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Martha Brooks

マーサ・ブルックス

Māsa Burukkusu

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1944-07-15 (Ninette, Manitoba, Canada)
国籍
Canadian
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Ninette, Manitoba → Winnipeg

経歴

職業
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Short story writer, Jazz singer
活動期間
1988年〜2010年

受賞歴

Governor General's Award
2002
対象作品: True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
部門: English language children's literature
主催: Governor General of Canada
結果: winner
Prairie Music Award
2002
対象作品: Change of Heart
部門: Outstanding Jazz Album
結果: winner
Vicky Metcalf Award
結果: winner
Mr. Christie Book Award
結果: winner
Ruth Schwartz Award
結果: winner
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award
主催: Canadian Library Association
結果: winner
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

True Confessions of a Heartless Girl

2002年 Young adult novel

A young adult novel about the true confessions of a heartless girl.

Coming of age

Mistik Lake

2007年 Novel

Queen of Hearts

2010年 Novel

全著作

  • Paradise Cafe and other stories, 1988.
  • Two Moons in August, 1991
  • Travelling on into the Light and Other Stories, 1994
  • I Met a Bully on the Hill, 1995
  • Andrew's Tree, 1996
  • Bone Dance, 1997
  • Being with Henry, 1999
  • True Confessions of a Heartless Girl, 2002
  • Mistik Lake, 2007
  • Queen of Hearts, 2010

評価・遺産

Known as a Canadian children's literature writer who won the Governor General's Award. Also active as a jazz singer.

豆知識

  • Raised on the grounds of the Manitoba Sanatorium in Ninette. Father was a thoracic surgeon, mother a nurse.
  • Jazz album Change of Heart won Prairie Music Award for outstanding jazz album.