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She has penned award-winning short stories and several powerful novels for young readers, as well as several plays, all of which deal with the universal themes of love and loss. Her finely drawn characters learn to deal with the trials life sends their way and grow because of such trials.

Frequently appearing on the American Library Association Best Books Lists, Brooks has been nominated four times for the Governor­General's Award - receiving it, at last, in 2002 for "True Confessions of a Heartless Girl."]]> female Manitoba 638681 0374349851 9780374349851 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176593625m/638681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/638681.Mistik_Lake 3.73 151
This stunning novel, written in spare, elegant prose and told from multiple points of view, explores the lives of three generations of women in one family, revealing what happens when you don’t have the courage to follow your own heart, and what can happen when you do.</div></div>]]> 211028 3.57 347 83 369746 0060594977 9780060594978 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1261075968m/369746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369746.True_Confessions_of_a_Heartless_Girl 3.22 109
Set against the vast skies of a prairie landscape, with a rich cast of unforgettable characters and an unlikely heroine as endearing as she is tough, this affecting novel reminds readers that it’s never too late for forgiveness – and that sometimes the most unlikely messenger can deliver a small miracle.]]> 211028 3.57 347 83 735117 0888991703 9780888991706 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177823443m/735117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/735117.Two_Moons_in_August 4.34 35 211028 3.57 347 83 2355378 0440227917 9780440227915 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2355378.Bone_Dance 3.38 8 211028 3.57 347 83 819277 0789425882 9780789425881 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178666756m/819277.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/819277.Being_with_Henry 2.83 6 211028 3.57 347 83 387171 0590455621 9780590455626 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387171.Paradise_Cafe_and_Other_Stories 2.67 3 K. H. ]]> 211028 3.57 347 83 2355377 0531068633 9780531068632 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2355377.Traveling_On_Into_The_Light 3.50 2 211028 3.57 347 83 2538536 0747548412 9780747548416 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2538536.Two_Moons 2.00 1 211028 3.57 347 83 7356680 0739364723 9780739364727 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7356680-mistik-lake 0.0 0 211028 3.57 347 83 3244562 0.0 0 0 6898755 0888998651 9780888998651 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6898755-two-moons-in-august 0.0 0 Two Moons in August deftly explores the worlds of grief, family, friendship, and love.</div>]]> 211028 3.57 347 83