About vickigrant
I am an author of many Young Adult novels including Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Pigboy, Quid pro Quo, Dead-End Job and 2011 Red Maple Winner, Not Suitable for Family Viewing. Most of my books are funny and/or scary mysteries. I also write high-low quick reads for reluctant readers. Quid pro Quo won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime novel and was also nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Betsy Wickwire is up for a 2012 Snow Willow Award. Keep your fingers crossed for her!
I just received a wonderful note from a young woman named Alexia Panakos. She’s now a budding fashion designer but when she was in Grade Six, she read a funny little book called The Puppet Wrangler. It’s about a girl … Continue reading →
Posted in Award Winner, Best books for kids, Book for teenaged girls, Funny Book for Kids, Set in Nova Scotia
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Tagged Best Books for kids, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year nominee, Canadian teen fiction, Children's Television industry, funny book, Set in Nova Scotia, Silver Birch nominee, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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According to good old Google, that’s how you say “Nine Doors” in Norwegian. I have no idea if the Scandinavian publisher will keep that title but my comic high/low novel will soon be available in Norway. To which all I … Continue reading →
Posted in Funny Book for Kids, high/low fiction, Mystery, Orca Currents, School Visits, Teen fiction
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Tagged Author Visits, Best Books for kids, Canadian teen fiction, Currents, funny book, Mystery, Nine Doors, Norwegian Translation, Orca Books, Quick Read, Teacher's guide, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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The good people at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) had a nice surprise for me. They awarded Hold the Pickles with an honourable mention on its Best Bets List 2012. Hold the Pickles is a comic adventure for middle grade … Continue reading →
Posted in Best Bets 2012, Best books for kids, Funny Book for Kids, high/low fiction, Orca Currents, Pigboy, Reluctant readers, School Visits, Sequel, Teen fiction, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged American Library Association Quick Pick, Author Visits, Best Bets 2012, Canadian teen fiction, funny book, Halifax, High/Low Fiction, OLA, Ontario Library Association, Orca Currents, Pigboy, Quick Read, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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Okay, by the look of this picture, maybe I’m not -but I went ahead and did it anyway. The same questions come up frequently from readers so I decided to start videotaping my responses. Click here for the first video, in … Continue reading →
Posted in Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, Canadian Children's Book News, Cross-over fiction, Nova Scotian Author, Set in Nova Scotia, Teen fiction, Teenage Depression, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged Author Visits, Best Books for kids, book for teenage girls, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Canadian teen fiction, funny book, Hadley Dyer, HarperCollins, Lynne Missen, Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, Set in Nova Scotia, Snow Willow Award, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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It might not seem like much to you but Betsy Wickwire’s getting something wonderful for Christmas: suds. One of the things that’s always bugged me – a bit – is that the sponge on the cover looks like a big … Continue reading →
Posted in Best books for kids, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, Canadian Children's Book News, Cross-over fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Nova Scotian Author, Teen fiction, Teenage Depression, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged Author Visits, Best Books for kids, book for teenage girls, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Canadian teen fiction, Citadel High, dust bunnies, funny book, Hadley Dyer, Halifax, HarperCollins, housecleaning, lapins de poussiere, Lynne Missen, Mable's Fables, Romance, Set in Nova Scotia, Snow Willow Award, Teen Depression, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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Another great gift idea for the teen readers in your life: Emily for Real by Nova Scotian author Sylvia Gunnery. Look what Kirkus Reviews had to say about this touching coming-of-age novel: “This is a story about familial ties-ties of … Continue reading →
Posted in Book for teenaged girls, Nova Scotian Author, Set in Nova Scotia, Teen fiction, Teenagers, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged book for teenage girls, Canadian teen fiction, divorce, gay, illegitimate children, Kirkus, Pajama Press, Romance, Set in Nova Scotia, single-parent family, straight, Sylvia Gunnery, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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Hot-diggety-dog! Hold the Pickles – my recent sequel to Pigboy – has just been nominated as an American Library Association Quick Pick for Young Adults. The Quick Picks list identifies books which encourage reading among teens who, for whatever reason, … Continue reading →
Posted in Funny Book for Kids, Mystery, School Visits, Sequel, Set in Nova Scotia, Teen fiction, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged ALA Quick PIck, American Library Association Quick Pick, Booklist, bullying, Canadian teen fiction, funny book, High/Low Fiction, humour, Mystery, Pigboy Sequel, Quick Read, Reluctant readers, review, Set in Nova Scotia, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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“Gripping, heartbreaking, and revelatory, a book that will touch teen (and adult) readers deeply.” That’s what The Canadian Children’s Book News had to say about Don Aker’s RUNNING ON EMPTY. I bet there’s a teenager on your gift list who’d just … Continue reading →
Posted in Award Winner, Book for teenaged girls, Canadian Children's Book News, Cross-over fiction, Teen fiction, Young Adult Fiction
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Tagged Canadian Children's Book Centre, Canadian Children's Book News, Canadian teen fiction, Don Aker, Hadley Dyer, HarperCollins, Nova Scotian Author, Teen fiction, Vicki Grant
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I just arrived back from three very busy days of school visits in Chatham-Kent and London, Ontario. I loved the delicious breakfast (and fabulous retro decor) of the St. Clair Restaurant in downtown Chatham. But most of all, I loved … Continue reading →
Posted in Award Winner, Cross-over fiction, Funny Book for Kids, School Visits, Teen fiction
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Tagged Author Visits, Best Books for kids, Canadian teen fiction, Chatham-Kent, Lambton-Kent School Board, London Ontario, Red Maple Award, St. Clair Restaurant, Teen fiction, Thames Valley School Board, Vicki Grant, YA fiction
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