natasha haines 8A i think this book 7/10. it was a little sad at parts, but at others it was inspiring. its nice that the world knows canada as being a good place for fresh beginings. i was glad that charlies life turned out better than how it started off. i thought it was nice that he kept the bottle opener that was his dad's. i also thought that it must have been really hard for his mom to give it to him in the forst place. for his mom to have to give her children to foster homes, it must have been realyy difficult.
Emily Sa. F7F King George Before today I never knew about 'home children'; children who where orphans and where sent to Canada in the early 20th century to find a new life. Charlie was among the 90000 children who came to Canada. His story recounts the life with his father's death and how his mother had to send him to an orphanage. Also about his life as a farmhand in Canada and his dedication to world war one and to the RCMP. His life story is told by his daughter and how his journey effected his entire life. I rate this book 8/10.
Talia F7F This book was really interesting considering the fact that the characters and the story is true. Though the main character charlie had a rough life at first.i couldnt beleive though that his mom sent to an orphanage, that must of been pretty bad but i guess it was for the better. his life did get better after he moved to canada. overall i gave this book a 8/10.
Tomi Kolapo 8I 8/10 I liked this book alot. it was sad and inspiring and very well thought out. I didnt know much on this subject before so it made it more appealing. I think the best part was when he got everything he deserved, after living a hard life going from the the old couple who starved, beat him and made his life miserable to a loving family. Also especially the fact that he was 13 our age made it that more interesting. I would recommend this book to anybody :D
Gillian Young F7I I really enjoyed this book although it was very sad at times. I think the author could of told more of Charlie's life on the farms where he worked and less about his life in the army and the RCMP. I liked how Charlie had the bottle opener to keep to remember his family. I really can't imagine living the life Charlie did. I rate this book a 8/10.
I really liked this book. It is a little bit depressing, but he succeeds in the end. It really shows what a good country Canada is, then and now. I like how it was a biography on Charlie and it also had another subject which was home children. 8.5/10 Vytas 7I
alicia denoon 8A I think this book was a 6/10. Charlie's life started off poverty-stricken. His mother was forced to give Charrlie and his siblings to orphanages. I can't imagine giving giving my child away, it would ripe apart. I can't imagine being Charlie either. After moving to Canada he was beaten and forced to live on a porch even in the cold Canadian weather. I akways thought of Canada being a better place than that.
7 comments:
natasha haines 8A
i think this book 7/10. it was a little sad at parts, but at others it was inspiring. its nice that the world knows canada as being a good place for fresh beginings. i was glad that charlies life turned out better than how it started off. i thought it was nice that he kept the bottle opener that was his dad's. i also thought that it must have been really hard for his mom to give it to him in the forst place. for his mom to have to give her children to foster homes, it must have been realyy difficult.
Emily Sa. F7F King George
Before today I never knew about 'home children'; children who where orphans and where sent to Canada in the early 20th century to find a new life. Charlie was among the 90000 children who came to Canada. His story recounts the life with his father's death and how his mother had to send him to an orphanage. Also about his life as a farmhand in Canada and his dedication to world war one and to the RCMP. His life story is told by his daughter and how his journey effected his entire life. I rate this book 8/10.
Talia F7F
This book was really interesting considering the fact that the characters and the story is true. Though the main character charlie had a rough life at first.i couldnt beleive though that his mom sent to an orphanage, that must of been pretty bad but i guess it was for the better. his life did get better after he moved to canada. overall i gave this book a 8/10.
Tomi Kolapo 8I
8/10 I liked this book alot. it was sad and inspiring and very well thought out. I didnt know much on this subject before so it made it more appealing. I think the best part was when he got everything he deserved, after living a hard life going from the the old couple who starved, beat him and made his life miserable to a loving family. Also especially the fact that he was 13 our age made it that more interesting. I would recommend this book to anybody :D
Gillian Young F7I
I really enjoyed this book although it was very sad at times. I think the author could of told more of Charlie's life on the farms where he worked and less about his life in the army and the RCMP. I liked how Charlie had the bottle opener to keep to remember his family. I really can't imagine living the life Charlie did. I rate this book a 8/10.
I really liked this book. It is a little bit depressing, but he succeeds in the end. It really shows what a good country Canada is, then and now. I like how it was a biography on Charlie and it also had another subject which was home children. 8.5/10
Vytas 7I
alicia denoon 8A
I think this book was a 6/10. Charlie's life started off poverty-stricken. His mother was forced to give Charrlie and his siblings to orphanages. I can't imagine giving giving my child away, it would ripe apart. I can't imagine being Charlie either. After moving to Canada he was beaten and forced to live on a porch even in the cold Canadian weather. I akways thought of Canada being a better place than that.
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