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Carol Matas

キャロル・マタス

Kyaroru Matasu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1949-11-14
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism

Career

Occupations
Author, Children's literature author
Active Years
1980-2024
Memberships
The Writers' Union of Canada
Nominations
Shortlisted for Governor General's Awards (twice)

Awards

National Jewish Book Awards
2014
Work: Tucson Jo
Category: Finalist
Result: Finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Daniel's Story

1993 Historical fiction

Holocaust-themed novel for young readers.

HolocaustJewish experience

Lisa's War

1989 Historical fiction

Story of a Danish girl resisting Nazis.

HolocaustResistance

Cloning Miranda

1999 Science fiction

Science fiction novel about cloning.

CloningEthics

Bibliography

  • After the War
  • Cloning Miranda
  • The Second Clone
  • The Dark Clone
  • Of Two Minds
  • More Minds
  • Out of their Minds
  • A Meeting of Minds
  • The Freak
  • The Garden
  • Jesper
  • Kris's War
  • Lisa's War
  • Past Crimes
  • Sparks Fly Upward
  • Visions
  • The War Within
  • Daniel's Story
  • The Primrose Path
  • Footsteps in the Snow
  • Turned Away
  • A Season for Miracles
  • Pieces of the Past
  • A Time for Giving
  • Behind Enemy Lines
  • Greater Than Angels
  • The Lost Locket
  • In my Enemy's House
  • Past Crimes (2020)
  • Cloning Miranda (2017)
  • Tucson Jo (2014)
  • When I Die (2013)
  • A Struggle for Hope (2021)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Jewish perspectiveHistorical fiction for young readers
Recurring Motifs
HolocaustWarIdentity

Legacy

Canadian children's author renowned for Holocaust-themed novels, shortlisted twice for Governor General's Awards.