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Valerie Sherrard

ヴァレリー・シェラード

Vuarerī Sherrādo

Aliases: Valerie Anne Russell

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1957-05-16 （Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
various parts of Canada → Lahr, West Germany → Miramichi, New Brunswick

Career

Occupations
Author, Children's literature writer, Young adult novelist
Active Years
2002-2023
Influenced By
Alf Lower
Nominations
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award shortlist, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award shortlist, Governor General's Award Children's Text nomination

Awards

Geoffrey Bilson Award
2011
Work: The Glory Wind
Organization: Saskatchewan Library Association
Result: won
Ann Connor Brimer Award
2011
Work: The Glory Wind
Organization: Nova Scotia Library Association
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Glory Wind

2010 Children's Literature

A story set in a small Canadian town during World War II, exploring friendship and loss.

friendshiplosswar

Bibliography

  • There's a COW Under my Bed!
  • There's a GOLDFISH in My Shoe!
  • Miss Wondergem's Dreadfully Dreadful Pie
  • Down Here
  • Cooper Clark and the Dragon Lady
  • Kate
  • Sam's Light
  • Sarah's Legacy
  • Speechless
  • Three Million Acres of Flame
  • Watcher
  • Tumbleweed Skies
  • The Glory Wind
  • Accomplice
  • Testify
  • Counting Back from Nine
  • Driftwood
  • Rain Shadow
  • Random Acts
  • The Rise and Fall of Derek Cowell
  • Birdspell
  • A Bend in the Breeze
  • Standing on Neptune
  • Out of the Ashes
  • In Too Deep
  • Chasing Shadows
  • Hiding in Plain Sight
  • Eyes of a Stalker
  • Searching for Yesterday
  • More than Words: Navigating the Complex World of Communication

Legacy

Canadian author of children's and YA literature, acclaimed for works like The Glory Wind, winner of multiple awards.

Trivia

  • One of her children, Rebecca, is deceased.
  • She was a foster parent to approximately seventy teenagers.