Helene Boudreau – lisa·čÂíĐă Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·čÂíĐă Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Evangeline for Young Readers /store/evangeline-for-young-readers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evangeline-for-young-readers Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:40:32 +0000 /store/evangeline-for-young-readers.html/evangeline-for-young-readers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline, tells the story of two young people deported from beautiful Acadie just before they are to be married and their search for each other that lasts the rest of their lives. First published in 1847, the poem has been important to Acadian identity ever since.

In Evangeline for Young Readers, the tragic story of Evangeline and Gabriel's Deportation is recounted to a new generation. In simple prose true to Longfellow's poem, Hélène Boudreau describes the utopian village of Grand-Pré where Evangeline grows up, the traumatizing Deportation, and Evangeline's relentless search across America for her true love. Patsy MacKinnon's stunning illustrations bring the story to life in full colour.

Evangeline for Young Readers is a vital interpretation for children of Longfellow's classic.

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]]> 54194 Évangéline Récits pour jeunes lecteurs /store/evangeline-recits-pour-jeunes-lecteurs.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evangeline-recits-pour-jeunes-lecteurs Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:23:05 +0000 /store/evangeline-recits-pour-jeunes-lecteurs.html/evangeline-recits-pour-jeunes-lecteurs Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline, tells the story of two young people deported from beautiful Acadie just before they are to be married—and their search for each other that lasts the rest of their lives. First published in 1847, the poem has been important to Acadian identity ever since.In Évangéline: Récits pour jeunes lecteurs, the tragic story of Evangeline and Gabriel’s Deportation is recounted to a new generation. In simple prose true to Longfellow’s poem, Hélène Boudreau describes the utopian village of Grand-Pré where Evangeline grows up, the traumatizing Deportation, and Evangeline’s relentless search across America for her true love. Patsy MacKinnon’s stunning illustrations bring the story to life in full colour.Évangéline: Récits pour jeunes lecteurs is a vital, French-language interpretation for children of Longfellow’s classic.

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]]> 53903 Acadian Star /store/acadian-star.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acadian-star Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:13:20 +0000 /store/acadian-star-2 The Acadian Star competition is the biggest thing to ever happen in Meg Gallant's small Cape Breton town. Meg dreams of performing onstage with her best friend Nève. If they're lucky, they might even make it to the finals in Halifax. But Meg's weird old aunt, Tante Perle, has been acting stranger and stranger—and just before the finale of the competition, she whisks Meg away from everything she knows. Meg suddenly finds herself trapped in the time of the tragic Acadian Deportation—and she has to choose between escaping to her own time and saving a girl who looks remarkably like Neve. Why is she trapped in the eighteenth century? Will she be able to save this stranger, so quickly becoming a friend? And where does Tante Perle fit in with all this?
This remarkable book for middle readers introduces us to contemporary Acadian characters, and also offers a young girl's perspective on the Acadian Deportation.

Hélène Boudreau is an Acadian writer and artist. A native of Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, she writes fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults from her home in Markham, Ontario. This is her first novel.

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