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Kathleen McDonnell

Kathleen McDonnell grew up in Chicago, but has lived in Canada for all of her adult life and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto. She is the author of nine books of non-fiction and YA fiction. She's also written more than a dozen plays, many of which have had award-winning productions in Canada and the United States. As befits a passionate swimmer, McDonnell lives on Toronto Island; a unique, vibrant, mostly car-free community a ten-minute ferry ride from downtown Toronto where she and her life partner Alec raised their two daughters, Martha and Ivy.

Books by Kathleen McDonnell

Growing Old, Going Cold

Emily Included

The Songweavers

1212

Honey, We Lost the Kids

Putting On a Show

The Shining World

Not an Easy Choice

The Nordlings

Kid Culture

Ezzie's Emerald

Adverse Effects