The Secret Life of a Funny Girl

A fabulous new young-adult novel from Susan Chalker Browne. Its the year of our Lord 1971, and Maureen ONeill is one of the smartest girls at Fatima Academy. One of the funniest, too. Her teachers dont like it, but her friends think shes a riot. But one day her world begins to crumble apart, and Maureen is forced to keep a terrible secret. Meanwhile, the girls are whispering about her, the boys are starting to notice her, and the teachers are driving her crazy. The Secret Life of a Funny Girl is award-winning writer Susan Chalker Brownes tenth book for children and her first young adult novel. It’s the year of our Lord 1971, and Maureen O’Neill is one of the smartest girls at Fatima Academy. One of the funniest, too. Her teachers don’t like it, but her friends think she’s a riot. But one day her world begins to crumble apart, and Maureen is forced to keep a terrible secret. The Secret Life of a Funny Girl is award-winning writer Susan Chalker Browne’s tenth book for children and her first young adult novel. Susan Chalker Browne is a writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She has won writing awards from the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards, the Cuffer Prize, and the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Atlantic Writing Competition. She currently lives in St. John’s. Canadian author, Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, young adult, teen, fiction. In 1971, Maureen O'Neill is one of the smartest and funniest girls at Fatima Academy, until things start to fall apart