Christian McKay Heidicker

Christian McKay Heidicker (born February 12, 1982) is an American author of children's books. His book Scary Stories for Young Foxes received a Newbery Honor in 2020.^[1]

Christian McKay Heidicker
Born	(1982-02-12) February 12, 1982 (age 42)
Occupation	Writer
Notable works	Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Notable awards	John Newbery Honor 2020
Website
www.cmheidicker.com

Life and work

Prior to his career as a novelist, Heidicker held several jobs in the education field. These included creating instructional comic books, writing articles on science and history for students, and teaching creative writing at Broadview University.^[2]

Heidicker's first novel, the young adult title Cure for the Common Universe, was published in 2016. Scary Stories for Young Foxes, his first middle grade book, appeared in 2019. It was hailed by Kirkus Reviews as "dark and skillfully distressing."^[3] Scary Stories went on to win a Newbery Honor in 2020.

Heidicker lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[2]

Bibliography

Young adult novels

• Cure for the Common Universe (Simon & Schuster, 2016)
• Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower (Simon & Schuster, 2018)

Middle Grade novels

• Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Henry Holt, 2019)
• Thieves of Weirdwood, co-written with William Shivering (Henry Holt, 2020)
• Ghosts of Weirdwood, co-written with William Shivering (Henry Holt, 2021)
• Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City (Henry Holt, 2021)
• Nightmarea of Weirdwood, co-written with William Shivering (Henry Holt, 2022)

References

1. "Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922–Present" (PDF). Association for Library Service to Children. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. "About". Christian McKay Heidicker. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
3. "Scary Stories for Young Foxes". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved July 7, 2021.