Claire Mackay



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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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First Folks And Vile Voyageurs
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The Minerva Programme
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Mini Bike Rescue
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Exit Barney Mc Gee
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Mini Bike Racer
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Laughs: Funny Stories
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The Toronto Story
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Laughs: Funny Stories Selec...
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Mini Bike Hero
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Touching All the Bases
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