From the streets of Britain to Canada's vast unknown, their uncertain journey unfolds. Barnardo's Homes first opened in East London, in 1867, to provide free shelter, meals, and education for poor and orphaned children. Despite their troubled pasts, these kids found family in each other.
But over the decades, as demands grew and funding dwindled, Barnardo's must look toward a different future for their charges. They must look toward Canada. This gripping novel, inspired by a real chapter of history, follows a group of home children in 1923 who are separated from their family, friends, and homes and placed in employment across rural Canada.
While a few find a happy new life, many face hardship and abuse. In About a Home Child, Caroline Fernandez delivers a tale of friendship, survival, and resilience.
| ISBN: | 9781770868427 |
| Publication date: | 29th August 2026 |
| Author: | Caroline Fernandez |
| Publisher: | DCB an imprint of Cormorant Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 156 pages |
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees True Stories School Stories |
From the streets of Britain to Canada's vast unknown, their uncertain journey unfolds. Barnardo's Homes first opened in East London, in 1867, to provide free shelter, meals, and education for poor and orphaned children.
About a Home Child is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
About a Home Child features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, True Stories, School Stories
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About a Home Child was written by Caroline Fernandez and published by DCB an imprint of Cormorant Books
About a Home Child has 156 pages
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