Jacqueline Guest

CM
Born1952 (age 70–71)
CitizenshipCanadian
GenreChildren's fiction
Notable awardsAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award (2012)
Website
jacquelineguest.com

Jacqueline Guest CM (born 1952)[1] is a Métis writer and activist from Alberta, Canada. Guest is a literacy advocate and a writers of books for children and young adults. In 2017 she was inducted into the Order of Canada.[2]

Awards and honours

In 2012, Guest received the Indspire Award for the Arts, which "recognize[s] Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement."[3]

In 2017, she was inducted into the Order of Canada[2] "for her contributions as a children’s book author who promotes multiculturalism, youth literacy and Indigenous culture."[4]

Awards for Guest's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2012 Outcasts of River Falls Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Pre-Teen Fiction (Historical/Cultural) Gold [5]
2012 Free Throw & Triple Threat American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book Winner [6]
2015 The Comic Book War Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Nominee [7]
2016 The Comic Book War Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award Nominee [8]

Publications

Belle of Batoche series

  • Belle of Batoche. Orca Book Publishers. 2004. ISBN 978-1-551-43297-7.
  • Outcasts of River Falls. Coteau Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55050-480-4.[9]

Historical fiction

  • Ghost Messages. Coteau Books. 2011. ISBN 978-1-55050-458-3.[10]
  • The Comic Book War. Coteau Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-55050-582-5.[11]

Lorimer Sports Stories

  • Hat Trick. Lorimer. 1997. ISBN 978-1-552-77563-9.
  • Free Throw. Lorimer. 1999. ISBN 1-55028-664-1.[12]
  • Triple Threat. Lorimer. 1999. ISBN 1-55028-682-X.[13]
  • Rookie Season. Lorimer. 2000. ISBN 978-1-550-28725-7.
  • Rink Rivals. Lorimer. 2001. ISBN 978-1-552-77565-3.
  • A Goal in Sight. Lorimer. 2002. ISBN 978-1-550-28780-6.
  • Soccer Star!. Lorimer. 2003. ISBN 978-1-550-28789-9.

PathFinders series

  • Fire Fight. 7th Generation. 2015. ISBN 978-1-939053-11-4.[14]

Sam Stellar Mystery series

  • Death by Dinosaur. Coteau Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1-55050-943-4.[15]

SideStreets books

  • Lightning Rider. Lorimer. 2000. ISBN 978-1-550-28720-2.
  • Racing Fear. Lorimer. 2004. ISBN 978-1-550-28838-4.
  • Wild Ride. Lorimer. 2005. ISBN 978-1-550-28880-3.
  • Dream Racer. Lorimer. 2006. ISBN 978-1-550-28942-8.
  • War Games. Lorimer. 2008. ISBN 978-1-552-77036-8.

Other

References

  1. ↑ "Guest, Jacqueline". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. 1 2 "Gord Downie appointed to Order of Canada for work on Indigenous issues". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. 2017-06-29. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Jacqueline Guest awarded the prestigious Indspire Award for the Arts". Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2012-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ↑ Kahrizi, Camilia (2017-01-03). "Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. ↑ "UPDATED: Canadian authors and poets in the Moonbeam spotlight". Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ↑ "From Rereleased Classics to New Titles, Accolades From the American Indian Library Association". Indian Country Today. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nominees for the 2015 Forest of Reading® Program Announced". Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2014-10-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. ↑ "2016 Nominees". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  9. ↑ Allen, Amber (12 October 2012). "Outcasts of River Falls". Candian Review of Materials. XIX (6). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Reviews for Ghost Messages:
    • "Ghost Messages". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
    • Lefebvre, Benjamin (2011). "Ghost Messages". Quill & Quire (5). Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  11. ↑ Reviews for The Comic Book War:
  12. ↑ Cormier, Audrey (28 April 2000). "Free Throw". Canadian Review of Materials. VI (17).
  13. ↑ Sumner, Luella (23 June 2000). "Triple Threat". Canadian Review of Materials. VI (21). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Fire Fight". Kirkus Reviews. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Reviews for Death by Dinosaur:
  16. ↑ Robinson, Laura M. (Summer 2009). "Girlness and Guyness: Gender Trouble in Young Adult Literature". Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures. 1 (1): 203–222. doi:10.1353/jeu.2010.0022. S2CID 55574213.
  17. ↑ Peters, Joanne (25 November 2005). "At Risk". Canadian Review of Materials. XII (7).
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