Julie Johnston (writer)

Julie Johnston is an award-winning Canadian writer. She was raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley. She studied at the University of Toronto. She now lives in Peterborough, Ontario.[1]

Her first two novels for young adults won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[2]

Works
  • Hero of Lesser Causes (1992)[3][4]
  • Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me (1994)[5][6]
  • The Only Outcast (1998)
  • Love Ya Like a Sister: A Story of Friendship from the Journals of Katie Ouriou (1999)
  • In Spite of Killer Bees (2001)[7]
  • Susannah's Quill (2004)[8]
  • As if by Accident (2005)[9][10]
  • Little Red Lies (2013)[11]
  • Two Moons in August[12]

Awards

References
  1. "Julie Johnston". Library and Archives Canada. 2002-09-25. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  2. John Rowe Townsend (1 May 1996). Written for Children: An Outline of English-Language Children's Literature. Scarecrow Press. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-1-4617-3104-7.
  3. Children's Book Review: Hero of Lesser Causes by Julie Johnston, Author Joy Street Books $15.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-316-46988-3
  4. Brennan, Beverly. "Breaking Stereotypes with Children's Fiction. International Journal of Special Education
  5. Children's Book Review: Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me by Julie Johnston, Author Little Brown and Company $15.95 (180p) ISBN 978-0-316-46990-6
  6. Jane Ledwell; Jean Mitchell (2013). Anne Around the World: L.M. Montgomery and Her Classic. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-7735-4140-5.
  7. In Spite of Killer Bees Reviewed on Quill and Quire
  8. Book Review | Susanna'€™s Quill by Julie Johnston | Canadian Literature Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  9. As if by Accident Reviewed on Quill and Quire
  10. The Literary Word - Book Reviews: As If by Accident by Julie Johnston
  11. LITTLE RED LIES by Julie Johnston | Kirkus
  12. Shelley Stagg Peterson; Larry Swartz (2008). Good Books Matter: How to Choose and Use Children's Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers. Pembroke Publishers Limited. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-55138-232-6.
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