Please Proceed
to the Nearest Exit
June 2017, McClelland & Stewart
We're all just one bad decision away from disaster. For as long as 14-year-old Robin Fisher can remember, she has lived by her insurance salesman father's credo, cataloguing everyday calamities under "Bad Things that Happen to Other People." But after her father deserts the family, Robin discovers that earthquakes and electrocution are nothing compared to the hazards of life in 1970s California. As she struggles to keep an eye on her growing fixation with Bic lighters and her newly independent mother's own growing pains, she's drawn into the orbit of Carol "Jesus Freak" Closter, a troubled classmate whose friendship will challenge Robin in ways she could never have imagined. When Carol finally crosses a dangerous line, it's Robin who must make a heartbreaking decision of her own.
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"The best throughout is Robin Fisher, fourteen years old when her narration begins in 1971.
Gifted by her author with a sharp wit, she’s an absorbing tour guide.
Bright, pensive and questioning... she’s a snide delight."
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What My Father Gave Me:
Daughters Speak
August 2010, Annick Press
Seven women examine one of the most challenging and life-changing relationships of their lives. From addiction and abuse to revelation and redemption, their stories illuminate the darkest depths and honour the unsung heroes.
Best Books for Kids & Teens,
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"There are a few pieces that particularly sing, such as Raya’s 'How to Make Ice and Other Things My Stepfather Taught Me,' about finding a father-figure she can rely on.”
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The Buenos Aires
Broken Hearts Club
May 2007, 5 Spot Hachette
Cassie Moore has always played it safe, living life according to her Master Plan. But after she loses her dream job and finds her fiancé in bed with his ex, she she swaps the plan for a plane ticket. Goodbye, broken heart. Hola, Buenos Aires.
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"Cassie’s South American retreat leads her to reach out to the world in unforeseen ways,
lending this hilarious first novel a warmth and subtle depth."
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