The true story 1990 interest in the gagnon affair was revived during the 1980s and the 1990s, owing, in particular, to the publication by alonzo leblanc in 1982 of his reconstruction of the text of the play aurore, lenfant martyre aurore, the child martyr. The canadian childrens book centre ccbc is a national, notforprofit organization dedicated to. Novelty books in the childrens books collection koninklijke. Telesphore gagnon and marieanne caron were married on 12 sept. Marielouise, who has her own child, has designs on theodore and quickens. When aurores mother became hospitalized with tuberculosis, telesphores widowed cousin marieann houde, moved in with the gagnons with her six children. Geronimo stilton author to kickstart exclusive childrens book reading initiative amid covid19 pandemic. Aurore, lenfant martyre essay on battered children. Quebec child abuse case retold in new film cbc news. After the sudden death of her mother, aurore gagnon is abused by her. Sometimes called aurore lenfant martyre aurore, the child martyr. The mystery of the martyred child canadian mysteries. The book contains twenty fables and a separate picture of a. Based on extensive research, this book set itself apart from the other literary works.
Aurore gagnon baptized marieaurorelucienne, was the second of four children of marieanne caron and telesphore gagnon. Their younger son, joseph, was found suffocated under a straw mattress in november 1917, at the age of two and a half. Since 1967, on or around hans christian andersens birthday, 2 april, international childrens book day icbd is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to. We talked and argued and reminisced about the books we read when we were kids, the ones weve read to our own children, and the ones we. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. After i watched the film of sweet aurore s story i was in tears at what this poor little angel suffered and how everyone looked the other way it is a beautiful film that i strongly recommend. The story of aurore gagnon, dubbed the child martyr, was a huge media sensation at the time and inspired a play the year after her death. Aurore gagnon was a young girl who died on february 12, 1920, under suspicious circumstances. Aurore gagnon in myheritage family trees carriererobidoux.
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