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Mary Borsky


Tundra author MARY BORSKY is from High Prairie, Alberta. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta and went on to teach in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Frobisher Bay, as well as in Italy and Ethiopia. Borsky is the author of the first two books in the Benny Bensky series, Benny Bensky and the Perogy Palace and Benny Bensky and the Giant Pumpkin Heist. Her fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and her adult short story collections, Influence of the Moon and Cobalt Blue are critically acclaimed. In 2006, The New Quarterly magazine named Mary Borsky one of...

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Benny Bensky and the Parrot-Napper
Written by Mary Borsky
Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Nature & the Natural World
978-0-88776-840-8 (0-88776-840-7)

September 9, 2008 | $11.99

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Benny Bensky and the Parrot-Napper
Written by Mary Borsky, Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780887768408
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When their neighbor, Mrs. Graham, charges Rosie and Fran with the responsibility of parrot sitting her pet, Peanut the Parrot, the girls and Benny think the job will be a walk in the park.

While Rosie and Fran immediately take to Peanut — going so far as to make him an...


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Benny Bensky and the Giant Pumpkin Heist
Written by Mary Borsky
Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Halloween
978-0-88776-607-7 (0-88776-607-2)

September 24, 2002 | $9.99

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Benny Bensky and the Giant Pumpkin Heist
Written by Mary Borsky, Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780887766077
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Benny Bensky is a big black dog with a nose for trouble. His owner, Rosie, and her best friend, Fran, are growing a giant pumpkin for the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off – and it looks like first prize (a ride on the first float in the parade at the country fair) is...


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Benny Bensky and the Perogy Palace
Written by Mary Borsky
Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship
978-0-88776-523-0 (0-88776-523-8)

February 1, 2001 | $9.99

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Benny Bensky and the Perogy Palace
Written by Mary Borsky, Illustrated by Linda Hendry

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780887765230
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Benny Bensky used to be a happy dog living with his humans, Rosie and her parents. But things are not happy in the Bensky house. Rosie’s mom and dad operate the most popular restaurant in town, the Perogy Palace. At least, it used to be popular. Now customers are staying away...