Mary Beth Leatherdale

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Mary Beth Leatherdale
Notable works #NotYourPrincess
Notable awards
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Mary Beth Leatherdale is a Canadian author and storyteller.

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Early life and education

Leatherdale grew up in Ridgetown. [1]

Leatherdale received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. [2]

Career

In 2018, Leatherdale was the International Board on Books for Young People Canada president, during which time she co-chaired a project to increase the number of children's books by Indigenous authors held in Canadian libraries. [3]

Awards and honors

Dreaming in Indian is a 2015 White Ravens book. [4]

#NotYourPrincess is a Amelia Bloomer Book. [5] Kirkus Reviews [6] and Quill & Quire' [7] included it on their list of the best books of 2017.

Chicago Public Library included Stormy Seas on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2017" list. [8] Booklist included it on their 2017 "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list, [9] as well as their 2018 "Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers" list. [10] Stormy Seas is a 2018 White Ravens book. [11]

Terry Fox and Me is a Junior Library Guild book. [12] CBC Books named it one of the top 20 picture books of 2020. [13] Bank Street College of Education included it on their 2021 list of the best books published for children ages five to nine. [14] Terry Fox and Me was on the CBC Bestseller List for nine weeks. [15]

Awards for Leatherdale's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2014Dreaming in IndianForeword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's)Silver [16]
2015-16 First Nation Communities Read Shortlist [17]
2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Middle Grade BookHonor [18] [19]
2017 #NotYourPrincess Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's)Bronze [20]
Stormy SeasForeword INDIES Award for Juvenile Nonfiction (Children's)Finalist [21]
2018 #NotYourPrincess Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-FictionWinner [22] [23] [24]
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist [25] [26] [27] [28]
Stormy SeasSilver Birch Award for NonfictionWinner [29]
2021 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee [30] [31]
Terry Fox and Me Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Younger ReadersFinalist [32]
Silver Birch Express Award Finalist [33]
2022 #NotYourPrincess American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult BookWinner [13] [34] [35] [36]

Publications

Children's books

Anthologies edited

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