David Boyd (born March 7, 1951) is a Canadian author residing in

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. He is a retired English and Media teacher at Appleby College. He writes a historical fiction series on World War II, "The Reflecting Man," for adults as D.K.R. Boyd. and for children/YA readers as David Boyd. As a playwright, Boyd adapted Shakespeare's ''

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'' to create Macbeth: A Multimedia Event (1995) and ''

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'' to create Caesar: A Multimedia Event (2005). In 1996, his Young Adult novel ''Bottom Drawer'' was nominated for a Governor General's Award. He also writes dystopian fiction under the pseudonym of David Collins. He is the brother of economist Dr. Lorraine Eden.

Bibliography

* ''The Face in the Flames'' – 1989, reprinted 1998 *''Spellbound!'' – 1990, reprinted 1998 *''The Danger Beneath'' – 1990, reprinted 1998 *''Earthwatch'' – 1990, reprinted 1998 *''Looking for a Hero'' – 1993; e-book edition 2013 *''Champlain Summer'' – 1993 *''Bottom Drawer'' – 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award); e-book edition 2013 *''On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the N.H.L. (co-authored with Ron Finn)'' – 1993 *''Leonardo’s Wings'' – 2005; e-book edition June 2013 *''Little Sure Shot'' – 2005; e-book edition June 2013 *''Khan of Khans'' – 2005; e-book edition June 2013 *''Marco Polo and the Roc'' – 2006 *''The Hidden Message'' – 2006 *''Pearl Harbor'' – 2006 *''Beware the Vikings'' – 2006 *''Napoleon's Land Stand'' – 2006 *''Hannibal'' – 2006 *''Pearl of the Tsars'' – 2007 *''Battle of Queenston Heights'' – 2007 *''Closer To Hamlet'' – 2010 *''Aftermath'' – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition *''Runner'' – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition *''The Grief Team'' – (as David Collins) – March 2013 (Kindle edition) *''My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey'' – April 2013 (Apple iBook edition) *Suleyman's Library – e-book edition June 2013 *Good Queen Bess – e-book edition June 2013 *Heart Of A Lion – e-book edition June 2013 *The Reflecting Man: Volume One – trade paperback and e-book edition July 2013 *The Reflecting Man: Volume Two – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2015 *The Reflecting Man: Volume Three – trade paperback and e-book edition May 2017 *The Reflecting Man: Volume Four – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2020

References

* http://www.davidboyd.ca/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20071028144801/http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/boyd.html * http://www.appleby.on.ca/page.cfm?p=2347 * https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/eng/wz00593.html * http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/dkr-boyd.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20170423151910/http://www.fox8live.com/story/35182074/critically-acclaimed-author-dkr-boyd-continues-page-turning-historical-fiction-series

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20071028144801/http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/boyd.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, David Canadian children's writers Living people Writers from New Brunswick People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick 1951 births