Other Books by Sarah Ellis

Odd Man Out

• Winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award • Shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award • Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award

“… a thoughtful and often funny book of a boy on the verge of adolescence challenged to think … in a different way.” — School Library Journal

“… beautifully written: clever, funny, and hauntingly sad.” — Vancouver Sun

“… a determinedly individual and warmly affectionate family story about a boy who finds strength in new understanding of both the present and the past.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Out of the Blue

• Winner of the Mr. Christie’s Book Award • Winner of the IODE Violet Downey Book Award • Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Text

“Ellis’ handling of the family dynamics is quiet and sure, and her characters … are fresh, appealing — and imperfect.” — Booklist

“Ellis creates well-developed characters, not only believable but wholly likable; her deft use of wit is delightful.” — Kirkus Reviews

“As in life, nobody is perfect in this searching, thoughtful novel …” — Publishers Weekly

Pick-up Sticks

• Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Text

“[The characters] … are the kind of unique, well-rounded personalities readers expect from this fine Canadian author.” — Kirkus Reviews

“[Ellis’] insights are perceptive and have an unmistakable ring of honesty.”
— Horn Book

“… drawn with humor and compassion … what will grab kids is the sharp and affectionate view of the way we live now.” — Booklist

The Baby Project

• Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize

“… a sometimes fun and funny book, a sometimes sad and moving one. It is smart, lively and unwilling to sidestep the hurtful or awkward or mean in how relatives get along — and don’t.” — San Francisco Chronicle

“… one of the most appealing and moving family stories to come along in ages.” — Horn Book

“… primarily a book of joy — wise and delightfully funny in equal parts.”
— Globe and Mail