Heavy or Light, Boyish or
Girly, Green or Purple
Walking
Backward
(Orca Book Publishers,
2009)
When Josh's mother dies in a
phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving
family: how did a snake get into her car? and how do you mourn with no
faith to guide you? This novel takes the form of a
journal kept by 12-year-old Josh as he searches for answers.
Funny,
sad, and therapeutic, Walking
Backward has been nominated for
numerous literary awards.
"[An]
outstanding
debut novel....[Austen] delivers a wise, rich novel, wonderfully
compelling for children and adults alike."
(
The
Globe and Mail)
Read more on the Walking
Backward page.
26
Tips for Surviving Grade 6
(Lorimer,
2011)
Forget social studies, math,
and science. Take some tips on how to survive the
real
problems tween girls face in the sixth grade: jealous friends, first
crushes, embarrassing parents, and annoying older
brothers.
This comic novel follows
11-year-old Becky Lennox through the course of the school
year, as she survives one challenge after another - feeling left out,
lovestruck, lonely, and loony, but learning a little
something each time.
"This book will certainly
appeal to female readers....Highly recommended." (CM
Magazine)
Read more on the 26
Tips for Surviving Grade 6 page.
