Children's Fiction Short Stories
Cordelia Clarke
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2010
- Category
- Short Stories
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554551774
- Publish Date
- Jun 2010
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
In ten stories, Budge Wilson explores the complex relationships that are the essence of life, as she did superbly - and wide critical acclaim - in The Living and The Courtship.
In The Charmer, a handsome but manipulative prodigal son creates a family breakdown. In Cordelia Clark, a new girl moves into town and kindles division and jealousies between friends who must work out their animosities when she suddenly moves away. And in Joanna and the Dark, a young woman witnesses her role model being a less-than-ideal father, and realizes that adults aren't always what they seem, nor do they have all the answers.
Contents:
- The Charmer
- Cordelia Clark
- Loretta and Alexander
- Birds, Horses and Muffins
- Was It Fun on the Beach Today?
- The Happy Pill
- Just Give Me a Little More Time, Eh?
- Dreams
- Joanna and the Dark
- The Listener
About the author
Budge Wilson (b. 1927) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lived in Kingston, Ontario, before moving back to North West Cove, Nova Scotia. A former commercial artist and photographer, she has written more than twenty books, many of them for children and young adults; her awards include the Ann Connor Brimer Award for children's literature. "Mr. Manuel Jenkins" is included in her story collecton The Leaving (Anansi, 1991).
