Beth Goobie

In high school Beth Goobie studied and taught piano, wrote stories, and was the recipient of academic and citizenship awards. She worked for a year as a nanny in Holland, then moved to Winnipeg where she studied English literature at the University of Winnipeg (receiving the gold medal) and religious studies at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. She has worked for many years with physically and sexually abused children and is concerned with issues surrounding the anger and powerlessness of those under legal age. Addressing these issues in her writing, she has published several novels for young adults, including Born Ugly, Mission Impossible, The Lottery and Before Wings, as well as poems and short stories for an adult audience in anthologies and magazines such as Fiddlehead, Malahat Review and Quarry. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Books by Beth Goobie

Sticks and Stones

The Pain Eater

The First Principles of Dreaming

Jason’s Why

The Throne

Jason's Why

Born Ugly

Ni un dia más

El que dirán

Hello Groin

Sticks and Stones

Something Girl

The Dream Where the Losers Go

The Dream Where Losers Go

Fixed

Flux

Who Owns Kelly Paddik?

The Lottery

Kicked Out

Mission Impossible

Before Wings

Rave

Girls Who Dream Me, The

Only-Good Heart, The