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Kristin Butcher

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Kristin Butcher
Born (1951-04-23) April 23, 1951 (age 73)
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish, Russian , and French
GenreChildren's Literature
Website
kristinbutcher.com

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.

Bibliography

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

  1. ^ "Kristin Butcher". Annick Press. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Kristin Butcher: Contributor Info". Orca Books. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Books". Kristin Butcher. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. ^ "Books". Kirstin Butchers' Official Website. Retrieved 25 September 2018.