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Jenny Manzer

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Young Adult, Children's, Nonfiction

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Jenny Manzer is the author of SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN and MY LIFE AS A DIAMOND, which was shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Diamond Willow Award, Chocolate Lily Award, Victoria Children’s Book Prize and the Silver Birch Award. She has a degree in creative writing and was a finalist for the 2013 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary competitions. She lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia. 


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Jenny Manzer I'm working on another YA novel, this time about young women on an inner-city track team. They are funny, rowdy, loyal, trash-talking "fast girls," an…moreI'm working on another YA novel, this time about young women on an inner-city track team. They are funny, rowdy, loyal, trash-talking "fast girls," and I am having a blast writing about them as well as exploring some of the darker problems faced by elite teen athletes. I am calling it Bridesmaids meets Friday Night Lights. For now.(less)
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Jenny Manzer Those times when you're at the computer and get swept away in the world you're creating on the page, forgetting where you are and "real life." But the…moreThose times when you're at the computer and get swept away in the world you're creating on the page, forgetting where you are and "real life." But the very, very best thing is hoping you can bring that feeling to your readers. (less)
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Average rating: 3.6 · 1,013 ratings · 238 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Save Me, Kurt Cobain
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Pre-order bookmark offer for SAVE, ME KURT COBAIN

The release day for SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN is coming near! If you pre-order SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN from now until March 8, 2016, I’ll mail you a signed bookmark PLUS a cute sticker. Send a screenshot to confirm pre-order purchase by email to jenny@jennymanzer.com with the subject line: PRE-ORDER OFFER or Tweet confirmation to @jennymanzer. I may even throw in a temporary tattoo, and you can’t have too Read more of this blog post »
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“There’s a comfort in being sad. But I am ready to give it up.”
― Jenny Manzer, Save Me, Kurt Cobain
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