The Girl Who Hated Books
Many months on the bestseller list, this book has received rave reviews around the world. 'There were books in dressers and drawers and desks, in closets and cupboards and chests. There were books on the sofa and books on the stairs,' and Meena hates all of them, as does her cat Max, who is shakily balanced on a giant stack. As Meena tries to rescue Max, the books come crashing down, freeing a wonderland of characters and animals who take Meena on a fanciful and funny romp through the magic of reading.
Manjusha Pawagi is now Justice Pawagi, having been appointed to the Bench on January 2009. She presides in Brampton at the Ontario Court of Justice, Family Court. Justice Pawagi's first career was as a journalist and children's author. She has an MA in journalism from Stanford University and worked as a reporter for the Associated Press in St. Louis, Missouri and for CBC Radio, in Toronto and Charlottetown.
