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The Broken Blade
by William Durbin
- LITERATURE
- 1998
- PAPER
- 176 PAGES
- MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Quebec province, 1800. When an accident befalls his father, 13-year-old Pierre signs on to work as a voyageur (fur trader) in remote northern Quebec. This novel, geared for the 9-12 age group, conjures the rough life of the voyageurs, their fear of the Ojibwa Indians and the early days of French Canada.
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