About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
A quick tip: When reviewing the "Browse by Category" listings, please note that these are based on standardized BISAC Subject Codes supplied by the books' publishers. You will find additional selections, grouped by theme or region, in our "BC Reading Lists."
Description
The year is 1938—two years since Sophie, Molly, Mark, Harriet, Leticia, and Posy made international headlines when they uncover the buried treasure of the notorious Brother XII. Since then, life has been decidedly un-exciting for the adventure-loving crew, who feel more at home on the rolling deck of a sailboat than in their stuffy boarding school. But once again, Uncle Bert (a.k.a. Captain Gunn) comes to the rescue when he invites the whole gang on another holiday abroad.
The kids trade in their pirate capsfor cowboy hats and head off on a cattle drive in Interior BC. But when they run into a familiar villain, the trip takes an ominous turn culminating in a dangerous mission to an old mine. Will their adventurous ways get the better of the kids this time, or will fortune smile upon them yet again?
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 9 to 12
- Grade:
- 4 to 7
Editorial Reviews
“Young readers will have fun discovering some of their favourite locales in kids’ historical novel...The adventure takes readers to Douglas Lake Ranch, Fintry and O’Keefe Ranch, all locales that many will recognize and quite possibly have visited themselves.”
— Vernon Morning Star
“Spottiswoode excels at describing BC landscapes in rich detail, allowing readers to be transported from the sparkling shores of English Bay, to the dusty expanses of Merritt while reading this book. Molly March’s charming black and white illustrations lend additional visual context to the narrative, acting as detailed snapshots of important plot points.”
— Resource Links
The Silver Lining picks readers up at page one and drops us into a different time. From BC's stunning coast to the hot, dry cattle country of the Okanagan, we are treated to the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the late 1930s. With a gang of English children as our guides, we meet real cowboys and join a cattle drive through the dusty, rolling hills of BC's Interior.
— Dayle Campbell Gaetz, author of Taking the Reins
