Hawthorn Bay
(When fifteen-year-old Mary journeys from Scotland to Cana...)
When fifteen-year-old Mary journeys from Scotland to Canada in search of her cousin, she makes a tragic discovery and alienates the townsfolk who fear her psychic powers.
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The Root Cellar
(Bestseller and an ALA Notable Book! It looked like an or...)
Bestseller and an ALA Notable Book! It looked like an ordinary root cellar—and if twelve-year-old Rose hadn’t been so unhappy in her new home, where she’d been sent to live with unknown relatives, she probably would never have fled down the stairs to the root cellar in the first place. And if she hadn’t, she never would have climbed up into another century, the world of the 1860s, and the chaos of the Civil War. “Melds past and present neatly . . . suspenseful.”—Publishers Weekly
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The Story of Canada
(From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first peop...)
From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first people who crossed the Bering land bridge thousands of years ago to Roberta Bondar's landmark voyage into space, The Story of Canada is as vast in scope as the country itself. Authors Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore tell the country's story through rich narrative, recreations of daily life, folk tales, and fascinating facts. The book is splendidly illustrated with original paintings by Alan Daniel, as well as hundreds of historical photographs, maps, paintings, posters, and cartoons. And this updated edition takes Canada's story right up to the present day, with new material on the Charlottetown Accord, the resurgence of Quebec separatism, and Canadian peacekeeping efforts in the former Yugoslavia. The result is a highly readable history that is as beautiful as it is informative, an essential reference for every Canadian family.
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The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn (1996-01-01)
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The Umbrella Party
(A little girl finds that even rain cannot dampen her birt...)
A little girl finds that even rain cannot dampen her birthday spirits--especially when she's got a collection of fabulous umbrellas. Full color.
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Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn
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Student, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1947-1950; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's U., 1992; honorary diploma, Loyalist College Applied Arts, 1993.
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The Root Cellar
(Bestseller and an ALA Notable Book! It looked like an or...)
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The Story of Canada
(From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first peop...)
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The Hollow Tree
(Winner of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Award It ...)
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Shadow in Hawthorn Bay
(When fifteen-year-old Mary journeys from Scotland to Cana...)
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses - A Fairy Story Re-told
(This book retells the story by Grimm of 12 princesses who...)
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Double Spell
(“Ever since we’ve had this doll,” Elizabeth said hesitant...)
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The Umbrella Party
(A little girl finds that even rain cannot dampen her birt...)
- The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn (1996-01-01)
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The Root Cellar
Membership
Member Canada Children's Book Center (board directors 1989, vice president 1990). IBBY Canada(board directors 1989), Writer's Union of Canada (2d vice chair 1979-1980, 1stvice chair 1983-1984, chair 1984-1985), Canada Society Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association International.
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M. Richard Lunn, 1950. Children: Eric, Jeffrey, Alexander, Katherine, John.
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American
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Recipient Vicki Metcalk award for body of work for children Canada Author's Association, 1981. Decorated Order of Ontario, 1996, Order of Canada, 1997.Recipient Vicki Metcalk award for body of work for children Canada Author's Association, 1981. Decorated Order of Ontario, 1996, Order of Canada, 1997.