Children's Fiction Books & Libraries
The Girl Who Hated Books
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 1998
- Category
- Books & Libraries, Imagination & Play
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- k to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896764092
- Publish Date
- Oct 1998
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926920542
- Publish Date
- Oct 1998
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
Meena hates books. But when she accidentally knocks over a stack, out from the pages tumble an assortment of characters. To find their way back into the proper books, Meena has to read!
About the authors
Manjusha Pawagi has a law degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Stanford University. She has worked as a reporter for CBC Radio in Charlottetown, PEI, and the Associated Press in St. Louis, Mo.; and as a lawyer for the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. She was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in 2009 and she is currently a family and youth court judge in Toronto.
Manjusha Pawagi's profile page
Leanne Franson spent her childhood winters in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, building snow forts while her dad watched hockey games on TV. She was a really bad skater -- but she could draw really well! In 1991, after she finished her BFA in Montreal, she started illustrating books. Leanne is fluently bilingual and has worked on books in English and French, illustrating in total over 100 picture books, chapter books, and textbooks. In 2012, she and her teenage son Benn returned to Saskatchewan, where she draws and makes ceramics in her acreage studio.
Awards
- Short-listed, Ontario Library Association Blue Spruce Award
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Book
Editorial Reviews
"This is a great story to share with reluctant readers who may be struggling to find their own joy in reading."
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