Margaret Bechard
Encyclopedia
Margaret Bechard is an American
author
of contemporary science fiction
for children and young adults.
, California
. She received her bachelor’s degree in English literature
from Reed College
in 1976. She is married to Lee Boekelheide and they have three sons. She lives in Tigard, Oregon
.
Bechard served as the Young People’s Literature Chair of the 2006 National Book Award
Committee. Her books are published in English, French, Swedish and Korean. She teaches in the MFA
in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Best Book for Young Adults and School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year in 2004.
Star Hatchling, a middle grade novel, received the Eleanor Cameron
award, a Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction
in 1996.
United States
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author
Author
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of contemporary science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
for children and young adults.
Biography
Bechard was born in 1953 in ChicoChico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
, California
California
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. She received her bachelor’s degree in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from Reed College
Reed College
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in 1976. She is married to Lee Boekelheide and they have three sons. She lives in Tigard, Oregon
Oregon
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.
Bechard served as the Young People’s Literature Chair of the 2006 National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
Committee. Her books are published in English, French, Swedish and Korean. She teaches in the MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Awards
Hanging on to Max, a story about a teenage father, was an ALAAmerican Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
Best Book for Young Adults and School Library Journal
School Library Journal
The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia. Reviews are included for preschool to 4th grade,...
Best Book of the Year in 2004.
Star Hatchling, a middle grade novel, received the Eleanor Cameron
Eleanor Cameron
Eleanor Frances Butler Cameron was a Canadian children's author. Her first book was The Unheard Music, published in 1950.-Life:...
award, a Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
in 1996.
interviews
- Leitich Smith, Cynthia. "Author Interview: Margaret Bechard on Spacer and Rat. Cynsations. February 10, 2006.
- Brief Biographies: Famous Authors Vol 17.
External links
- http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88-193922 Works by or about Margaret Bechard in libraries (WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
catalog) ] - http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bechard
- Penguin Press: Biography: Margaret Bechard