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To Dance at the Palais Royale

by Janet McNaughton

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A young immigrant’s life in Jazz Age Toronto

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Canadian Library Association Honour Book

    Named a Canadian Library Association Honour Book.

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A young immigrant’s life in Jazz Age Toronto

In 1928, 17-year-old Aggie leaves Scotland for Toronto, where she takes work as a domestic servant in a wealthy household. Her coming-of-age story places a young woman’s experience within the city’s jazz-era setting, connecting migration, work, and growing up in early twentieth-century Canada. The historical backdrop is specific: Toronto in the years between the world wars, seen through the circumstances of a teenage newcomer building a life far from home.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set in Canada.
  • Readers curious about stories of immigration and domestic work.
  • Those looking for a coming-of-age story set in 1920s Toronto.

Themes

Coming of ageImmigrationDomestic workJazz-era Toronto

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Book overview

The bewitching story of Aggie, a 17-year-old Scottish girl who comes to Canada in 1928 to work as a domestic servant in a wealthy Toronto home, won numerous literary awards when it was first published almost 10 years ago. To Dance at the Palais Royale captured the following honours:

- The Violet Downey Book Award, IODE National Chapter
- The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction
- Ann Connor Brimer Award
- Mr. Christie's Book Award Finalist
- Canadian Library Association Honour Book

This wonderful portrayal of a young woman's coming of age, set against life in Toronto's jazz era, is now poised to capture the hearts of a new generation of young girls.

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