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'''Lori Lansens''' is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. She was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films ''[[South of Wawa]]'', ''[[Wolf Girl]]'' and ''Marine Life'', before publishing her first novel ''Rush Home Road'' in 2002.
'''Lori Lansens''' is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. She was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films ''[[South of Wawa]]'', ''[[Wolf Girl]]'' and ''Marine Life'', before publishing her first novel ''Rush Home Road'' in 2002.


Lansens' follow-up novel, ''[[The Girls (2005 novel)|The Girls]]'', was featured as a book-club pick by the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies. The book received recognition as a 2007 [[Best Book for Young Adults]] from the [[American Library Association]].<ref>{{cite web|author=American Library Association|year=2007|title=2007 Best Books for Young Adults|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm|accessdate=2011-02-03}}</ref>
Lansens' follow-up novel, ''[[The Girls (2005 novel)|The Girls]]'', was featured as a book-club pick by the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies. The book received recognition as a 2007 [[Best Book for Young Adults]] from the [[American Library Association]].<ref>{{cite web|author=American Library Association |year=2007 |title=2007 Best Books for Young Adults |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm |accessdate=2011-02-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213181734/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm |archivedate=2011-02-13 |df= }}</ref>


She followed up with ''The Wife's Tale'' in 2012, and ''The Mountain Story'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mountain Story: A Novel|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Mountain-Story/Lori-Lansens/9781476786506|website=Simon and Schuster|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>
She followed up with ''The Wife's Tale'' in 2012, and ''The Mountain Story'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mountain Story: A Novel|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Mountain-Story/Lori-Lansens/9781476786506|website=Simon and Schuster|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>

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Lori Lansens is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. She was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films South of Wawa, Wolf Girl and Marine Life, before publishing her first novel Rush Home Road in 2002.

Lansens' follow-up novel, The Girls, was featured as a book-club pick by the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.[1]

She followed up with The Wife's Tale in 2012, and The Mountain Story in 2015.[2]

Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, Lansens now makes her home in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Bibliography

  • Rush Home Road (2002) ISBN 978-0-307-36328-2
  • The Girls (2006) ISBN 978-0-676-97796-7
  • The Wife's Tale (2010) ISBN 978-0-307-37304-5
  • "The Mountain Story" (2015) ISBN 978-0-345-80902-5

References

  1. ^ American Library Association (2007). "2007 Best Books for Young Adults". Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The Mountain Story: A Novel". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 4 May 2015.