No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn by Julie Lawson

No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn

Dear Canada

Julie Lawson

240 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional slow-paced
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Charlotte struggles to find her twin brother after the rest of her family is killed in the tragic Halifax explosion.No Safe Harbour is set in the months before and after the December 6, 1917 Halifax explosion, which was the largest man-made blast ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
informative 83%
sad 83%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
challenging 16%
hopeful 16%

Pace

fast 66%
slow 16%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 40% | A mix: 40% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Average rating

4.2

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