Sharon E. McKay (born 1954) is a Canadian author of novels and graphic novels for children and young adults, that often focus on children going through hardships throughout the world. She was born in 1954 in

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, and earned a B.A. from York University in 1978. She lives in Prince Edward Island.

Awards

McKay is the recipient of several literary awards. The novel ''

Charlie Wilcox ''Charlie Wilcox'' is a children's novel by Sharon E. McKay about a boy from Newfoundland in World War I. First published in 2000, the novel won the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Violet Downey Award. It is followed by a sequel, ''Charlie Wilcox's ...

'' won the

Geoffrey Bilson Award The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year. The award is named after Geoffrey Bilson, a writer of historical fiction ...

and the Violet Downey Award. The novel ''End of The Line'' won the 2015

Ann Connor Brimer Award The Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature is a $2,000 annual award given to an Atlantic Canadian writer deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to literature for young people. Starting in 2016, the prize altern ...

and the Hackmatack award. The novel ''War Brothers'' won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book in 2010. The novel ''Prison Boy'' won the

for Children's Literature.

Bibliography

* ''

'' (2000) * ''Charlie Wilcox's Great War'' (2002) * ''Esther'' (2004) * ''War Brothers'' (2009) * ''Thunder Over Kandahar'' (2010) * ''Enemy Territory'' (2012) * ''War Brothers, The Graphic Novel'' (2014) * ''The End of the Line'' (2015) * ''Prison Boy'' (2015) ;'' Our Canadian Girl: Penelope series'' * ''Penelope: Terror in the Harbour'' (2002) * ''Penelope: The Glass Castle'' (2002) * ''Penelope: An Irish Penny'' (2003) * ''Penelope: Christmas Reunion'' (2004)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Sharon E. 1954 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian children's writers Canadian women children's writers Canadian writers of young adult literature Women writers of young adult literature Writers from Montreal