![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Girls They Left Behind (2000) Published posthumously Red Maple Award for Fiction shortlist 2007 Īn award held by Swansea Public School for writing was named after Hunter.Her first series of books has been adapted into a film called " Booky Makes Her Mark". While the honour was awarded posthumously, she was informed of the award shortly before her death. Two more Booky novels followed: With Love from Booky (1983) and As Ever, Booky (1985). In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Her first book, That Scatterbrain Booky was published in 1981. Hunter experienced a multitude of health challenges in her later years, however she continued writing. She maintained a connection with her roots, and frequently returned to the areas she wrote about to give public readings of her works. Her stories are recalled fondly by her fans for showing an accurate and enjoyable portrayal of Toronto through the Depression and War years. Bernice Thurman Hunter, CM (Novem– May 29, 2002) was a Canadian children's author.īorn in Toronto, Hunter spent her adult years as an Eaton's employee, and did not publish her first book, That Scatterbrain Booky (1981), until she was a grandmother. ![]()
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