Kristin Butcher

Kristin Butcher
Born	(1951-04-23) April 23, 1951 (age 74)
Occupation	Author
Language	English, Dutch, French, Slovenian, Spanish, Danish, Korean, Swedish, and German
Genre	Children's Literature
Website
kristinbutcher.com

Kristin Butcher is a Canadian writer of young adult and juvenile fiction. Born in Winnipeg, she moved to Victoria, BC at the age of 5. ^[1] Her first novel, The Runaways, was published in 1997 and went on to become a regional Silver Birch Award winner. ^[2] Since then she has published 29 other books, including two biographies for primary readers, a fantasy trilogy for middle grade readers, and ten titles in the Soundings and Currents series from Orca Books, ^[3] including Zee’s Way which won the 2006 Chocolate Lily Award. Butcher won the award again in 2011 with Zach & Zoe Bully and the Beagle. ^[4]

Bibliography

A list of Kristin Butcher's books: ^[5]

• The Runaways (1997) -- Translated into Dutch
• The Tomorrow Tunnel (1999)
• The Gramma War (2001)
• Sylvia Stark - Freedom Seeker (2001)
• Marie Rollet Hebert - Canadian Pioneer (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) -- Translated into Korean
• The Last Superhero (2010)
• Truths I Learned from Sam (2013)
• Caching In (2013) — Translated into Swedish
• Cabin Girl (2014) -- Translated into Danish
• Alibi (2015)
• In Search of Sam (2015)
• Winter Road (2017)
• Isobel’s Stanley Cup (2018)
• Girls Like Me (2019)
• The Druid and the Dragon (2020)
• Bridge of Whispers (2021)
• The Sorcerer's Revenge (2022)
• Closer to Far Away (2024)

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.

External links

• Official web site

• Children and Young Adult Literature portal