Scarborough (novel)

Scarborough is the debut novel by Canadian writer Catherine Hernandez, published in 2017.

[1] Set in the Toronto district of Scarborough, the novel centres on the coming-of-age of three young children living in the low-income Galloway Road neighbourhood — Bing, a boy struggling with his sexual identity; Laura, a girl who longs for stability as she is continually being shuffled back and forth between her mother's and her father's separate homes; and Sylvie, a girl whose family is living in a homeless shelter — as well as Hina, a community literacy worker dedicated to serving as a supportive oasis of guidance for underprivileged children in her community.

[5] The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Malia Baker.

[6] The novel was adapted by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson into the theatrical film Scarborough, which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

[7] Hernandez wrote the screenplay,[8] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.