Young Adult Fiction Coming Of Age
The Secret Life of a Funny Girl
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2012
- Category
- Coming of Age
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 15
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 10
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771170123
- Publish Date
- Oct 2012
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
It’s the year of our Lord 1971, and Maureen O’Neill is one of the smartest girls at Fatima Academy. One of the funniest, too. Her teachers don’t like it, but her friends think she’s a riot. But one day her world begins to crumble apart, and Maureen is forced to keep a terrible secret. Meanwhile, the girls are whispering about her, the boys are starting to notice her, and the teachers are driving her crazy.?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
The Secret Life of a Funny Girl is award-winning writer Susan Chalker Browne’s tenth book for children and her first young adult novel.
About the author
Susan Chalker Browne is an award-winning writer, journalist and teacher. Hey Freddy! Itâ??s Canadaâ??s Birthday is her eighth book for children. Her other books include Marconiâ??s Secret, The Amazing Adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett, At Oceanâ??s Edge, The Land of a Thousand Whales and her most recent, Freddyâ??s Day at the Races. Her books Thomas Doucet â?? Hero of Plaisance and Goodness Gracious, Gulliver Mulligan were each named Canadian Childrenâ??s Book Centre â??Our Choiceâ? selections.
