Jennifer Mook-Sang
BIO
Biography

Jennifer Mook-Sang was born in Guyana, South America, and moved to Canada at the age of fourteen. Since she can remember, she’s loved to read. Summers would find her curled up with humungous stacks of Enid Blytons and comic books. When she’d read those a trillion times over and knew them by heart, she’d start reading her textbooks for the coming year. Jennifer didn't consider writing until she began reading stories to her two boys. Those books were so much fun and clever, creating one seemed like the best thing anyone could do. She took writing classes and workshops and read lots about writing. She wrote bad stuff and worse stuff until she had written a whole book about a boy who really didn’t want to give a speech. Then she learned how to edit and revise. That book Speechless was published by Scholastic and nominated for many awards. Jennifer has enjoyed visiting numerous schools and libraries to talk to students about the joys of reading, writing, and procrastination. See her website jennifermooksang.com for more information about her author visits and workshops. Jennifer lives in Burlington, Ontario. When she isn’t writing, she likes to read recipe books and cook things like biryani, cassava pone, and guacamole. She can also twist a mean balloon animal.

ADDRESS
City: Burlington, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
SPEECHLESS
Publisher
Scholastic Canada
Year
2015
Title
CAPTAIN MONTY TAKES THE PLUNGE
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Year
2017
Title
THE CARE AND KEEPING OF GRANDMAS
Publisher
Tundra Books
Year
2023
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Winner, Surrey Schools Book of the Year
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2017
Name
Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2017
Name
Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice)
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2017
Name
Short-listed, Langley Book of the Year
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction (Ontario Young Readers' Choice)
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice)
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Short-listed, IODE Canada Violet Downey Award
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Short-listed, CBC Best Books of the Year
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2015
Name
Commended, TD Summer Reading Club
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2017
Name
Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, CCBC
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2016
Name
Commended, OLA Best Bets
Publication
SPEECHLESS
Year
2015
Name
Short-listed, Rainforest of Reading Award, OneWorld Schoolhouse Foundation
Publication
CAPTAIN MONTY TAKES THE PLUNGE
Year
2018
Name
Commended, Best Books for Kids & Teens
Publication
CAPTAIN MONTY TAKES THE PLUNGE
Year
2018
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Please go to Jennifer's website for presentation details (see link above)

Workshop details
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Please go to Jennifer's website for workshop details (see link above)

EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Programs & Interests
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