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General Literary inquiries: Barbara Berson or author directly
Accepted as a Canadian War Artist, January 2008. Destination Afghanistan, March 2009
New: Good to Go, non-fiction. Co-written with Kim Zazour, Penguin, 2008. Non-fiction, adult. Everything your 20-something needs to get the hell out of the house and survive on his/her own. Ages 18-30. # 8 Amazon.com September 2008.
War Brothers Gulu, Uganda. Penguin, 2008. Fiction, young adult. The story of five boys and a girl abducted into the Lord’s Resistance Army, Uganda. Ages 9-16
Whispers from the Ghetto Co-write with Kathy Kacer, Penguin Stories of Holocaust survivors. Short stories, poems, plays. Ages 9-14.
Released February 2009 & 2010: Whispers from the Camps. Co-write with Kathy Kacer, Penguin Stories of Holocaust survivors. Short stories, poems, plays. Ages 9-14.
Whispers from Hiding Co-write with Kathy Kacer, Penguin Stories of Holocaust survivors. Short stories, poems, plays. Ages 9-14.
Re-released 2009:The Story of Penelope, Our Canada Girl, Penguin. Historical fiction. Ages 8-12. Published Works: Historical Fiction:Esther, Penguin Books. Fall 2004.Charlie Wilcox’s Great War, Y/A, Book 2. Penguin Books. Spring 2003 Charlie Wilcox. Penguin, 2003. Y/A historical fiction. Originally published by Stoddart, 2000. Italian translation 2002. Romanian translation 2003. Series: Historical Fiction: Christmas Reunion, Our Canadian Girl, Book 4, Penguin Books. Fall 2004 An Irish Penny, Our Canadian Girl, Book 3, Spring 2003 Glass Castle, Our Canadian Girl, Book 2, Fall 2002 Terror in the Harbour, Our Canadian Girl, Book 1. Fall 2001. Children’s Non-Fiction: Time Capsule, (packaged book or PB) Somerville House. l998 Have a Heart, (PB) Somerville House. 1997 Pat-A-Cake, The Little Dough Book, (PB) Somerville House. 1997 Kick The Can, (PB) Somerville House. l996 Take A Hike, (PB) Scholastic. 1995 Halloween, (PB) Somerville House. 1995 Chalk Around The Block, (PB) Somerville House. 1994
All above titles listed in the Canadian Children’s Book Centre – Our Choice Selection,
Adult Non-Fiction:
Picky Eater, Harper Collins. 1995 The New Child Safety Handbook, Macmillan. 1992 The New Parents Survival Handbook, Macmillan. 1991 Streetproofing Gently & Creatively. Royce/Coles. 1990.
Awards:
Sydney Taylor Book Award, U.S. Notable Children’s Book of Jewish Content. Association of Jewish Libraries. 2004. (Esther)
Hamilton Literary Award. 2004. (Charlie Wilcox’s Great War)
IBBY, International Board on Books for Young People, Honour List, 2002. Presented biennially in Switzerland. (Charlie Wilcox)
IODE, National Chapter of Canada, Violet Downey Book Award. 2001. (Charlie Wilcox)
Geoffery Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. 2001. (Charlie Wilcox) UNESCO International Youth Library - White Raven Award, Europe. 2002 (Charlie Wilcox) Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Awards, Atlantic Provinces. 2002. (Charlie Wilcox)
Shortlisted: (as of March 2009)
IODE, National Chapter of Canada, Violet Downey Book Award (War Brothers) Canadian Library Association (CLA/YA) Book Award (War Brothers) Arthur Ellis Award (War Brothers) White Ravens catalogue (War Brothers) The Snow Willow (War Brothers)
Shortlist (past) Governor General’s Award, 2004. Y/A novel. (Esther) Governor General’s Award, 2000. Y/A novel. (Charlie Wilcox) Red Maple Award, Ontario. 2000. (Charlie Wilcox) Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Ontario Arts Council, 2001. (Charlie Wilcox) Mr. Christie Award. 2001. (Charlie Wilcox)
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