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Margaret Bechard (born 1953) is an American author of contemporary and science fiction for children and young adults.
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Margaret Bechard | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 68–69) Chico, California |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Genre | Science fiction, Children's literature |
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Biography
Bechard was born in 1953 in Chico, California. She received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Reed College in 1976.[citation needed] She is married to Lee Boekelheide and they have three sons and four grandchildren.[1] She lives in Tigard, Oregon.[2]
Bechard served as the Young People's Literature Chair of the 2006 National Book Award Committee.[3] Her books are published in English, French, Swedish and Korean.[4] She teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.[5]
Awards
In 1996, Star Hatchling, a middle grade novel about first contact, received the Eleanor Cameron Award, a Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction.[2][6]
Hanging on to Max, a story about a teenage father, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 2004.[2][7][8][9]
Bibliography
- My Sister, My Science Report (1990)
- Tory and Me and the Spirit of True Love (1992)
- Really No Big Deal (1994)
- Star Hatchling (1995)
- My Mom Married the Principal (1998) - a sequel to Really No Big Deal
- If It Doesn't Kill You (1999)
- Hanging on to Max (2002)
- Spacer and Rat (2005)
References
- "cynsations: Author Interview: Margaret Bechard on Spacer and Rat". cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006.
- "Author".
- "The National Book Foundation". Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.
- http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88-193922 [bare URL]
- "Faculty | Writing for Children & Young Adults | Vermont College of Fine Arts". Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- "Golden Duck Past Winners". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- "ALA | 2003 Best Books for Young Adults". Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=175018
- Yampbell, Cat. "Judging a Book by its Cover: Publishing Trends in Young Adult Literature." The Lion and the Unicorn 29.3 (2005) 348–372. (Johns Hopkins University Press)
interviews
External links
- sv:Margaret Bechard
- Penguin Press: Biography: Margaret Bechard
- Margaret Bechard at Library of Congress Authorities, with 8 catalog records
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