The Leaving: Stories by Budge Wilson --The Metaphor, The Diary, Mr. Manuel Jenkins, Lysandra's Poem, My Mother and Father, My Cousin Clarette, The Reunion, Waiting, Be-ers and Doers, The Pen Pal by Wilson, Budge - 1990

Toronto: House of Anansi Press AF - 38, 1990. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Green cloth with silver lettering on spine, headband, 161 pages, no names. "This remarkable collection of short stories by Nova Scotia writer Budge Wilson is full of wry insight and rich emotion and focuses on issues of growing up female and taking leave of the secure absolutes of childhood." "..a short story collection chosen by the American Library Association as one of the 75 Best Children's Books of the last 25 years, winner of the American Library Association award for Best Book for Young Adults, and the School Library Journal award for Best Book of the Year." Contents include: The Leaving / The Metaphor / The Diary / Mr. Manuel Jenkins / Lysandra's Poem / My Mother and Father / My Cousin Clarette / The Reunion / Waiting / Be-ers and Doers / The Pen Pal. Check out the scans.. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Cover painting: "Young Girl with Sea Shells" 1965, by Christopher Pratt . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.