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Children's Fiction Adolescence

The Leaving

by (author) Budge Wilson

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
May 2010
Category
Adolescence, Short Stories, Coming of Age
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
7 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773673632
    Publish Date
    Dec 1997
    List Price
    $4.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554551767
    Publish Date
    May 2010
    List Price
    $12.95

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Description

In these eleven short stories, Budge Wilson, the popular author of Lorinda's Diary and Thirteen Never Changes, explores growing up in a colourful but imperfect world from a female point of view.

A pen pal halfway around the world, starting a diary, a favourite teacher's romance with metaphors, the intricacies of family relationships, a high school reunion, the bittersweet taste of first love are all fodder for stories that will be read over and over again, and to treasure for a lifetime.

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).

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Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Canadian Book Award Winner

City of Dartmouth Book and Writing Award for Fiction winner

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