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Children's Fiction Self-esteem & Self-reliance

Scarred

by (author) Monique Polak

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jun 2012
Category
Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, General, Emotions & Feelings
Recommended Age
14 to 18
Recommended Grade
9 to 12
Recommended Reading age
7 to 10
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552776148
    Publish Date
    Jun 2012
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550289657
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550289640
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

Becky was once a promising young skating star, but these days she feels numb, disconnected, and very lonely. The only way she knows to relieve pressure is to cut herself. Will Becky have the strength to save another young athlete who's skating down the same path?

About the author

MONIQUE POLAK écrit régulièrement pour le Montreal Gazette et a été publiée dans de nombreux autres quotidiens de renom tels que le Globe and Mail, le National Post et Newsday. Dans la collection SideStreets, elle a écrit All In et On the Game, ainsi que Flip Turn pour la collection Sports Stories. D’ailleurs, ces deux derniers ouvrages ont figuré sur la liste des meilleurs livres pour enfants du Centre du livre jeunesse canadien. Monique enseigne l’écriture ainsi que la littérature anglaise. Elle vit à Montréal, au Québec, avec son mari et sa fille.

 

MONIQUE POLAK is the author of 26 novels for young readers, as well as two non-fiction titles and a board book. Her books Hate Mail, Room for One More, and the historical novel What World is Left, which was inspired by her mother’s experience during the Holocaust, were all winners of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature.

 

Her books have also been nominated for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Arthur Ellis Award, and several have been selected as Best Books for Children and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

 

She is also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Macleans, and Postmedia newspapers across the country, and is a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada’s Plus on est de fous, plus on lit Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College.

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Awards

  • Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens - Canadian Children's Book Centre

Editorial Reviews

"Monique Polak handles this rarely addressed topic with sensitivity while offering teens a lot of useful information on this disease ... the novel is well written and engaging and offers several positive messages to its readers."

CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials

"This book is not only a great read, but it would be bibliotherapy for a self-mutilating teen."

The Expositor

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Scarred (SideStreets)

Becky, a once promising skating star, is spiralling out of control. Numb, disconnected and lonely, she deals with her pressures by cutting herself. Can she find the strength to help a young friend skating down a similar path?

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2008.

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