Carol matas biography

Carol Matas is a Canadian writer.
A Canadian author who pens historical novels and other fiction for young readers, Carol Matas is known for writing hard-hitting stories that thrust adolescent.
Carol Matas is a Canadian writer.

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Matas, Carol 1949-

Personal

Born November 14, 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; daughter of Roy Joseph (a judge) and Ruth Gloria Matas; married Per K. Brask (a professor of theater), February 19, 1977; children: Rebecca Ellen, Aaron Samuel. Education: University of Western Ontario, B.A. (English), 1969; graduate, Actor's Lab (London, England), 1972. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses

Home—Canada. Agent—Transatlantic Literary Agency, Inc., 72 Glengowan Rd, Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4, Canada. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Writer and actor. University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, instructor of creative writing in Continuing Education Division. Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN, visiting professor; Manitoba Arts Council, artist-in-the-schools; Centennial Library, Winnipeg, writer-in-residence.

Member

International PEN, Writers' Union of Canada, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers, Children's Book Centre, Manitoba Writers Guild.

Awards, Honors

Geoffrey Bilson Award for His

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"When I was a child I learned about the Holocaust, became so distraught and upset at the cruelty, that it was probably the beginning of my loss of faith. After all, if there was a God, how could God permit such cruelty? From then on I basically tried to avoid the topic, doing no reading on it, avoiding anything about it because it was too upsetting." -- Carol Matas (author of twelve books about the Holocaust)

In her novel set in Seattle and Vancouver, Carol Matas recounts the severe prejudice against German Jewish refugees and immigrants in North America during World War II in The Whirlwind(Orca 2007), one of twelve Matas titles that deal specifically with the Holocaust.

Published by Orca Books in Victoria, The Whirlwindfollows the plight of 15-year-old Benjamin Friedman and his family after they arrive legally in Seattle to escape from Nazi Germany in 1941. Aware of the perils of Kristalnacht, Ben is critical of his father for failing to secure visas for his grandparents who will doubtless be internees sent to the camps. Bullied at school for being from Germany, he worries

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Carol Matas

Canadian writer

Carol Matas
Born	November 14, 1949
Occupation	Author
Genre	Children's literature

Carol Matas is a Canadian writer. She has had more than forty-three books for young people published over several decades, including science fiction, fantasy, historical, contemporary, realistic fiction, historical fiction and foods science. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and her best-known are set during the Holocaust. Her books have been highly honored, including having been shortlisted for the Governor General's Awards twice.^[1]

Bibliography

After the War
Cloning Miranda (1999)^[2]
The Second Clone (2001)^[3]
The Dark Clone (2005)^[4]
Of Two Minds (with Perry Nodelman)
More Minds (with Perry Nodelman)
Out of their Minds (with Perry Nodelman)
A Meeting of Minds (with Perry Nodelman)
The Freak
The Garden
Jesper
Kris's War (formerly Code Name Kris)
Lisa's War
Past Crimes (2007)
Sparks Fly Upward
Visions
The War Within
Daniel's Stor