The whole truth
By: Kit Pearson
Publisher: HarperTrophyCanada
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781554688531
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Sisters; Schools; Juvenile fiction; Grandmothers; Family secrets
Description: "It is 1932. Polly, almost ten, and her older sister, Maud, travel by train and boat from Winnipeg to an island between Vancouver and Victoria. There they will live with their grandmother, who will be their guardian. Maud will go to boarding school in Victoria, while Polly will live with her grandmother and attend the small school on the island. Their grandmother and other family members welcome the girls warmly; new-school jitters give way to new friendships and even a new puppy; and slowly Polly feels that she is becoming part of a larger family she never knew until now. But Polly and Maud have a dramatic secret, and they have promised each other never to tell anyone. A surprise arrival on the island, however, threatens Polly's newfound happiness and tests the bonds of family love. Can Polly keep the secret and her new life on the island?"--Publisher.