Marsha Skrypuch facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Skrypuch reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
Born	Marsha Forchuk (1954-12-12) December 12, 1954 (age 70) Brantford, ON, Canada
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Ukrainian/Canadian
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario
Genre	Children's Literature

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (born in 1954) is a Canadian author with Ukrainian roots. She writes exciting books for children and young adults. Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario.

Marsha studied at the University of Western Ontario. She started writing stories in 1992. Her first book, Silver Threads, was published in 1996.

She has written many books for young readers. Marsha often writes about war and its effects on young people. Her famous Making Bombs for Hitler series includes Making Bombs for Hitler, The War Below, and Stolen Girl.

Marsha Skrypuch's Books

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has written many books. Here are some of her well-known titles:

• Silver Threads – 1996
• The Hunger – 1999
• Enough – 2000
• Hope's War – 2001
• Nobody's Child – 2003
• Aram's Choice – 2006
• Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 – 2007
• Stolen Girl – 2010
• Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War – 2011
• Making Bombs For Hitler – 2012
• One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way – 2012
• Underground Soldier – 2014
• Dance of the Banished – 2014
• Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival – 2016
• Don't Tell the Nazis – 2018
• The War Below – 2018
• Trapped in Hitler's Web – 2020
• Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars; A Vietnamese War Orphan Finds Home – 2020
• Traitors Among Us – 2021
• Winterkill – 2022
• Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1) – Coming in 2025

Awards and Recognition

Marsha Skrypuch's books have won many awards. These awards show how much her stories are loved and respected.

• 1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
• 2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
• 2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
• 2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
• 2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
• 2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
• 2008 Order of Princess Olga, for her writing on the Holodomor, especially her book Enough
• 2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
• 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child
• 2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Last Airlift
• 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids: Stolen Child
• 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids, Starred Review: Making Bombs For Hitler
• 2013 Red Cedar Book Award Winner in category "Information", Last Airlift
• 2013 Silver Birch Fiction Winner: Making Bombs For Hitler
• 2014 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award: Making Bombs For Hitler
• 2014 Silver Birch non-fiction Winner: One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way
• 2015 Dance of the Banished: Geoffrey Bilson Award WINNER
• 2015 Dance of the Banished: The White Ravens selection 2015
• 2016 Dance of the Banished: USBBY Outstanding International Book
• 2017 Adrift At Sea: Starred selection: CCBC Best Books for Kids
• 2017 Adrift At Sea: 2017 Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award, Honour Book
• 2018 Adrift At Sea: Golden Oak Award shortlist
• 2018 Adrift At Sea: Selected for Pope Francis exhibit, Bologna Italy