To Dance at the Palais Royale

To Dance at the Palais Royale
Authors
Mcnaughton, Janet
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Tags
young adult
Date
1996-01-28T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.43 MB
Lang
en
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The bewitching story of Aggie, a 17-year-old Scottish girl who comes to Canada in 1928 to work as a domestic servant in a wealthy Toronto home, won numerous

literary awards when it was first published almost 10 years ago. To Dance at thePalais Royale captured the following honours:

• The Violet Downey Book Award, IODE National Chapter

• The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction

• Ann Connor Brimer Award

• Mr. Christie’s Book Award Finalist

• Canadian Library Association Honour Book

This wonderful portrayal of a young woman’s coming of age, set against life in Toronto’s jazz era, is now poised to capture the hearts of a new generation ofyoung girls.