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In this tale of friendship and determination, Juniper and her penguin pal, Martin, enter an ice cream showdown, where the stakes and the scoops are sky-high!

In pursuit of her dream to be a writer, Nora journeys from her family in Canada after she accepts a job as a journalist in Jamaica and then later, the United States. In the autobiography, the young author recounts her early life and writing career. Only seventeen years old and with just ten dollars in her pocket, Nora sets sail for Jamaica west Indies, and when this new career as a newspaper writer takes an unwelcome turn, Nora ends up in Chicago, where she struggles to find a good job and make it as a journalist and storyteller.

A socialite world traveler, with not a care in the world, Gee Gee discovers, in one telegram, that she lost her fortune, her fiancée, and possibly her place in proper society. No matter, Gee Gee is resourceful, intelligent, and brave. As luck would have it, she falls for Duncan and now nothing else matters. He sweeps her up with all the charm of a Canadian rancher and delivers her to the rich golden wheat fields of Alberta, Canada. Duncan is poised with perfect timing in the Canadian West, as he’s convinced of the future wealth to be found at the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near Calgary.

In The Prairie Child, Arthur Stringer brings a moving close to his prairie trilogy through the voice of Chaddy McKail—a woman shaped by wide skies, quiet heartbreak, and fierce maternal love.

The Prairie Mother is a powerful tale of love, endurance, and survival set against the raw and untamed frontier. Tabbie, a spirited and determined woman, finds herself at a crossroads as she navigates the joys and burdens of motherhood while grappling with the emotional distance of her ambitious husband, Duncan. When she gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—her world is forever changed, filled with both profound wonder and the weight of overwhelming responsibility.