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Children's Fiction Peer Pressure

Maddie's Millionaire Dreams

by (author) Louise Leblanc

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay

translated by Sarah Cummins

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Sep 2002
Category
Peer Pressure, Emotions & Feelings, Humorous Stories
Recommended Age
6 to 9
Recommended Grade
1 to 5
Recommended Reading age
6 to 9
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887805790
    Publish Date
    Sep 2002
    List Price
    $14.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887805783
    Publish Date
    Aug 2002
    List Price
    $5.95

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Description

Maddie dreams she is having breakfast by the pool, a tropical breeze ruffling the palm trees as her limo warms up in the garage--until her baby sister's screams wake her up, and she goes downstairs to find her brothers fighting over dry toast.
Maddie wants to make her dreams real, and she's missing only one thing: money. When her friend Nicholas suggests a get-rich-quick scheme involving the lottery tickets at his parents' store, Maddie thinks they have a license to print money. But the more tickets they get, the farther behind they fall until they find themselves in real trouble.
Maddie's Millionaire Dreams is the story of a group of kids who learn the value of money--the hard way.

About the authors

LOUISE LEBLANC is an award-winning novelist and children\s writer. A native of Montreal she worked as a teacher a model an actress and a dancer before establishing her full-time writing career in 1985. Her Maddie books have appeared in French English Spanish and Danish editions.'

Louise Leblanc's profile page

MARIE-LOUISE GAY has achieved international acclaim as an author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won many awards, including two Governor General’s awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Any Questions? and Short Stories for Little Monsters. She lives in Montreal. marielouisegay.com

Marie-Louise Gay's profile page

Sarah Cummins' profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection

Editorial Reviews

"These "First Novels" must be one of the most difficult genres to write. To fit all the necessary elements into this 62 page format demands a unique skill. Then the translation from French, with its idiosyncrasies, into English with its quirks makes these stories a marvel. the plots are refreshingly unique and offer early readers a variety as they develop their solo reading confidence."

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