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Paradise
Based on a True Story of Survival
By Goodman, Joan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61811-450-4
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
Gr 7-Up Based on the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque and the early French exploration of Canada, Paradise is a riveting tale of survival and friendship. Marguerite's uncle chooses his 16-year-old niece as one of the young women to accompany him to start a new settlement in a land of what he believes to hold great wealth and opportunity. Her maid, Damienne is to travel with her, as is appropriate for a girl of her class. She also persuades Pierre, the young man she loves, to book passage on the ship as a deckhand so t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
