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Edition 38 (2002) Winner
Martha Brooks
マーサ・ブルックス
Māsa Burukkusu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-07-15 （Ninette, Manitoba, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ninette, Manitoba → Winnipeg
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Short story writer, Jazz singer
- Active Years
- 1988-2010
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Governor General's Award | True Confessions of a Heartless Girl | English language children's literature | Governor General of Canada | winner |
| 2002 | Prairie Music Award | Change of Heart | Outstanding Jazz Album | — | winner |
| — | Vicky Metcalf Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Mr. Christie Book Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Ruth Schwartz Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | — | — | Canadian Library Association | winner |
| — | McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award | — | — | — | winner |
Governor General's Award
2002
Work:
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
Category:
English language children's literature
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
winner
Prairie Music Award
2002
Work:
Change of Heart
Category:
Outstanding Jazz Album
Result:
winner
Vicky Metcalf Award
Result:
winner
Mr. Christie Book Award
Result:
winner
Ruth Schwartz Award
Result:
winner
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
winner
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
2002 Young adult novelA young adult novel about the true confessions of a heartless girl.
Coming of age
Mistik Lake
2007 NovelQueen of Hearts
2010 NovelBibliography
- Paradise Cafe and other stories, 1988.
- Two Moons in August, 1991
- Travelling on into the Light and Other Stories, 1994
- I Met a Bully on the Hill, 1995
- Andrew's Tree, 1996
- Bone Dance, 1997
- Being with Henry, 1999
- True Confessions of a Heartless Girl, 2002
- Mistik Lake, 2007
- Queen of Hearts, 2010
Legacy
Known as a Canadian children's literature writer who won the Governor General's Award. Also active as a jazz singer.
Trivia
- Raised on the grounds of the Manitoba Sanatorium in Ninette. Father was a thoracic surgeon, mother a nurse.
- Jazz album Change of Heart won Prairie Music Award for outstanding jazz album.