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• Commended for The Globe 100 Best Books of 2023 2023 (Canada)
• Short-listed for Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 2024 (Canada)

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Readers may benefit from Lewis’ … explorations of the importance of protest and considerations of violence perpetrated in the name of a greater good. * Kirkus * Readers find they must respect [Billie's] diligence, her heartfelt devotion to an important cause and her desire to question the roles set out for her by her mom, her friends and, indeed, her government. * CM: Canadian Review of Materials *

"Readers find they must respect [Billie's] diligence, her heartfelt devotion to an important cause and her desire to question the roles set out for her by her mom, her friends and, indeed, her government. -- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" Readers may benefit from Lewis' ... explorations of the importance of protest and considerations of violence perpetrated in the name of a greater good. -- ""Kirkus"""

"Readers may benefit from Lewis' ... explorations of the importance of protest and considerations of violence perpetrated in the name of a greater good. -- ""Kirkus"""

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AMANDA WEST LEWIS is the author of nine books for young readers, including two about Miranda Billie Taylor, These Are Not the Words and Focus. Click. Wind. Her books have been nominated for the Silver Birch Award, the Red Cedar Award, the Violet Downey IODE Award, the Snow Willow Award and others. She is a writer, theater creator, calligrapher, teaching artist and founder of the Ottawa Children’s Theatre. Amanda has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born in New York City, Amanda now lives in Brooke Valley, Ontario, with her husband, writer Tim Wynne-Jones.

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