TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trottier,Maxine
TI  - Alone in an Untamed Land: the Filles du Roi diary of Helene St. Onge 
T2  - Dear Canada
SN  - 0439989698
U1  - F TRO 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Markham, Ont.
PB  - Scholastic Canada
KW  - Filles du roi
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Diaries
KW  - Canada
KW  - History
KW  - 1663-1713 (New France)
KW  - Canadian fiction
KW  - Authors, Canadian
KW  - FICTION / Historical / Canada
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Ages 8-12
Middle grade
N2  - Young Hélène St. Onge and her older sister Catherine are orphans. When King Louis XVI orders all men in New France to marry, Catherine becomes a fille du roi, one of the many young women sent to the new world as brides. Hélène will accompany her on the long sea voyage and live with her sister's new family. But Catherine dies during the gruelling journey, and Hélène finds herself alone in strange new country. New France is a far harsher place than she imagined, with bitter winters and the threat of attack from the Iroquois. Will the new friendships she has made on her long voyage enable her to survive?
ER  -