Maxine Trottier

Maxine Trottier (born May 3, 1950) is an American-born Canadian educator and writer. She currently lives in Newfoundland.^[1]

She was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and moved with her family to Windsor, Ontario when she was 10.^[2] She became a Canadian citizen in 1970.^[2] She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in education. Trottier taught elementary school for 31 years.^[1]

She writes books for young people. Her book Claire's Gift received the Mr. Christie's Book Award [fr]. The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing won the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award.^[3]

She is known for writing about the history of Canada. She draws on her own mixed racial heritage as a descendant of Métis ancestors. Many of her books feature bilingual English/Mi'kmaq texts.^[2]

Selected works^[3][]

• Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord
• Circle of Silver Chronicles
• Alone in an Untamed Land
• Blood Upon Our Land
• Storm the Fortress: The Siege of Quebec, William Jenkins, New France, 1759
• Terry Fox: A Story of Hope 2005

Awards^[2][]

• Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice Awards selection, 1993–94, for Alison's House
• CCBC Our Choice Awards selection, 1995-96 for The Voyage of Wood Duck
• FWTAO Writers' Award, 1996, for The Voyage of Wood Duck
• FWTAO Writers' Award, 1995 for The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing
• Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children, 1996, for The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing
• Chicago Women in Publishing first-place designation, 1997, for A Safe Place
• Marianna Dempster Memorial Award, 1998 for Heartsong
• CCBC Centre Our Choice Awards selection, 1997–98, for Heartsong
• Mr. Christie's Award, 2000, for Claire's Gift
• Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Award for Language Arts, 2005, for Sister to the Wolf

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