New Releases by Budge Wilson

Collection of short stories for young adults about human relationships. In each story the protagonist, a young girl leaves the safety, innocence and comfort of childhood and discovers something of the adult world. The author has written many books for children and young adults including 'A House Far from Home', 'Thirteen Never Changes', 'Lorinda's Diary', 'The Best Worst Christmas Present Ever' and 'Breakdown'. This book was published as 'The Leaving' in Canada, and has won numerous awards including the Canadian Library Association Award for Best Young Adult Novel (1990), the Horn Book Fanfare (US) and Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.

Memorable collection of short stories about young people caught in that special time and place--the moment before childhood finally left behind.

In these eleven short stories Budge Wilson, explores growing up in a colorful but imperfect world from a female point of view.

A collection of short stories which capture a variety of experiences and feelings of young women growing up in Nova Scotia.

As if Lorinda doesn't have enough to worry about! Her Body is changing, her boy friends are turning into boyfriends, her Science teacher is mad at her, and her mother's driving her crazy. Then her grandfather comes to visit-for six months. At first Lorinda thinks he might be an ally. Then he starts to complain-about everything. And it's up to Lorinda to find out what's really bothering him...

Budge Wilson has written numerous children's stories. She lives in Nova Scotia's south shore region.

Lorinda and James are up to their ears in mystery. What are those scary lights flashing through the moonless dark out on the inky water? No one will answer their questions, not even their parents. They're scared, too! It's up to Lorinda and James and their friends to get to the bottom of this ...

Only a week has passed since The Worst Christmas Present Ever, and already Lorinda and James have a new problem. They have to stay in Peterborough for six months while the rest of the family goes to Texas.