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Booky Makes Her Mark

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Director
  
Peter Moss

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Family

Country
  
United States/Canada

Booky Makes Her Mark movie poster

Release date
  
30 April 2006

Writer
  
Bernice Thurman Hunter (novels), Joe Wiesenfeld

Sequel
  
Booky and the Secret Santa

Nominations
  
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Cast
  
Tatiana Maslany
(Booky),
Megan Follows
(Francie Thomson),
Erik Knudsen
(Arthur Thomson),
Sarah Allen
(Willa Thomson),
Roberta Maxwell
(Aunt Aggie),
Stuart Hughes
(Thomas Thomson)

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Booky makes her mark trailer


Booky Makes Her Mark is a made-for-TV movie that is based on the books by Bernice Thurman Hunter, starring a young Tatiana Maslany. This uplifting family film also features beloved Canadian actors Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables), Roberta Maxwell and Lally Cadeau. Filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and set in Toronto, this film features a young and diverse cast of Canadian actors and actresses.

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Plot

Beatrice “Booky” Thomson, is a spunky 15-year-old who dreams of becoming a great writer despite the odds. Life in Toronto during the 1930s are hard ones for Booky’s family. Parents Thomas and Francy are barely able to eke out a living for themselves and their children Willa, Arthur and Booky. But irrepressible Booky, with her big imagination and even bigger plans, seems able to tackle anything.

When her new school teacher, Mr. Jackson inspires her to become a writer, Booky pursues her career with gusto - until she lets some well-meaning advice from a great Canadian author shatter her dreams.

Following a short stay at Aunt Aggie’s Muskoka farm to quell a bout of bronchitis, Booky returns home to resume the usual joys and trials of growing up. She starts the Deanna Durbin fan club with her best friends Ruthie and Gladys, rebuffs the advances of her brother’s trouble-making friend Georgie, celebrates her 16th birthday with disastrous results, and falls for Gloria’s ex-boyfriend Lorne. Then one day, she decides to enter the local newspaper’s essay writing contest and what happens after that nearly turns Booky’s life upside down.

Cast

  • Tatiana Maslany - Booky (Bernice Thomson)
  • Megan Follows - Frances Thomson
  • Stuart Hughes - Thomas Thomson
  • Erik Knudsen - Arthur Thomson
  • Sarah Allen - Willa Thomson
  • Roberta Maxwell - Aunt Aggie
  • Ephraim Ellis - Georgie
  • Kate Todd - Gloria
  • Mike Lobel - Lorne
  • Lauren Collins - Ada-May
  • Stacey Farber - Audrey
  • Phillip Riccio - Roy-Roy
  • Sarah Todd - Raggy Rachel
  • Lally Cadeau - Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Barry MacGregor - Grandpa Cole
  • Steven McCarthy - Mr. Jackson
  • Nicky Guadagni - Mrs. MacDonald
  • Leanna Brodie - School Secretary
  • Neil Foster - Doctor

    • Awards & nominations

  • 2006, Directors Guild of Canada nomination for 'DGC Craft Award'
  • 2006, Directors Guild of Canada nomination for 'DGC Team Award'
  • 2007, Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards nomination for 'Best Cinematography in TV Drama'
  • 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
  • 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
  • 2007, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series'

    • References

    Booky Makes Her Mark Wikipedia
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    Booky Makes Her Mark IMDb Booky Makes Her Mark themoviedb.org