Girl 99
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2017
- Category
- Humorous, Contemporary Women, Contemporary
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781536628623
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $14.99
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781536628616
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $21.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781503942295
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $20.95
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Description
Before Tom finds The One, he needs to find himself.
When Tom’s girlfriend walks out on him the day before Christmas, he feels humiliated but not necessarily heartbroken. Sadie wasn’t, after all, The One. If we’re being precise, she was number eighty-five.
Tom’s first mistake is sharing this information with his best friend El. His next mistake is listening when El suggests that he bring his eighty-five up to a nice, neat one hundred.
It was never going to be a good idea, not least because everything else in Tom’s life is in complete chaos. His best friend is dying of a slow and cruel disease, his teenage sister is at war with his well-meaning but dogmatic father, his elderly neighbour is having romantic problems (and makes a dreadful cup of tea), and he has to shoot four commercials with four children and a bad-tempered producer.
And then Tom meets Verity. Whether she’s The One remains to be seen, but she’s certainly more than just another number.
Revised edition: This edition of Girl 99 includes editorial revisions.
About the author
An actor, writer, storyteller, and director, Andy Jones was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland. He worked with CODCO, both in theatre and on television, and with Sheila's Brush Theatre Troupe. He has written, performed, and toured five one-man shows; has performed in theatrical productions across Canada and on numerous television shows; and has appeared in such films as Extraordinary Visitor, The Adventures of Faustus Bidgood, and Rare Birds.
His on-going series of Jack tales, illustrated by Darka Erdelji, has been widely praised: The Queen of Paradise's Garden was named to the IYL's White Ravens List; Jack and the Manger received the 2012 Bruneau Family Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature; Jack and Mary in the Land of Thieves received the 2012 BMO Winterset Award and the 2014 Bruneau Family Award. Jack, the King of Ashes was nominated for the 2015 Ann Connor Brimer Award, the 2015 Governor-General's Literary Award for Illustrated Children's Book, and the 2016 Silver Birch Express Award. Jack and the Green Man has been shortlisted for the 2017/2018 Hackmatack Award.
With Philip Dinn, he is the author/adaptor, of Peg Bearskin, a folktale from Placentia Bay; the first edition of the book was shortlisted for the 2004/05 Hackmatack Award and named to the International Youth Library's prestigious White Ravens List. The book is being republished in a new edition, featuring all new illustrations and design, in February 2019.
Editorial Reviews
“Girl 99 is fantastic fun! Huge-hearted, snort-your-tea funny, and completely life-affirming, it's the perfect feel-good story. Andy Jones has done it again, with pin-sharp observation, merciless wit, and characters so real you could meet them in the street. I loved it!” —Miranda Dickinson, bestselling author
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