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About

Charis Cotter

A writer and storyteller, Charis Cotter has published several critically acclaimed children's books, including a series of biographies about extraordinary children and a book about international ghosts. Toronto Between the Wars: Life in the City 1919-1939 received the 2005 Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence. Most recently, The Swallow: A Ghost Story won the 2015 IODE Violet Downey Book Award, was named an Honour Book by the Canadian Library Association for 2015, and has been nominated for four 2016 children's choice awards across Canada. She lives in Western Bay, NL.

Books by Charis Cotter

The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall

by (author) Charis Cotter

The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story

by (author) Charis Cotter

Supermarket Baby

by (author) Susan Flanagan
edited by Charis Cotter & Robin

Screech!

Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland

by (author) Charis Cotter
illustrated by Genevieve Simms

Footsteps in Bay de Verde

A mysterious tale

by (author) Charis Cotter
illustrated by Jenny Dwyer

The Ghost Road

by (author) Charis Cotter

The Painting

by (author) Charis Cotter

The Ferryland Visitor

A mysterious tale

by (author) Charis Cotter
illustrated by Gerald Squires

The Swallow: A Ghost Story

by (author) Charis Cotter

Born to Write

The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors

by (author) Charis Cotter

Kids Who Rule

The Remarkable Lives of Five Child Monarchs

by (author) Charis Cotter

Toronto Between the Wars

Life in the City 1919-1939

by (author) Charis Cotter