Adeline Mueller, big sister to her 5 year old brother, Konrad, only ever wanted to sing like her Tante Karoline in Berlin. Now, she didn’t know if she ever would. Her mother, Konrad and Adeline had come to this new land to be with their Papa. After a three week long ocean voyage, going through customs and then a long train trip to this new strange town, 12 year old Adeline was tired and disappointed. This empty new land and sky a was completely different from her beautiful Germany. That wasn’t all. She didn’t recognize her Papa, who had been a banker in Germany, but now worked hard in a mill. He had promised her a house, but they would live in what was called a ‘soddie’. She made friends, went to school, learned English, survived a tornado, lived through a winter, and picked saskatoon berries. She does get an opportunity to sing on stage - but that’s towards the end of the story.
Told in the voice of young Adeline, the family lives the life of the pioneers in the early 1900’s. Part of a German settlement of families living in whitewashed sod houses in Qu'Apelle, they were labeled squatters, and were not always favoured. Linda Aksomitis has penned a lovely story of historical fiction set here on the Saskatchewan prairie in the pioneer town of Qu’Appelle. The author includes an Afterword for historical details.
"Today she could see the wonders of the prairie,
so maybe if she tried harder she would like it here."
~ Linda Aksomitis, Adeline's Dream
Title: Adeline’s DREAM
Author: Linda Aksomitis
Copyright: 2005:
Publisher: Coteau Books
Format: Novel (for young readers)
Series: From Many Peoples
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 1-55050-323-5
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