Julie Johnston is a Canadian writer. She was raised in

Smiths Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal ...

, in the

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. She studied at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. She now lives in

Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 83,651. The population of the Peterborough ...

. Her first two novels for young adults won the

Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature The Governor General's Award for English-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in English. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor Ge ...

Works

*''Hero of Lesser Causes'' (1992) *'' Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me'' (1994) *''The Only Outcast'' (1998) *''Love Ya Like a Sister: A Story of Friendship from the Journals of Katie Ouriou'' (1999) *''In Spite of Killer Bees'' (2001) *''Susannah's Quill'' (2004) *''As if by Accident'' (2005) *'' Little Red Lies'' (2013)LITTLE RED LIES by Julie Johnston , Kirkus
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Awards

(1992, 1994) *National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award (1993) *Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award (Young Adult/Middle Reader Category) (1995) *Young Adult Canadian Book Award Young-adult-fiction awards (1995)

References

External links

The Governor General's Literary Awards

Stellar Award
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Julie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian women novelists Canadian writers of young adult literature 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Writers from Ontario People from Smiths Falls 20th-century Canadian women writers Women writers of young adult literature 21st-century Canadian women writers