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Booky's Crush

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341:), an older sixth grader. This thrills Booky, as she has a crush on Georgie and hopes he will ask her to a school dance. But after Georgie gives her a strange gift, she begins to re-evaluate her feelings toward him. 351:
Arthur has an artistic aptitude, and though his parents are supportive of his dreams, his father encourages him to consider a more stable profession, which places a strain on their father-son relationship.
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might have been conceived as a nostalgia piece far removed from modern reality but given the current economic meltdown, CBC's Depression-era family drama suddenly seems strangely relevant."
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11-year-old Beatrice 'Booky' Thomson is showing her strength in reading and spelling, and has been asked to tutor Georgie Dunlop (
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Booky's older sister Willa Thomson, has a part-time job as a librarian. While at work, Willa meets and is attracted to Russell (
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Booky goes to the dance with Georgie. He turns up late and surprises her. He kisses her and that's all she talks about.
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is the third in a series of made-for-TV films about Beatrice 'Booky' Thomson, a little girl growing up in
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for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
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for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series'
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notes that modern audiences can relate to the hardships faced in the 1930s when she writes "
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as Booky at 15 years old. The subsequent films in the series, both
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The first in this series covered a timeframe when Booky was a
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Index

Bernice Thurman Hunter
Tracey Forbes
Rachel Marcus
Megan Follows
Stuart Hughes
Dylan Everett
Sarah White
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Shaftesbury Films
CBC
made for TV
screenplay
Tracey Forbes
Bernice Thurman Hunter
Toronto
depression era
Megan Follows
Stuart Hughes
teenager
Booky Makes Her Mark
Tatiana Maslany
Booky and the Secret Santa
Rachel Marcus
working class
Great Depression
Stuart Hughes
Megan Follows
Sarah White
Dylan Everett
Rachel Marcus

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