Happy (early) 90th, Jan Truss! (British-Canadian writer

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Her birthday is tomorrow.

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, she now lives in Water Valley, Alberta.



WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

Bird at the Window (novel), Macmillan, 1974, Harper, 1980.
A Very Small Rebellion (juvenile novel), J.M. Lebel, 1977.
Oomerahgi Oh! and A Very Small Rebellion (juvenile; contains "Oomerahgi Oh!," a one-act play, first produced in Calgary, Alberta, at University of Calgary, 1974; and "A Very Small Rebellion," a one-act play, first produced in Calgary at Alberta Theatre Projects, 1975), Playwrights Canada, 1978.
The Judgment of Clifford Sifton (juvenile; one-act play; first produced in Calgary at Alberta Theatre Projects, 1978), Playwrights Canada, 1978.
Jasmin, (juvenile), Atheneum, 1982.
(With Nancy Mackenzie) Peter's Moccasins (juvenile), illustrated by Philip Spink, Reidmore Books (Edmonton), 1987.


More later...



Lenona.

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WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
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(book covers)

Bird at the Window (novel), Macmillan, 1974, Harper, 1980.

("Teenage girl struggles with the problem of her pregnancy.")

A Very Small Rebellion (juvenile novel), J.M. Lebel, 1977.

Oomerahgi Oh! and A Very Small Rebellion (juvenile; contains
"Oomerahgi Oh!," a one-act play, first produced in Calgary, Alberta,
at University of Calgary, 1974; and "A Very Small Rebellion," a one-act
play, first produced in Calgary at Alberta Theatre Projects, 1975),
Playwrights Canada, 1978.

("In the first of these two plays, a stranger tempts a family with items
from his magic box. The second play recounts the life of Louis Riel who
led an army of Indians in revolt against the Canadian government in
the 1860's.")

The Judgment of Clifford Sifton (juvenile; one-act play; first produced
in Calgary at Alberta Theatre Projects, 1978), Playwrights Canada, 1978.

Jasmin, (juvenile), Atheneum, 1982.

("Jasmin is the oldest child in her large and poor family. She can't do
her homework because of all the noise, and she's failing the sixth grade.
Her science fair project has just been ruined by her brothers. Reading a
book of poems for solace, she is inspired to do 'as she do please', and
decides to run away.")

(With Nancy Mackenzie) Peter's Moccasins (juvenile), illustrated by
Philip Spink, Reidmore Books (Edmonton), 1987.

("Peter's (Cree) grandmother made him a new pair of beautiful, soft
moccasins but he is ashamed to wear them. At school everyone else
wears sneakers and Peter doesn't want to be different. Things change
however when classmate Ann brings a pair of store-bought moccasins for show
and tell.")

Red, 1990
("Twelve year old boy forms a friendship with the girl next door. Calgary
setting.")



Lenona.

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Forgot to say: If you can, check out her half-page interview about her
poverty-stricken childhood in volume 35 of the "Something About the Author"
encyclopedias; at one point, she talks about walking five miles to get to the
library!


Lenona.