About William Pasnak WILLIAM PASNAK, a Vancouver writer, has twice won the R. Ross Annett Award for children`s literature, given by the Writers` Guild of Alberta. He is also the author of Exit Stage Left and Sink or Swim. Books by William Pasnak Degrassi Junior High: 12 Book Set by (author) Kathryn Ellis, Catherine Dunphy, Susin Nielsen, Loretta Castellarin, Ken Roberts, Nazneen Sadiq & William Pasnak Ages 8 to 18 Grades 3 to 12 Sink or Swim by (author) William Pasnak Ages 9 to 13 Grades 4 to 8 The Ginger Princess by (author) William Pasnak Ages 6 to 10 Grades 2 to 5 Mimi and the Ginger Princess by (author) William Pasnak Ages 6 to 13 Grades 2 to 7 Exit Stage Left by (author) William Pasnak Ages 10 to 17 Grades 5 to 10