Flight

Geoge Waltermyer is left behind to care for the family farm while his mother and six brothers and sisters go to New York to find their father, Hans Waltermyer. He has been leading a dangerous missions for the british as the American Revolutionary War heats up. But george decides he just can't let them go alone, and so he heads through the wilderness, crossing enemy lines, in search of his family... Flight is the story of one United Empire Loyalist family's harrowing escape from enemy forces, to a new life in Canada.

Children's Books

Crook, Connie Brummel

Mysteries & Detectives

Stoddart Kids

A compelling story of the true experiences of a United Empire Loyalist family during a critical period of Canadian history Mary Meyers is typical of any nineteen-year-old. She longs for adventure--and for freedom to live her own life. But in the year 1786, and the realities that face newly settled United Empire Loyalist families like Mary's are often harsh. In this continuation of the Meyers family saga that began with the author's first novel, Flight, Mary must come to terms with danger, the survival of her family, and love.

Meyers' Creek

Tells the story of how a lame young Indian boy discovered maple syrup while seeking solice in the woods

Maple Moon

Geography & Cultures

FLIGHT CONNIE BRUMMEL CROOK George is proud that his father asked him to take care of things on the family farm. Besides keeping up with the chores, he must also look out for his mother and six brothers and sisters. His father, Hans Waltermyer, is leading recruits on dangerous missions for the British as the American Revolutionary War heats up. But then George is forced to stay behind while the rest of his family travels to meet their father in New York City. George can't let them travel alone. As far as he is concerned, there is only one choice. He must head through the wilderness, across enemy lines, in search of his family . -based on real historical characters and Flight -is the colorful story of a United Empire Loyalist family and their harrowing escape from enemy forces, to a new life in Canada. CONNIE CROOK lives in Peterborough, Ontario, where she is hard at work on other novels that bring Canada's past alive. She is a former teacher and is active in the United Empire Loyalist Association.

Fitzhenry and Whiteside

2002 OLA Silverbirch Award Nominee  Twelve-year-old Kate has always had to be more responsible than other girls her age. Since her mother's death and her family's flight to Canada, Kate's father has relied on her to keep house and look after her younger twin brothers. In a new place with poor shelter and no help, Kate must grow up even faster.  It is 1787. After poor crops, with little food to spare, the winter is terribly harsh. Kate's father is forced farther and farther from their makeshift cabin to hunt for food. Then one day, he simply doesn't return. Can Kate fend off danger and protect her brothers? Can these three children survive the Hungry Year when thousands of others will die?  Desperate, Kate prays for help. It finally comes from a most unlikely source - but is it in time??

Hungry Year

Brummel-Crook, Connie

History

Fitzhenry-Whiteside

CC Year 2     Perilous Year    is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

The Perilous Year

Meyers' Rebellion

Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Award Winner 2007 - Young Adult Book Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction Honour Book, 2007 
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice 2007 finalist 
Fifteen-year-old John Meyers is the youngest of the Meyers boys, with a lot to live up to. So when a routine trip to the Toronto farmer's market in the fall of 1837 turns ugly, John doesn't hesitate to jump in. George is captured, and John won't leave without him. Before long he finds himself embroiled in a real-life battle, under the leadership of Little Mac, William Lyon Mackenzie and himself. 
And it doesn't end when he gets back home. Though Father tries to stop it, one by one all the Meyers boys throw their support on the Reformers' side. John won't let them keep him out of it. So what if fetching and carrying for a lot of crazy farmers armed with nothing but sticks and hoes wasn't exactly battle experience? It's more than his brothers have! With pretty Nan Burditt's help, John is able to follow his brothers to a small island in Canadian/US waters, the site of the rebels' next skirmish. 
And there they are: one Meyers boy languishing in the Kingston prison while three more, John included, are camouflaged and armed and attempting to capture a steamship. How on earth did I get here? thinks John. 
Well, when you're a Meyers boy, these things just seem to happen! This humorous story of a boy's exploits during the Upper Canada Rebellion concludes the story of the Meyers family, Loyalists and early Canadian settlers.

Teen & Young Adult

Historical Fiction

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Flight

Meyers' Creek

Maple Moon

Flight

Hungry Year

The Perilous Year

Meyers' Rebellion