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Claire Mackay’s writing career was not particularly discernible until she wrote her first novel, Mini-Bike Hero, in response to her youngest son's request for a story about his obsession. And to Claire's continuing astonishment "it was accepted, published, became a best-seller, and turned my life upside down. Until that event I had never once thought that I could write for young people."

Encouraged by fan letters and publishers, Claire wrote five more novels and four non-fiction works. Claire was commissioned by Annick Press to write The Toronto Story (1990). Claire was the perfect person to undertake this job since her own roots in the city run so deep. Her ancestors trekked north from the United States in about 1791, and one of them fought...more

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Average rating: 3.12 · 8 ratings · 0 reviews · 10 distinct works

	First Folks And Vile Voyageurs 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	The Minerva Programme 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1984 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Mini Bike Rescue 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	My rating:
	Exit Barney Mc Gee by Claire Mackay, David Simpson (Illustrator) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mini Bike Racer 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Laughs: Funny Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Toronto Story by Claire Mackay, Johnny Wales (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Laughs: Funny Stories Selected by Claire Mackay 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Mini Bike Hero 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Touching All the Bases 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994	My rating: