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Marie-Francine Hébert (born March 24, 1943) is a Canadian author from Quebec.[1]

Born in Montreal, she writes mainly for younger audiences. In a poll by Communication-Jeunesse [fr], she was one of the five best-loved authors in Quebec. Besides books, Hébert also writes for the stage and for television.[1]

In 2015, she was chosen by the Centre québécois de ressources en littérature pour la jeunesse of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec as a candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.[2]

Selected works[1]

Youth literature

• Venir au monde (1987), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle [fr], translated into English, German, Italian, Spanish
• Le cœur en bataille (1990)
• Je t'aime, je te hais (1991)
• Sauve qui peut l'amour (1992)
• Décroche-moi la lune (2001), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award
• Mon rayon de soleil (2002), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Prix Alvine-Bélisle
• Nul poisson où aller (2002), received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle and the Prix Marcel-Couture [fr]
• Le ciel tombe à côté (2003), received the Mr. Christie's Book Award

Theatre

• Cé tellement cute des enfants (1980)
• Oui ou Non (1988), was a finalist for a Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit in 1988

Television

• Iniminimagimo
• Klimbo [fr]
• Les quatre saisons dans la vie de Ludovic

References

External links

• Marie-Francine Hébert at IMDb

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