Gayle Friesen | |
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Born | September 18, 1960 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Gayle Friesen (born September 18, 1960) is a Canadian author of young adult novels. She was raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. [1] She is married with two children. [2]
Friesen's first novel Janey's Girl (1998) was critically acclaimed, winning the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award and the Red Maple Reading Award. It was also nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. She has written four other novels for young adults. [2]
Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999) [3] and The Isabel Factor (2006). [4]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Janey's Girl | Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature | Finalist | |
1999 | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [5] [6] | |
Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [7] [8] [9] | ||
National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award | Winner | [10] | ||
2001 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [11] | |
Red Cedar Book Award | Winner | [12] | ||
Men of Stone | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] | |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2002 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [13] | |
2003 | Losing Forever | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [8] [9] |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2004 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [14] | |
2007 | The Isabel Factor | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] |
2008 | For Now | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist |
Gayle Friesen | |
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Born | September 18, 1960 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Gayle Friesen (born September 18, 1960) is a Canadian author of young adult novels. She was raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. [1] She is married with two children. [2]
Friesen's first novel Janey's Girl (1998) was critically acclaimed, winning the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award and the Red Maple Reading Award. It was also nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. She has written four other novels for young adults. [2]
Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999) [3] and The Isabel Factor (2006). [4]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Janey's Girl | Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature | Finalist | |
1999 | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [5] [6] | |
Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [7] [8] [9] | ||
National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award | Winner | [10] | ||
2001 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [11] | |
Red Cedar Book Award | Winner | [12] | ||
Men of Stone | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] | |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2002 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [13] | |
2003 | Losing Forever | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [8] [9] |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2004 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [14] | |
2007 | The Isabel Factor | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] |
2008 | For Now | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist |