To Dance At The Palais Royale

by Janet McNaughton

Overview

The bewitching story of Aggie, a 17-year-old Scottish girl who comes to Canadain 1928 to work as a domestic servant in a wealthy Toronto home, won numerous literary awards when it was first published almost 10 years ago. To Dance at thePalais Royale captured the following honours:
• The Violet Downey Book Award, IODE National Chapter
• The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction
• Ann Connor Brimer Award
• Mr. Christie’s Book Award Finalist
• Canadian Library Association Honour Book
This wonderful portrayal of a young woman’s coming of age, set against lifein Toronto’s jazz era, is now poised to capture the hearts of a new generation ofyoung girls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780006395416
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/21/2006
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	4.70(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

JANET McNAUGHTON is the multi-award-winning author of many books, including The Secret Under My Skin, An Earthly Knight and her most recent novel, Dragon Seer, which was shortlisted for the prestigious TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, as well as both the CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Book of the Year for Children Award. McNaughton lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, with her family. Visit her online at www.janetmcnaughton.ca.