Why Just Me?

by Martyn Godfrey

Shannon MacKenzie is almost thirteen, in seventh grade and stuck in the middle of puberty. There are other things she has to face as well: a home without a mother and a father who seems more interested in The Sports Network than his family.

136 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 1989

About the author

Martyn N. Godfrey (April 17, 1949—2000) was an English-Canadian author of children's fantasy books. Born in Birmingham, England, he moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was eight. Godfrey graduated from university in 1974 with a teaching degree.

Godfrey was the Edmonton Public Library’s writer-in-residence in 1989. He died in 2000. The Young Alberta Book Association presents an annual Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award in his name.