Jean Mills

Jean Mills (born 1955) is a Canadian young adult and children's novelist, based in Guelph, Ontario. In addition to her novels and freelance writing, she has also served as a writing workshop presenter at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival and writer-in-residence at St. John's-Kilmarnock School.[2]

Jean Mills
Born	1955 (age 65–66)
Pen name	Lillian Stone
Occupation	Novelist, freelance writer
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	Queen's University[1]
Website
jeanmillswriter.com

Publications

• Larkin on the Shore (Red Deer Press, 2019)
• Skating Over Thin Ice (Red Deer Press, 2018)
• Dude! (with Heather Wright) (Marden Publishing, 2014)
• Andrew and the Babysitter (writing as Lillian Stone) (Caramel Tree, 2012)
• Joey and the Firehall Ghost (writing as Lillian Stone) (Caramel Tree, 2012)
• The Ugly Duckling (writing as Lillian Stone) (Caramel Tree, 2012)
• The Toymaker's Son (Pugwash Publishers, 2009)
• Abby and the Curling Chicks (Pugwash Publishers, 2003)
• The Legacy (Nelson Canada, 1991)
• Wild Dog Summer (Nelson Canada, 1990; re-issued by Pugwash Publishers, 2008)

Reception

• USBBY Outstanding International Books List -- Skating Over Thin Ice (2019)
• Nominee for the Forest of Reading Red Maple Award -- Skating Over Thin Ice (2019)[3]
• Winner of the Professional Writers Association of Canada Barbara Novak Award for Memoir/Humour Writing -- "the roots of her story," published in The Globe and Mail (2009)[4][5]

References

1. "Jean Mills: About".
2. "Jean Mills". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
3. "2019 Red Maple Award™ Fiction Nominees". Ontario Library Association. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
4. "Jean Mills". Writers' Union of Canada.
5. Mills, Jean (2008-04-23). "The roots of her story". The Globe and Mail.