Maxine Trottier
Maxine Trottier (born May 3, 1950) is an American-born Canadian educator and writer. She currently lives in Newfoundland.[1]
She was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and moved with her family to Windsor, Ontario when she was 10.[2] She became a Canadian citizen in 1970.[2] She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in education. Trottier taught elementary school for 31 years.[1]
She writes books for young people. Her book Claire's Gift received the Mr. Christie's Book Award. The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing won the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award.[3]
She is known for writing about the history of Canada. She draws on her own mixed racial heritage as a descendent of Métis ancestors. Many of her books feature bilingual English/Mi'kmaq texts.[2]
Selected works[3]
- Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord
- Circle of Silver Chronicles
- Alone in an Untamed Land
- Blood Upon Our Land
- Storm the Fortress: The Siege of Quebec, William Jenkins, New France, 1759
- Terry Fox: A Story of Hope
Awards[2]
- Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice Awards selection, 1993–94, for Alison's House
- CCBC Our Choice Awards selection, 1995-96 for The Voyage of Wood Duck
- FWTAO Writers' Award, 1996, for The Voyage of Wood Duck
- FWTAO Writers' Award, 1995 for The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing
- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children, 1996, for The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing
- Chicago Women in Publishing first-place designation, 1997, for A Safe Place
- Marianna Dempster Memorial Award, 1998 for Heartsong
- CCBC Centre Our Choice Awards selection, 1997–98, for Heartsong
- Mr. Christie's Award, 2000, for Claire's Gift
- Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Award for Language Arts, 2005, for Sister to the Wolf
References
- 1 2 "Maxine Trottier". Strong Nations Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- 1 2 "Maxine Trottier". Scholastic Canada.