Carol Matas is a Canadian writer. She has had more than forty-three books for young people published over several decades, including

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

, fantasy, historical, contemporary, realistic fiction, historical fiction and foods science. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and her best-known are set during the

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. Her books have been highly honored, including having been shortlisted for the

Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

twice.

Bibliography

* ''After the War'' * ''Cloning Miranda'' (1999) * ''The Second Clone'' (2001) * ''The Dark Clone'' (2005) * ''Of Two Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''More Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''Out of their Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''A Meeting of Minds'' (with Perry Nodelman) * ''The Freak'' * ''The Garden'' * ''Jesper'' * ''Kris's War'' (formerly ''Code Name Kris'') * ''Lisa's War'' * ''Past Crimes'' (2007) * ''Sparks Fly Upward'' * ''Visions'' * ''The War Within'' * ''Daniel's Story'' * '' The Primrose Path'' * ''Footsteps in the Snow: The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott'' (part of ''

Dear Canada ''Dear Canada'' is a series of historical novels for children, published by Scholastic Canada and popular in school libraries and classrooms. Each text explores significant events in Canadian history through the eyes of a female child. First p ...

'' series) * ''Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein'' (part of ''

'' series) * ''A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas'' (contributor, part of ''

'' series) * ''Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz'' (part of ''

'' series) * ''A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas'' (contributor, part of ''

'' series) * ''Behind Enemy Lines: World War II, Sam Frederiksen'' (part of ''

I Am Canada ''I Am Canada'' is a series of Canadian historical novels marketed at older boys, with the first book being published in September 2010. The series is written by a variety of Canadian authors and is published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. The books ...

'' series) * ''Greater Than Angels'' * ''The Lost Locket'' * ''In my Enemy's House'' *Past Crimes (Fictive Press, 2020) *Cloning Miranda (Fictive Press, 2017) *Tucson Jo (Fictive Press, 2014), National Jewish Book Awards Finalist *When I Die: A meditation on death for children & their families (Fictive Press, 2013) *A Struggle for Hope (Scholastic Canada, 2021)

References

External links

Carol Matas' official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matas, Carol Living people Canadian children's writers Jewish Canadian writers Canadian women children's writers Canadian women novelists Jewish women writers Forest of Reading Award winners 1949 births