Gayle Friesen

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Gayle Friesen
Born (1960-09-18) September 18, 1960 (age 62)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater University of British Columbia
GenreYoung 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]

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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]

Awards and honours

Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999) [3] and The Isabel Factor (2006). [4]

Awards for Friesen's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1998Janey'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 FictionWinner [7] [8] [9]
National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book AwardWinner [10]
2001Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [11]
Red Cedar Book AwardWinner [12]
Men of Stone Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalist [8] [9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2002Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [13]
2003Losing Forever Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionWinner [8] [9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2004Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [14]
2007The Isabel Factor Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalist [8] [9]
2008For Now Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist

Publications

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