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Edition 15 (2003) Winner
Karen Levine
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Karen Levine
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955
- Nationality
- カナダ, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- radio producer, writer
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Norma Fleck Award, Shortlisted for Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Peabody Award | Lost Innocence: The Children of World War II | — | Peabody Awards | Winner |
| 2001 | Peabody Award | A Murder in the Neighbourhood | — | Peabody Awards | Winner |
| 2003 | Sydney Taylor Book Award | Hana's Suitcase | older readers | Association of Jewish Libraries | Winner |
| 2003 | Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award | Hana's Suitcase | — | Canadian Library Association | Winner |
| 2003 | Flora Stieglitz Straus Award | Hana's Suitcase | — | — | Winner |
| 2002 | Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award in Children’s Literature | Hana's Suitcase | — | Canadian Jewish Book Awards | Winner |
| 2024 | Order of Canada | — | Member | Governor General of Canada | Member |
Peabody Award
1989
Work:
Lost Innocence: The Children of World War II
Organization:
Peabody Awards
Result:
Winner
Peabody Award
2001
Work:
A Murder in the Neighbourhood
Organization:
Peabody Awards
Result:
Winner
Sydney Taylor Book Award
2003
Work:
Hana's Suitcase
Category:
older readers
Organization:
Association of Jewish Libraries
Result:
Winner
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
2003
Work:
Hana's Suitcase
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
Winner
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
2003
Work:
Hana's Suitcase
Result:
Winner
Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award in Children’s Literature
2002
Work:
Hana's Suitcase
Organization:
Canadian Jewish Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Order of Canada
2024
Category:
Member
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
Member
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hana's Suitcase: A True Story
2002 Children's non-fictionA true story based on a radio documentary about a suitcase belonging to Hana Brady, a Holocaust victim, discovered in Tokyo.
Holocausthopeeducationmemory
Adaptations
- [play] Hana's Suitcase / Emil Sher
- [documentary film] Inside Hana's Suitcase / Larry Weinstein (2009)
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages
Bibliography
- Hana's Suitcase
Adaptations
- Hana's Suitcase: adapted into play and documentary film
Translations of Works
- International best-seller, translated into many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary stylenarrative non-fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- memory of warchildren's perspective
Legacy
Renowned Canadian radio producer with over 30 years at CBC, winner of two Peabody Awards, appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2024. Her book Hana's Suitcase won multiple children's book awards and became an international bestseller.