Richard Scrimger
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Description
Richard Scrimger (born 1957) is a Canadian writer who has published more than twenty books since 1996. He is best known for his children's and young adult literature, but has also written three novels for adults: Crosstown, Still Life With Children, and Mystical Rose. He won the 10th Annual Mr. Christie's Book Award for The Nose From Jupiter (1998). His books have received dozens of award nominations and shortlistings, including multiple Silver Birch Award nominations (1999, 2000, 2001), Red Cedar Award nominations (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2023), Red Maple Award nominations (2007, 2015, 2017, 2023), Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nominations (1999, 2016, 2025), Hackmatack nominations (2002, 2004), and Canadian Library Association Honour Books (2007, 2009).
Books
Charlie's point of view
Best friends Bernadette and Charlie begin seventh grade and help unravel the mysterious case of the Stocking Bandit.
Boy from Earth
The Geldarians are a race of incredibly intelligent yet physically weak and fragile beings. To compensate for their frailty they have invented the "Tech Jacket," a vest that every Geldarian is equipped with at birth. Each jacket grows and matures with its host, specializing in tasks that the host will find most useful. A fully developed Tech Jacket is considered to be one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. Zack Thompson, through an event of sheer chance, has come to possess a Tech Jacket of his own. Now it appears that the fate of the entire universe rests on his shoulders
Noses are red
Norbert, thirteen-year-old Alan's diminutive buddy from Jupiter, again takes up residence in Alan's nose to help bail him out when he and best friend Victor get separated from Alan's mother's boyfriend while camping.
A nose for adventure
Alan is lost in New York City and being chased by bad guys so he needs all the help that he can get from Norbert, an alien from Jupiter.
Me & death
Jim is run over by a car and has an afterlife experience where he meets Slayers, Mourners, and Grave Walkers, who give him the chance to return to Earth with the knowledge of what happens when we die.
Nez pour l'aventure
Allan s'envole vers New York, où il doit passer la semaine avec son père. Il rencontre Frieda, fille handicapée d'un important homme politique. À l'aéroport, il reste avec elle en constatant, avec désarroi, que son père ne l'attend pas. Or Frieda est poursuivie par des escrocs et Allan va se trouver mêlé à un trafic de statuettes égyptiennes. Les deux jeunes tentent de semer les voyous à travers les rues de New York. Dans cette folle aventure, ils sont bientôt rejoints par une chienne errante, un jeune sans-abri et par Norbert, le drôle d'extraterrestre rencontré dans ##Le nez de Jupiter##. -- Un texte dynamique, des dialogues nombreux et vifs, des personnages colorés font de cette deuxième aventure d'Allan et de Norbert un suspense amusant. [SDM].
Bun Bun's Birthday
Bun Bun is disappointed when everyone appears to have forgotten her birthday.