Kristin Butcher is a Canadian writer and reviewer of young adult and juvenile fiction. She was born in Winnipeg, but moved to Victoria, BC, at the age of 5.[1] Her first novel, The Runaways, was published in 1997 and went on to be a regional Silver Birch Award winner.[2] Since then she has published 25 other books, including two biographies for primary readers and 10 titles in the successful Soundings and Currents series from Orca Books,[3] of which Zee’s Way and Zack & Zoe Bully and the Beagle won the 2006 and 2011 Chocolate Lily Awards, respectively.[4] She has twice toured for the Canadian Children's Book Week and given book talks at libraries and schools. Butcher is also an artist and illustrator. Butcher started as a teacher in Victoria and two years previous to that, she had met her husband Rob Butcher.
Kristin Butcher | |
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| Born | April 23, 1951 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English, Russian , and French |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Website | |
| kristinbutcher | |
Bibliography edit
A list of Kristin Butcher's books:[5]
- The Runaways (1997)
- The Tomorrow Tunnel (1999)
- The Gramma War (2001)
- Summer of Suspense (2002)
- Cairo Kelly and The Mann (2002)
- The Hemingway Tradition (2002)
- The Trouble with Liberty (2003) — Translated into German
- Zee's Way (2004) — Translated into Slovenian and Spanish
- Chat Room (2006)
- Zach & Zoe and the Bank Robber (2008)
- Zach & Zoe Bully and the Beagle (2009)
- Return to Bone Tree Hill (2009)
- Pharaohs & Foot Soldiers (2009) — Translated into Korean
- Zach & Zoe and the River Rescue (2011)
- Cheat (2011)
- The Last Superhero (2010)
- Truths I Learned from Sam (2013)
- Caching In (2013) — Translated into Swedish
- Cabin Girl (2014)
- Alibi (2015)
- In Search of Sam (2015)
- Winter Road (2017)
- Isobel’s Stanley Cup (2018)
References edit
- ^ "Kristin Butcher". Annick Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Dave Jenkinson (2002-11-11). "Kristin Butcher". Canadian Review of Materials. University of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Kristin Butcher: Contributor Info". Orca Books. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Books". Kristin Butcher. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Books". Kirstin Butchers' Official Website. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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