Gayle Friesen (born September 18, 1960) is a Canadian author of

young adult novels Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

. She was raised in

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. She has a

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degree from the

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. She is married with two children. Friesen's first novel ''Janey's Girl'' (1998) was critically acclaimed, winning the

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's Young Adult Book Award and the Red Maple Reading Award. It was also nominated for the

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. She has written four other novels for young adults.Gayle Friesen
, Stellar Award.

Awards and honours

Two of Friesen's books are

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selections: ''Janey’s Girl'' (1999) and ''The Isabel Factor'' (2006).

Publications

*''Janey's Girl'' (1998) *''

Men of Stone ''Men of Stone'' is a novel written by Gayle Friesen that was first published in 2000.Oppel, Kenneth. (September 2000''Review of Men of Stone by Gayle Friesen.''Quill & Quire. Retrieved August 7, 2012. It was the second book that was written by ...

'' (2000) *''Losing Forever'' (2002) *''The Isabel Factor'' (2005) *''For Now'' (2007) *''The Valley (2008)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friesen, Gayle 1960 births Canadian children's writers Canadian women novelists People from Chilliwack Canadian women children's writers Living people Canadian Mennonites Mennonite writers University of British Columbia alumni Forest of Reading Award winners