Carol Matas

Carol Matas is an internationally acclaimed author of over thirty-five novels for children and young adults. Her best-selling work, which includes three award-winning series, has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Taiwanese, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, German, French, Indonesian and Russian.
A graduate of the Actor's Lab, in London England, Carol first earned a B.A. (English) from The University of Western Ontario. Her teaching experience includes Artists in the School, Manitoba Arts Council;visiting professor at Bemidji State University, Minnesota; and a Creative Writing instructor, Continuing Education Division, The University of Winnipeg. Carol is an inspiring and passionate speaker who is frequently invited to address children and adults alike across North America.
Carol writes contemporary and historical fiction, as well as science fiction and fantasy. She first began writing historical fiction when her Danish husband told her stories about his parents' experiences fighting the Nazis in World War II. She has often written about Jewish themes, and is well known for her books concerning the Holocaust, writing Daniel's Story at the request of The United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Over the years, her knack for successfully infusing serious and thought-provoking issues into an action-driven format has kept readers of all ages engaged.
The list of awards for her books is long, and includes two Sydney Taylor awards, The Geoffrey Bilson award, a Silver Birch award, The Jewish Book Award, as well as the inclusion of her books on many honour lists, such as the ALA notable list, The New York Times Review notable list, The New York Public Library list for the Teen Age, and the Voya books in the middle, Best Book list. She has also been nominated for the Governor General Award twice.
More information is about Carol is available on her web site: http://www.carolmatas.com.

Books by Carol Matas

Zevi Takes the Spotlight

Who's Looking?

A Struggle for Hope

Garden

Daniel's Story

Dear Canada: Footsteps In the Snow

Dear Canada: A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas

The Lost Locket

Greater Than Angels

Au Canada : Derrière les lignes ennemies

Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past

In My Enemy's House

Cher Journal : Récit de Noël : N° 3 - Quelque chose qui compte

Dear Canada Christmas Story No. 3: Something That Matters

Cher Journal : Entrée refusée

Cher Journal : Noëls d'antan

Dear Canada: A Season for Miracles

Dear Canada: A Christmas to Remember

Dear Canada: Turned Away

I Am Canada: Behind Enemy Lines

The Edge of When

The Hunt for the Haunted Elephant

Tales of a Reluctant Psychic

The Curse of the Evening Eye

Far

The Proof that Ghosts Exist

Cher Journal : Le temps des réjouissances

Visions

The Burning Time

The Freak

The Whirlwind

Past Crimes

Action!

Lisa

Jesper

The Garden