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Heather M. O'Connor

Award-winning Canadian children's author

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Author: Heather O'Connor

Heather M. O'Connor is an award-winning Canadian children's author of Fast Friends (Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz winner, TD Grade One Book Giveaway), Friends Find a Way, Runs with the Stars/Wiijibamatoon-Anangoonan, and Betting Game. She loves meeting young readers and writers. Invite her to your school or event!

The inspiration for Fast Friends

June 3, 2020July 17, 2024 Heather O'Connor
Fast Friends, Newsbook trailer, Fast Friends, inclusion, picture book, Scholastic Canada

Hear a reading from Fast Friends

June 3, 2020July 17, 2024 Heather O'Connor
Fast Friends, Newsbook trailer, Fast Friends, inclusion, picture book, Scholastic Canada

My first fishing licence

August 1, 2017July 16, 2024 Heather O'Connor

On August 17, I’m taking the Learn to Fish Program at Emily Provincial Park. So are my daughter and my grandson. First one to catch a fish wins.

News, Research, Where I've beenartist-in-residence, Quetico, Runs with the Stars, writer-in-residence, writing retreats

O Captain! My Captain!

April 4, 2016January 8, 2016 Heather O'Connor
free kick

The fourth and final deleted scene about Jonesy, who was banished to the Island of Lost Characters…

Betting GameBetting Game, character, deleted scenes, editing, extras, Jonesy, soccer

Squeezed out

February 4, 2016January 8, 2016 Heather O'Connor
shoulder to shoulder

When you’re writing a book, the words don’t always fit. You cut a character or change a scene. It may disappear from the page, but in your head, it’s still there. It’s real. It happened.

Betting GameBetting Game, character, deleted scenes, editing, extras, Jonesy, soccer

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Reviews

O’Connor will keep the game’s fans close with plenty of in-the-know soccer patter, but she will also draw other readers with the story of Jack’s slow absorption into a gambling…...

Kirkus Reviews

Tight and authentic sports action combined with engaging characters make this title great for sports fans as well as readers who enjoy action and drama.

School Library Journal

The fast-paced writing has enough soccer action to keep reluctant readers turning the pages, and the gambling intrigue, along with a side plot involving a new player on Jack’s team,...

Booklist

O'Connor deals with topics that would be well worth discussing with almost any teen: the value of team-work; honesty; and ethics. I will certainly include Betting Game in our curriculum...

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Betting Game easily captivated my interest with its action and suspense and honest teen characters… The kind of read that will grip both sports fans and reluctant readers.

CanLit for LittleCanadians

A fast paced, entertaining read that will really appeal to all soccer players, both boys and girls, especially those struggling to sustain a reading habit.

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