Kristin Butcher

Kristin Butcher is a Canadian writer of young adult and juvenile fiction. Born in Winnipeg, she moved to Victoria, BC at the age of 5.^[1] Her first novel, The Runaways, was published in 1997 and went on to become a regional Silver Birch Award winner.^[2] Since then she has published 29 other books, including two biographies for primary readers, a fantasy trilogy for middle grade readers, and ten titles in the Soundings and Currents series from Orca Books,^[3] including Zee’s Way which won the 2006 Chocolate Lily Award. Butcher won the award again in 2011 with Zach & Zoe Bully and the Beagle.^[4]

A list of Kristin Butcher's books:^[5]

• The Runaways (1997) -- Translated into Dutch
• The Tomorrow Tunnel (1999)
• The Gramma War (2001)
• Sylvia Stark - Freedom Seeker (2001)
• Marie Rollet Hebert - Canadian Pioneer (2001)
• Summer of Suspense (2002)
• Cairo Kelly and The Mann (2002)
• The Hemingway Tradition (2002)
• The Trouble with Liberty (2003) — Translated into German
• Zee's Way (2004) — Translated into Slovenian and Spanish
• Chat Room (2006)
• Zach & Zoe and the Bank Robber (2008)
• Zach & Zoe Bully and the Beagle (2009)
• Return to Bone Tree Hill (2009)
• Pharaohs & Foot Soldiers (2009) — Translated into Korean
• Zach & Zoe and the River Rescue (2011)
• Cheat (2011) -- Translated into Korean
• The Last Superhero (2010)
• Truths I Learned from Sam (2013)
• Caching In (2013) — Translated into Swedish
• Cabin Girl (2014) -- Translated into Danish
• Alibi (2015)
• In Search of Sam (2015)
• Winter Road (2017)
• Isobel’s Stanley Cup (2018)
• Girls Like Me (2019)
• The Druid and the Dragon (2020)
• Bridge of Whispers (2021)
• The Sorcerer's Revenge (2022)
• Closer to Far Away (2024)

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