Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction
We’ll rant and we’ll roar like true Newfoundlanders…
Especially if I win. I’m off to St. John’s, Newfoundland, tomorrow for the Atlantic Book Awards. Betsy Wickwire and I are up against Gloria Ann Wesley, (Chasing Freedom) and Susan White (The Year Mrs. Montague Cried ) for the coveted Ann Connor Brimer Award. In … Continue reading
The Valour and The Horror
This has absolutely nothing to do with books or writing or anything of the things you’d expect to find on my website but I just had to post a little something about the 95th anniversary of The Battle of Vimy … Continue reading
…plus I get two days in Newfoundland!
Despite the weird hairdo, I’m delighted to announce that Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret has been shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award. The recognition is fabulous, of course, but the perks are what really excite me. I’m going to be joining … Continue reading
Willow be mine?
Betsy Wickwire is very pleased to have been nominated for a 2012 Snow Willow Award. The Willow Awards promote reading by granting a Willow Award to the Canadian books voted by students to be the best of those nominated in three … Continue reading
Awake and Smiling
I’m posting this photo for two reasons: 1) To say thanks to the young ladies from Agnes McPhail Public School for interviewing me about Not Suitable for Family Viewing. 2) And to prove that I was alert throughout the Ontario … Continue reading
And an OLA Best Bets too…
I had a wonderful time at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference last week. As the 2011 Red Maple winner for Not Suitable for Family Viewing, I got to rub shoulders with all sorts of wonderful Canadian Young Adult authors - Kathy … Continue reading
“A truly hilarious book…”
And the really good news is that I was actually trying to be hilarious…Here’s the whole fabulous review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret from www.canadiangiftguide.com. “Kudos to Canadian Vicki Grant for writing a truly hilarious book that’ll make you smile while … Continue reading
“The ending is absolutely perfect…”
And, happily, it sounds like the rest of the book wasn’t so bad either. Here’s an excerpt from an Atlantic Books Today review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret. “This book magnificently conveys the drama and emotional intensity that so often … Continue reading
“I highly recommend this book.”
I love hearing that – especially when it’s about a book I wrote. I found the comment in this very nice review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret from lookanothergreatbook.blogspot.com (which also, I’m pleased to add, gave Betsy five big stars.) “(VICKI GRANT) … Continue reading
The type of news I like…
Thanks to Canadian Children’s Book News for a lovely review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret. Here’s my most favourite part: “Vicki Grant’s characters jump off the page. She shows an uncanny understanding of young people’s worries and emotions, the depression … Continue reading
