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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Janey's Girl written by Gayle Friesen from the series Novels by Gayle Friesen For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5249

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55074-463-7 Hardcover Jacket CAD $16.95 978-1-55074-461-3 Grades: 5 to 8 Ages: 10 to 14 Character Education respect Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 4 UG © 1998 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 224 pages	Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire's grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other's privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past — including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen's novel Janey's Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire's mother is the one who reaches maturity. Awards 2001 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, shortlist 2001 Red Cedar Book Award, winner 2000 Young Readers Choice Award , Pacific Northwest Library Association, winner 1998 CLA Young Adult Book Award , Canadian Library Association, winner 1998 Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Text, Canada Council for the Arts, shortlist 1998 Junior Library Guild Selection, winner 1998 Mr. Christie’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 1998 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Violet Downey Book Award, National Chapter of Canada IODE, winner Reviews “In this well-written first novel, Friesen tells an involving story about a girl trying to find out about her family’s past. The author is particularly adept at revealing the many emotions of the various characters. Readers should sympathize with Claire and what she goes through as she learns about her family, makes some important decisions, stands up to her overbearing mother, and comes to know her father and the half-brother she never knew she had.” — School Library Journal, October 1998 “Claire’s difficult decisions about her life, and her attempts to bring the old family secrets into the light, are balanced by humor and warmth in the dialogue and some fine, lovingly realized characters.” — Kirkus Reviews, August 1998 “Janey’s Girl is a stunning debut by Gayle Friesen of Delta, B.C. The main characters are real — interesting and imperfect. The story does not provide a neat, happy ending. It almost begs for a sequel but as Janey says at one point: “There’s no happily ever after here, Claire. How many times have I told you that?” — Quill and Quire, September 1998

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Janey's Girl written by Gayle Friesen from the series Novels by Gayle Friesen For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5249

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55074-463-7 Hardcover Jacket CAD $16.95 978-1-55074-461-3 Grades: 5 to 8 Ages: 10 to 14 Character Education respect Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 4 UG © 1998 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 224 pages	Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire's grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other's privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past — including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen's novel Janey's Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire's mother is the one who reaches maturity. Awards 2001 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, shortlist 2001 Red Cedar Book Award, winner 2000 Young Readers Choice Award , Pacific Northwest Library Association, winner 1998 CLA Young Adult Book Award , Canadian Library Association, winner 1998 Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Text, Canada Council for the Arts, shortlist 1998 Junior Library Guild Selection, winner 1998 Mr. Christie’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 1998 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Violet Downey Book Award, National Chapter of Canada IODE, winner Reviews “In this well-written first novel, Friesen tells an involving story about a girl trying to find out about her family’s past. The author is particularly adept at revealing the many emotions of the various characters. Readers should sympathize with Claire and what she goes through as she learns about her family, makes some important decisions, stands up to her overbearing mother, and comes to know her father and the half-brother she never knew she had.” — School Library Journal, October 1998 “Claire’s difficult decisions about her life, and her attempts to bring the old family secrets into the light, are balanced by humor and warmth in the dialogue and some fine, lovingly realized characters.” — Kirkus Reviews, August 1998 “Janey’s Girl is a stunning debut by Gayle Friesen of Delta, B.C. The main characters are real — interesting and imperfect. The story does not provide a neat, happy ending. It almost begs for a sequel but as Janey says at one point: “There’s no happily ever after here, Claire. How many times have I told you that?” — Quill and Quire, September 1998

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Janey's Girl written by Gayle Friesen from the series Novels by Gayle Friesen For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5249

Paperback CAD $7.95 978-1-55074-463-7 Hardcover Jacket CAD $16.95 978-1-55074-461-3 Grades: 5 to 8 Ages: 10 to 14 Character Education respect Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell Z Grade Level 7-up Accelerated Reader 4 UG © 1998 BW 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 224 pages	Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire's grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other's privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past — including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen's novel Janey's Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire's mother is the one who reaches maturity. Awards 2001 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, shortlist 2001 Red Cedar Book Award, winner 2000 Young Readers Choice Award , Pacific Northwest Library Association, winner 1998 CLA Young Adult Book Award , Canadian Library Association, winner 1998 Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Text, Canada Council for the Arts, shortlist 1998 Junior Library Guild Selection, winner 1998 Mr. Christie’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Association, winner 1998 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 1998 Violet Downey Book Award, National Chapter of Canada IODE, winner Reviews “In this well-written first novel, Friesen tells an involving story about a girl trying to find out about her family’s past. The author is particularly adept at revealing the many emotions of the various characters. Readers should sympathize with Claire and what she goes through as she learns about her family, makes some important decisions, stands up to her overbearing mother, and comes to know her father and the half-brother she never knew she had.” — School Library Journal, October 1998 “Claire’s difficult decisions about her life, and her attempts to bring the old family secrets into the light, are balanced by humor and warmth in the dialogue and some fine, lovingly realized characters.” — Kirkus Reviews, August 1998 “Janey’s Girl is a stunning debut by Gayle Friesen of Delta, B.C. The main characters are real — interesting and imperfect. The story does not provide a neat, happy ending. It almost begs for a sequel but as Janey says at one point: “There’s no happily ever after here, Claire. How many times have I told you that?” — Quill and Quire, September 1998

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Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire's grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other's privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past — including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen's novel Janey's Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire's mother is the one who reaches maturity.

Curriculum Connections

Character Education
respect

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

7-up

Accelerated Reader

UG 4

Paperback

978-1-55074-463-7

Reviews

“In this well-written first novel, Friesen tells an involving story about a girl trying to find out about her family’s past. The author is particularly adept at revealing the many emotions of the various characters. Readers should sympathize with Claire and what she goes through as she learns about her family, makes some important decisions, stands up to her overbearing mother, and comes to know her father and the half-brother she never knew she had.”: — School Library Journal, October 1998
“Claire’s difficult decisions about her life, and her attempts to bring the old family secrets into the light, are balanced by humor and warmth in the dialogue and some fine, lovingly realized characters.”: — Kirkus Reviews, August 1998
“Janey’s Girl is a stunning debut by Gayle Friesen of Delta, B.C. The main characters are real — interesting and imperfect. The story does not provide a neat, happy ending. It almost begs for a sequel but as Janey says at one point: “There’s no happily ever after here, Claire. How many times have I told you that?”: — Quill and Quire, September 1998

Awards

2001: Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, shortlist
2001: Red Cedar Book Award, winner
2000: Young Readers Choice Award , Pacific Northwest Library Association, winner
1998: CLA Young Adult Book Award , Canadian Library Association, winner
1998: Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Text, Canada Council for the Arts, shortlist
1998: Junior Library Guild Selection, winner
1998: Mr. Christie’s Book Award, shortlist
1998: Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Association, winner
1998: Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist
1998: Violet Downey Book Award, National Chapter of Canada IODE, winner