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Kositsky, who was born in Montreal and grew up in London, England, now lives in the Niagara region of Ontario.
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #4 an Elephant Tree Christmas
(With no sign of her beloved mamma’s return, Rachel’s been...)
With no sign of her beloved mamma’s return, Rachel’s been doing the work of two, trying to look after baby Jem and take care of the new house that Titan’s built. Soon she’s doing much more than that, having undertaken to teach the other children how to read and write. But with a hard winter coming and no indoor schoolroom, Rachel knows that her classes will soon come to an end. Even worse, some of her students may not survive another winter of bitter cold and not enough food. Rachel knows she can help the other children keep their bellies full enough. But what she doesn’t count on is that someone will help keep her little school going.
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #2 the Maybe House
(In The Maybe House, Rachel's wish for a real house to cal...)
In The Maybe House, Rachel's wish for a real house to call her own is granted, thanks to her stepfather Titan's hard work. And her determination to learn to read and write also begins to bear fruit. But these wonderful accomplishments are tenuous at best, for the atmosphere in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, is an increasingly intolerant one, as de-listed white soldiers, unable to find work, begin to look with resentment upon their black neighbours.
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{ THE PLAGUES OF KONDAR } Kositsky, Lynne ( AUTHOR ) Jul-29-2014 Paperback
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #3 Certificate of Freedom
(Racial tension is at a boiling point in Shelbourne, Nova ...)
Racial tension is at a boiling point in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, as white delisted soldiers become desperate for work. In this third installment of Rachel's story, the unthinkable happens—on the pretense of checking their certificates of freedom, one such former soldier spirits Rachel and her mother away from their home and sells them back into servitude. Determined to reclaim her freedom and her home, Rachel plots her escape, with the help of a most unlikely ally.
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The Plagues of Kondar: A Novel
(A terrible plague begins on the divided planet of Kondar,...)
A terrible plague begins on the divided planet of Kondar, which lives half in light and half in darkness, and orphaned Arien may hold the key to both defeating the disease and uniting the people of her planet.
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With Fearful Bravery by Kositsky, Lynne (2014) Paperback
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With Fearful Bravery
(After her father disappears on Crystal Night, fifteen-yea...)
After her father disappears on Crystal Night, fifteen-year-old Freda, her mother and Freda’s younger sister flee Germany for the “safe haven” of Shanghai. But the safe haven becomes anything but safe when Freda’s mother abandons her children. Forced to become an adult before her time, Freda finds strength, work and new friends. She also joins the Junior Jewish Resistance, a small group of young people determined to show their defiance toward Japanese and Nazi soldiers, who are too close for comfort in their new home.
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The Thought of High Windows
(When trapped or frightened, Esther sees windows --- and f...)
When trapped or frightened, Esther sees windows --- and flying out of them --- as her only salvation. Young, Jewish and on the run from the Nazis, Esther is one of a group of children who manage to flee Germany for Belgium and then France at the beginning of World War II. Despite her perilous situation, she frets over her frumpy looks, is ridiculed by the popular girls and loves a boy who --- at the best of times --- treats her like a sister. As the war rages on and Esther bears witness to its horrors, her pain and isolation grow --- until only the highest windows bring the promise of release.
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Claire by Moonlight
(Claire’s future should be simple and predictable and incl...)
Claire’s future should be simple and predictable and include all the normal expectations of a young Acadian woman. But her life is far from straightforward. Her mother’s mental illness is a blot on the family name and Claire feels the brunt of it keenly. Her father, long sickened by his wife’s behavior, barely finds the energy to fend for his ever-growing family. Claire’s brother, Jacques, is increasingly angry and suspicious of the British soldiers who seem to take an unnatural interest in the family’s daily routine. Grandmère, well she is Grandmère – always hard to please, never capable of a single word of praise, no matter how hard Claire works to provide for all of them. And then there is Sam Douglass, handsome in his red coat and always paying attention to her. What danger does she court just by talking to him? Somehow Claire must make sense of it all before her home in Grand-Pré is changed forever. There are traitors about but who are they? Is Sam one? Is Jacques? Most terrifying of all, is she? Lynne Kositsky paints a vivid portrait of the land, the Acadians, and a tragic chapter in history. Claire by Moonlight traces the journey of one girl, facing insurmountable odds, who will forever remain haunted by the ghosts of those she loved.
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Lynne Kositsky
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As of 2010 she has published ten novels, set in such varied historical contexts as Ireland during the potato famine of the 1840s, Nova Scotia during the early 19th century, Elizabethan London, and the Holocaust. Her books often have in common the theme of a youthful protagonist (usually, but not always, female) surviving social disruption or ostracism in a world dominated by the mistakes of adults. Like many of Kositsky"s other books, the Rachel series received critical acclaim.
Reviewers for Kirkus, The Washington Post, Hornbook Magazine, The Center for Children"s, and the School Library Journal all voiced critical praise for lieutenant
Kositsky"s A Question of Will (2000) deals with the Shakespearean authorship question, exploring the Oxfordian perspective, and she has since co-authored with Roger Stritmatter a series of articles for academic journals on the date, sources, and symbolism of Shakespeare"s Tempest. A Question of Will was included in the Folger Shakespeare Library"s "Golden Lads and Lasses" exhibit (2006).
Achievements
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The first and fourth books of the Rachel series, in the series were both nominated for the prestigious Hackmatack Award, and A Mighty Big Imagining won a White Raven Award, given by the International Youth Library in Munich to books which "contribute to an international understanding of a culture and people." The Thought of High Windows garnered extensive critical acclaim and won the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Youth in 2006.
Works
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The Plagues of Kondar: A Novel
(A terrible plague begins on the divided planet of Kondar,...)
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #4 an Elephant Tree Christmas
(With no sign of her beloved mamma’s return, Rachel’s been...)
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With Fearful Bravery
(After her father disappears on Crystal Night, fifteen-yea...)
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #2 the Maybe House
(In The Maybe House, Rachel's wish for a real house to cal...)
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Our Canadian Girl Rachel #3 Certificate of Freedom
(Racial tension is at a boiling point in Shelbourne, Nova ...)
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Claire by Moonlight
(Claire’s future should be simple and predictable and incl...)
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The Thought of High Windows
(When trapped or frightened, Esther sees windows --- and f...)
- { THE PLAGUES OF KONDAR } Kositsky, Lynne ( AUTHOR ) Jul-29-2014 Paperback
- With Fearful Bravery by Kositsky, Lynne (2014) Paperback
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The Plagues of Kondar: A Novel
