Occupation Writer Nationality Canadian | Name Martha Brooks Role Writer | |
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Born Martha Ruth Brooks
July 15, 1944 (age 79)
Ninette, Manitoba, Canada ( 1944-07-15 ) Awards Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People Books True Confessions of a Heart, Mistik Lake, Being with Henry, Bone Dance, Traveling on into the light | ||
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Martha Ruth Brooks (born July 15, 1944) is a Canadian writer of plays, novels, and short fiction. Her young adult novel True Confessions of a Heartless Girl won the Governor General's Award for English language children's literature in 2002.
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Winnipeg-based Brooks was born and raised on the grounds of the Manitoba Sanatorium in Ninette, Manitoba, where her father was a thoracic surgeon and her mother a nurse.
Brooks is also a jazz singer and her album Change of Heart won the Prairie Music Award for outstanding jazz album in 2002.
Her books have received numerous awards including the Governor General's Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award, Mr. Christie Book Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, and the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.