Julie Johnston (writer)

Julie Johnston is a Canadian writer. She was raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley. She studied at the University of Toronto. She now lives in Peterborough, Ontario.^[1]

Her first two novels for young adults won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.^[2]

Works

• Hero of Lesser Causes (1992)^[3][4]
• Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me (1994)^[5][6]
• The Only Outcast (1998)
• Love Ya Like a Sister: A Story of Friendship from the Journals of Katie Ouriou (1999)
• In Spite of Killer Bees (2001)^[7]
• Susannah's Quill (2004)^[8]
• As if by Accident (2005)^[9][10]
• Little Red Lies (2013)^[11]
• Two Moons in August^[12]

Awards

• Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature (1992, 1994)^[2]
• National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award (1993)
• Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award (Young Adult/Middle Reader Category) (1995)
• Young Adult Canadian Book Award Young-adult-fiction awards (1995)

References

1. "Julie Johnston". Library and Archives Canada. 2002-09-25. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
2. John Rowe Townsend (1 May 1996). Written for Children: An Outline of English-Language Children's Literature. Scarecrow Press. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-1-4617-3104-7.
3. Children's Book Review: Hero of Lesser Causes by Julie Johnston, Author Joy Street Books $15.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-316-46988-3
4. Brennan, Beverly. "Breaking Stereotypes with Children's Fiction. International Journal of Special Education
5. Children's Book Review: Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me by Julie Johnston, Author Little Brown and Company $15.95 (180p) ISBN 978-0-316-46990-6
6. Jane Ledwell; Jean Mitchell (2013). Anne Around the World: L.M. Montgomery and Her Classic. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-7735-4140-5.
7. In Spite of Killer Bees Reviewed on Quill and Quire
8. Book Review | Susanna'€™s Quill by Julie Johnston | Canadian Literature Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
9. As if by Accident Reviewed on Quill and Quire
10. The Literary Word - Book Reviews: As If by Accident by Julie Johnston
11. LITTLE RED LIES by Julie Johnston | Kirkus
12. Shelley Stagg Peterson; Larry Swartz (2008). Good Books Matter: How to Choose and Use Children's Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers. Pembroke Publishers Limited. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-55138-232-6.

External links

• Children and Young Adult Literature portal

• The Governor General's Literary Awards
• Stellar Award
• Julie Johnston at Library of Congress, with 13 library catalogue records