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Rennie's life in a small Nova Scotia town is turned upside down when her father is arrested and interned for being Italian during the early years of World War 2. The family struggles to deal with the hysteria and hate brought on by war while trying to keep the bakery running in Papa's absence.
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Loriann says
| Age | 10 |
| School | Northwood P.S. |
| What I Liked | I liked the part when Rennie bakes the breadsticks even though she knows that some people won't probably buy them from her because the people are against the Italians. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
I liked Rennie because she was strong and she didn't care about what people said about her and the Italians. |
| The Novel was | true to life |
| I Chose This Word | The story is a about how Italians lived and it tells you a little about war. |
| The Author might change | I liked it all. |
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New Information I Learned |
I didn't know that people treated Italians so badly. |
Alex says
| Age | 9 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | I liked the part where there papa comes back to Rennie. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
I felt sad for Rennie, the main character, when her papa went to prison |
| The Novel was | true to life |
| I Chose This Word | This story is true to life because these things actually can happen. |
| The Author might change | There is nothing I think the author should change. |
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New Information I Learned |
I didn't know that people were put in prison like that during the war. |
Amalia says
| Age | 9 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | I liked the part when the girl in the story was so determined to raise money to help her family get through without her father. I liked that part because her father wanted her to learn to make bread but she said it was men's work but when her father was taken away she was so determined that she made bread to sell for the money to help her family. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
My favourite character was the girl whose father got taken away because he was Italian. She was very determined to help her family. I admire her the most because even though she lied to her friend about finding her bracelet in her pocket (she did not steal it) she still told the truth after! |
| The Novel was | true to life |
| I Chose This Word | It wasn't exactly true to life, but there were lots of facts that were true. I have to say that it was half true to life, a quarter suspenseful and a quarter tear-jerker. I liked this book because of this. It really touched me. |
| The Author might change | There is nothing I think the author should change. |
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New Information I Learned |
I learned about the war where all the Italians were taken somewhere because people thought that they might turn on the Canadians. |
