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Orphan at My Door
''Orphan at My Door'', written by Jean Little, is the second book in the ''Dear Canada'', series of novels created by Scholastic Canada and written by various authors. The book is written in the format of a diary and features a fictional narrator, Victoria Cope.
''Orphan at My Door'' was first printed and released in Canada during September 2001 by Scholastic Canada Ltd. ''Orphan at My Door'' is printed in the English and French languages in Canada.
==Plot==
Told in the format of a diary, the book tells the story of Victoria Cope, following her experience of hosting a home child - an orphan from England sent to Canada by Barnardo's, essentially as a servant, receiving care and education in exchange. The Copes end up with a girl one year older than Victoria, named Marianna Wilson. She tells Victoria about her life in England and how she has been separated from her younger brother, Jasper, and their younger sister, the infant Emily Rose Wilson. As the girls become friends, Victoria develops an awareness of some of the discrimination that Marianna faces from the local children, as well as from members of Victoria's own family, notably her oldest brother, David.
Eventually, Victoria notices that Marianna has been secretly harbouring her younger brother, Jasper Wilson, in the Cope family's barn. Unlike Marianna, Jasper was placed in a home where his guardian treated him as a slave and abused him; Jasper managed to escape after being whipped and having his arm broken. The family must decide what to do with Jasper, which is made difficult by David's attitude towards the Home Children. The epilogue details where Marianna and Victoria went in their lives, and explaining how the Home Child program worked.
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