Margaret Bechard
Margaret Bechard | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Chico, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Genre | Science fiction, Children's literature |
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Margaret Bechard (born 1953) is an American author of contemporary and science fiction for children and young adults.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "cynsations: Author Interview: Margaret Bechard on Spacer and Rat". cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Author".
- ^ "The National Book Foundation". Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.
- ^ "Bechard, Margaret [WorldCat Identities]". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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[edit]
External links[edit]
- sv:Margaret Bechard
- Penguin Press: Biography: Margaret Bechard
- Margaret Bechard at Library of Congress, with 8 library catalog records
| International | |
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| National | |
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- American children's writers
- Reed College alumni
- People from Tigard, Oregon
- 1953 births
- People from Chico, California
- Living people
- Writers from California
- Writers from Oregon
- 20th-century American writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women children's writers