Whatever - Walsh, Ann
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Ages 12 years & over. Sixteen-year-old Darrah is in trouble. She lost her temper and, as a result, Mrs. Johnson was hurt. Now the RCMP is demanding Darrah participate in something called "Restorative Justice". Darrah has to face Mrs Johnson, her parents, a policewoman, and a "facilitator" who all sit in a circle and decide on Darrah's "sanctions". Sanctions aren't punishments, the facilitator tells her. At first Darrah does not believe this -- helping Mrs Johnson two afternoons a week feels like punishment. But then Darrah realises that she likes helping the older woman, especially when Mrs…mehr

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Ages 12 years & over. Sixteen-year-old Darrah is in trouble. She lost her temper and, as a result, Mrs. Johnson was hurt. Now the RCMP is demanding Darrah participate in something called "Restorative Justice". Darrah has to face Mrs Johnson, her parents, a policewoman, and a "facilitator" who all sit in a circle and decide on Darrah's "sanctions". Sanctions aren't punishments, the facilitator tells her. At first Darrah does not believe this -- helping Mrs Johnson two afternoons a week feels like punishment. But then Darrah realises that she likes helping the older woman, especially when Mrs Johnson teaches Darrah how to cook and bake (her recipes are included in the book). It turns out, however, that Mrs. Johnson is hiding a secret...
Autorenporträt
Ann Walsh is the author of many books for younger readers, including Your Time, My Time; Shabash! and The Barkerville Mystery Series, set during BC's gold rush. She also writes short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction pieces for adults, has compiled and edited three anthologies and is a facilitator with The Williams Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice. She lives in Williams Lake, BC, and spends part of the year in Victoria.