"When my kids were little, we dressed in old-fashioned clothes to volunteer at Fort Edmonton Park. This book is a love letter to that time, to the city of Edmonton and to Alberta's history."
Twelve-year-old Janey doesn't want to leave her friends in Toronto and come to Edmonton to stay with a grandmother she barely knows. But a trip to historical Fort Edmonton Park alerts her to a disaster that she must prevent...if only she can.
- On Alberta Education’s Grade 4 Social Studies authorized reading list
- Finalist for the Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Awards
- Canadian Children's Book Centre 2005 Our Choice title
- For ages 8+
Reviews:
The work of Edmonton freelance journalist Rita Feutl, Rescue at Fort Edmonton is part mystery, part thriller, part historical adventure--and a completely engaging read.
--Edmonton Journal
Though Janey causes a couple of catastrophes, she wants to be good, and she cares about the people she meets. This makes her appealing and makes the reader want to find out what all this time travel will mean to her. Recommended.
--Denise Moore, CM Magazine
Differently from most time-slip novels in which the protagonists cannot influence their trips to the past but are drawn into them, Janey is pulled into history passively only the first time....Although the reader learns a lot of details about everyday life in the past and different stages of the town of Edmonton, it is Janey's development as a person that is the centre of interest.
--Miriam Richter, Canadian Literature, 2005
For Teachers:
The work of Edmonton freelance journalist Rita Feutl, Rescue at Fort Edmonton is part mystery, part thriller, part historical adventure--and a completely engaging read.
--Edmonton Journal
Though Janey causes a couple of catastrophes, she wants to be good, and she cares about the people she meets. This makes her appealing and makes the reader want to find out what all this time travel will mean to her. Recommended.
--Denise Moore, CM Magazine
Differently from most time-slip novels in which the protagonists cannot influence their trips to the past but are drawn into them, Janey is pulled into history passively only the first time....Although the reader learns a lot of details about everyday life in the past and different stages of the town of Edmonton, it is Janey's development as a person that is the centre of interest.
--Miriam Richter, Canadian Literature, 2005
For Teachers:
The accompanying novel study guide adds depth to a classroom novel study, especially if a field trip to Fort Edmonton Park is planned.
Rita's author presentation, A Novel Tour of Alberta History, combines stories of Alberta's past with tales of her writing process.
Rita's author presentation, A Novel Tour of Alberta History, combines stories of Alberta's past with tales of her writing process.
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Also available at all book stores and in Edmonton at Tix on the Square.
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