How it happened.
The news was just on in the background that evening - I was in the other room, and only caught a snatch of a story that probably lasted less than half a minute. It made no particular impression, but the next day it had created the beginning of an idea that would bloom into The Glory Wind. And this is often how it is.
About the story.
Luke Haliwell must come to terms with the prejudices of his 1940's prairie town when Gracie Moor and her mother move in next door. Gracie is unlike anyone Luke has ever known, but when the town discovers that Gracie's mother is hiding a shameful secret, Luke learns that friendship can come at a great cost.
Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside, this story is in bookstores now.
I loved writing The Glory Wind. I hope you will love it too.
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News Updates for The Glory Wind
Winner of the 2011 Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction for Young People Award
Winner of the 2011 Ann Connor Brimer Award
Winner of the Bronze Medal in the
2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Canadian Regional
Shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association
2011 Children's Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the 2011 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Shortlisted for the 2012 OLA Silver Birch Fiction Award
Shortlisted for the 2011 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Shortlisted for the 2012 OLA Silver Birch Fiction Award
Ontario Library Association Best Bets List for 2010
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