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Shelley Awad


Biography

Shelley Awad was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1958 and currently lives nearby in Tecumseh with her husband, Mitch. She has one son, Aaron, who is completing his PhD in chemistry at the University of Windsor.

She received her Journalism Diploma from St. Clair College in Windsor. In 1999, Shelley opened her own greenhouse business, Backyard Greenhouses, specializing in residential and commercial greenhouses that she continues to sell across North America.

Auteur à succès, Shelley Awad est née à Windsor, Ontario, en 1958 et demeure actuellement près de Tecumseh avec son mari Mitch. Elle a un fils, Aaron, qui vit en Suisse avec sa femme Erin et leur petite file Naomi.

Shelley est une diplômée en journalisme du collège St. Clair de Windsor. En plus d‘écrire, elle est également une entrepreneure et est propriétaire de quelques entreprises Internet.


Books by Shelley Awad
Bien dans ma peau!

Written by
Shelley Awad


Cover of Bien dans ma peau!
33 pages,
ISBN: 9780888876454
$9.95 CA



About the Book

Une charmante histoire avec des images aux couleurs amboyantes qui é;lè;veront la con ance en soi de votre enfant par le biais du monde merveilleux des animaux. Si vous pouviez è;tre un animal, lequel seriez-vous ? Naomi s&lquo;imagine è;tre plusieurs animaux amusants avant d&lquo;en n dé;cider qu&lquo;elle est plus heureuse en é;tant elle-mè;me.




Dig Deep

Written by
Shelley Awad
Illustrated by
Glen Hawkes


Cover of Dig Deep
266 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888874405
$12.95 CA



About the Book

Dig Deep is the third mysterious adventure in The Greenhouse Kids series, and continues the story of Ghost Walk. Lucinda the Ladybug transports The Greenhouse Kids back in time to their summer vacation. Virginia Creeper surprises everyone with an invitation to her family's cottage on Kukagami Lake. The cottage is on a private island and belonged to Virginia's grandparents, the English Ivys. While there, they meet the mysterious Miss Peedgrid. After discovering a clue in her attic, The Greenhouse Kids must solve another mystery that includes the Ivy tombstones. This one will keep you guessing until the very end. For children aged 8 to 12.


The Adventures of Connecticut: Connecticut's Journey to Grand Central Station

Written by
Shelley Awad


Cover of The Adventures of Connecticut
74 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888874221
$8.95 CA



About the Book

   Everyone always askes Connecticut about his unusual name. He doesn´t like being asked, but he explains that his mother was the Governor of Connecticut at the time of his birth seventeen years earlier. Shortly after he was born, his parents were killed, and Connecticut was raised by his grandmother, Connecticut´s grandmother became too elderly and sick to care forhim and that´s when Connecticut was adopted by the Reese family who secretly live in a very special place - Grand Central Station in New York City. Once Connecticut arrives at Grand Central, he meets his twin brothers, Jordan and Christopher, and the adventures being!
   Co-authored by 17-year-old Kristi Mason, who is an exceptional student with learning disabilities, this adventure will appeal to children aged 9 to 12, or to special education students of any age!


Meet the Greenhouse Kids

Written by
Shelley Awad
Illustrated by
Glen Hawkes


Cover of Meet the Greenhouse Kids
39 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888874238
$9.95 CA



About the Book

Meet The Greenhouse Kids by best-selling author, Shelley Awad, introduces young readers aged 3 to 6 to the charming garden-themed characters and their flower namesakes found in The Greenhouse Kids series for older children aged 8 to 12. In addition to meeting the characters, scenes from the first and second mysterious adventures, Dan Delion's Secret and Ghost Walk are also depicted. The Greenhouse Kids not only share their names with a variety of flowers and plants, but they also share the same traits. That's why Dan Delion has spiky blonde hair and he's growing like a weed! The seeds of reading fun are planted, and you will discover the true meaning of friendship.


Ghost Walk

Written by
Shelley Awad
Illustrated by
Glen Hawkes


Cover of Ghost Walk
174 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888873934
$12.95 CA



About the Book

Ghost Walk is the second mysterious adventure in The Greenhouse Kids series, and continues the story of Dandelion´s Secret.

Before The Greenhouse Kids can plant Lucinda the Ladybug´s special seeds they must first solve a riddle. Solving the riddle leads them back to the English Ivy´s haunted mansion where they must now solve another mystery. Find out who they had to meet at school, what was in the seed packets, and who was in the haunted mansion. For children aged 8 to 12.


The Greenhouse Kids: Dan Delion's Secret

Written by
Shelley Awad
Illustrated by
Constance Rose Zonta


Cover of The Greenhouse Kids
127 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888873798
$12.95 CA



About the Book

Dan Delion sets out hunting bugs, and discovers a secret that is much too big to keep to himself. He shares his secret with the other Greenhouse Kids, Holly Hocks, Johnny Jump-Ups and Foxy Gloves.

The Greenhouse Kids never imagined the mysterious adventure that was about to unfold. Part mystery, part educational, this charming gardening-themed tale will appeal to children aged 8 to 12. Parents might even learn a thing or two!

This is the first book in the Greenhouse Kids series. In Ghost Walk, the second book in the series, the mysterious adventures continue.

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