Harriet ZaidmanChildren's Writer, Freelancer, Book Reviewer, Food Blogger, Knitter
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My latest novel, What Friends are For, (Heritage House) was released on October 14. The launch took place on Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, mc'd by Shelagh Rogers, former host of CBC Radio's The Next Chapter , with special guests Ellen Kruger and Dr. Suzanne Newman.
It’s 1983 in Winnipeg, Canada. Fifteen-year-old Leesa is a typical teenager, preoccupied with school, crushes, and thinking ahead to getting her first job and a driver’s license. Encouraged by her mother, she jumps into action to protest an abortion clinic set to open soon. Dr. Henry Morgentaler wants to challenge the law that controls women’s rights, but Leesa and her zealous friend Jenny are part of the movement to shut it down.
Leesa is certain in her convictions until her life suddenly merges with the headlines. Now she is the one dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, and everything she thought she believed is turned upside down. As she marches along the sidewalk, carrying her picket sign and her secret, she struggles to make a decision that could determine her future. Leesa comes to realize that the only person who has the right to make the choice is her. But will opening up to her family and friends mean losing them forever?
It’s 1983 in Winnipeg, Canada. Fifteen-year-old Leesa is a typical teenager, preoccupied with school, crushes, and thinking ahead to getting her first job and a driver’s license. Encouraged by her mother, she jumps into action to protest an abortion clinic set to open soon. Dr. Henry Morgentaler wants to challenge the law that controls women’s rights, but Leesa and her zealous friend Jenny are part of the movement to shut it down.
Leesa is certain in her convictions until her life suddenly merges with the headlines. Now she is the one dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, and everything she thought she believed is turned upside down. As she marches along the sidewalk, carrying her picket sign and her secret, she struggles to make a decision that could determine her future. Leesa comes to realize that the only person who has the right to make the choice is her. But will opening up to her family and friends mean losing them forever?
Winner of the 2022 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. Click here for a review in the Winnipeg Free Press. |
2020 Shortlist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. Click here for a review in Quill and Quire Click here for an interview with me about how my family's immigrant experiences informed my writing of City on Strike. |
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