Caroline Pignat is an Irish Canadian author and English teacher.
Biography
Caroline Pignat is a graduate of University of Ottawa. Her work has been published in magazines, including Highlights for Children, Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr., Storyteller, Guideposts, Guideposts for Kids, Living Faith for Kids, Capital Parent, The Word Among Us, and Focus on the Family. She wrote the family activities booklets, A Circle of Love (November 2006) and In the Presence of the Lord (November 2007).
Pignat's first young adult novel Egghead was published in 2008.[1] Egghead is Will Reid, the target of Shane, the Grade 9 bully. In 2009 Pignat won her first Governor General's Award for her second young adult novel, Greener Grass: The Famine Years.[2] Greener Grass is set in the land of Pignat's birth. Novels three and four, Wild Geese and Timber Wolf, are both sequels to Greener Grass. Characters are following during their adventures in North America. In novel five, Unspeakable, the main character is a survivor of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Pignat's second Governor General's Award came in 2015 for her sixth novel The Gospel Truth.[3][4] Originally novel six was to be focused on a character from Greener Grass, but became the story of a number of characters on a Southern tobacco plantation. In novel seven, Pignat has five grade 12 students caught by surprise during a school lockdown.[5] Pignat's latest book, Poetree, is a picture book of acrostic poetry about trees. It is a collaboration with award-winning illustrator François Thisdale.
Selected works
- Egghead, Red Deer Press, (2008)[6]
- Greener Grass: The Famine Years, Red Deer Press, (2008)[6]
- Wild Geese, Red Deer Press, (2010)[6]
- Timber Wolf, Red Deer Press, (2011)[6]
- Unspeakable, Penguin Canada, (2014)[7]
- The Gospel Truth, Red Deer Press, (2014)[6]
- Shooter, Penguin Canada, (May 3, 2016)[7]
- Poetree, Illustrated by Francois Thisdale, Red Deer Press, (June 2, 2018)[6]
References
- ^ The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17). "Disaster theme sets stage for heroism". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Centretown News Online - Viewpoint: Canadian writing is distinguished by more than stereotypes". Centretownnewsonline.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Governor General's Literary Awards". Governor General's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "The Gospel Truth". Caroline Pignat. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Shooter". Caroline Pignat. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Caroline Pignat Bio RDP". Reddeerpress.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Caroline Pignat - Penguin Random House Canada". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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