Home Free by Sharon Jennings

Home Free by Sharon Jennings

I'm part of my school's writing club, which is fantastic, since what I want to be most is a writer. My mother says that girls don't grow up to be writers, they can only be nurses or teachers. But it's the 1960s, not the 50s or 40s, and I think she may be wrong. Mrs. Gowdy, who is my writing teacher, says that I have a gift. I'm going to use it to tell you the story of my summer.

It was a summer that was both wonderful and terribly sad. The sad part is still painful for me to write about, but I will because that's what writers do. My summer began with the most exciting thing that ever happened on our street. A real-life orphan, by the name of Cassandra Jovanovich, moved in right across from my house. All the best stories are about orphans, and because of Cassandra, this story is no exception. Because of her, I got to write a play, and she starred in it. Because of her, I now know that being an orphan is not exciting, in fact it is the opposite.

But you'll have to read my story to find out why.

Sharon Jennings is a language arts editor, children's drama teacher, and children's author. Her previous works include No Monsters Here with Ruth Ohi and the award-winning Jeremiah and Mrs. Ming. She lives in Toronto.

Mireille Levert was born in 1956 and at age twelve decided to be an artist. Since 1975 she has illustrated children's books and magazine articles. Her artwork has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, France, Italy and Japan, and has won numerous international awards.

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ISBN 13	9781897187555
ISBN 10	1897187556
Title	Home Free
Author	Sharon Jennings
Series	Gutsy Girl Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Second Story Press
Year published	2009-10-22
Number of pages	154
Prizes	Commended for Governor General's Literary Awards (Children's Literature) 2009, Short-listed for Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2011
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.