''Firefly'' is a novel written by Canadian author Philippa Dowding, and published in 2021 by DCB /

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in Toronto, Ontario. It won the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People’s Literature - Text.

Plot

''Firefly'' is a thirteen-year-old girl looking for a new home after police take her unstable and violent mother away. She is discovered living in the park across from her mother's home and is forced by social services to live with her Aunt Gayle, owner of the Corseted Lady Costume Shop. While Firefly adjusts to having a roof over her head, she develops

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(PTSD) and sets out on a quest to discover her true identity.

Reception

''Firefly'' was generally well received in Canada. The Governor General’s Literary Award Peer Assessment Committee for the 2021 English-language awards wrote "Firefly will shine for readers and resonate long after they close this quietly powerful book.” Teachers Guide at the 49th Shelf listed the novel for grades 4 to 7 in English Language Arts, and grades 6 to 8 in Social Science and Humanities.

Awards

References

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