About Teresa Toten
Born 1955. Teresa Toten is a Canadian young adult author and writer.
Teresa Toten (born October 13, 1955) is a Canadian writer.
Toten has also reviewed children's books for Quill & Quire magazine.
Selected works Source: The Only House (1995), finalist for a Ruth Schwartz Award The Game (2001), finalist for a Governor General's Award, named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association, on the Best List of Voice of Youth Advocates magazine Me and the Blondes, young adult novel (2006), finalist for a Governor General's Award and for a Young Adult Book Award by the Canadian Library Association Piece by Piece: Stories about Fitting into Canada, anthology edited by Teresa Toten (2010) The Taming (2012), with Eric Walters The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B (2013), received the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
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Who is Teresa Toten?
Canadian young adult author
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Teresa Toten was born on 13 October 1955 in Zagreb.
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Teresa Toten is a young adult author and writer.
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Teresa Toten is Canadian.
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