Marsha Skrypuch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
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Skrypuch reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
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| Born | Marsha Forchuk December 12, 1954 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 Ukrainian-Canadian author who writes books for children and young adults. She lives in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Marsha Skrypuch often writes about war from the viewpoint of young people. Her stories help readers understand what it was like to live through difficult times. She is well-known for her Making Bombs for Hitler series. This series includes the books Making Bombs for Hitler, The War Below, and Stolen Girl.
About the Author
Marsha Skrypuch studied English and Library Science at the University of Western Ontario. She started writing fiction in 1992. Her very first book, Silver Threads, was published in 1996. Since then, she has written many books that have won awards and touched the hearts of young readers.
Books by Marsha Skrypuch
Marsha Skrypuch has written many books, often focusing on historical events and the experiences of young people during wartime. Here are some of her works:
- Silver Threads – 1996
- The Best Gifts – 1998
- The Hunger – 1999
- Enough – 2000
- Hope's War – 2001
- Nobody's Child – 2003
- Aram's Choice – 2006
- Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories – 2006
- Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 – 2007
- Daughter of War – 2008
- Call Me Aram – 2009
- A Christmas To Remember – 2009 (She wrote "An Unexpected Visitor" for this collection)
- 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
- When Mama Goes to Work – 2013
- 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 (This book combines Last Airlift and One Step at a Time)
- Traitors Among Us – 2021
- Winterkill – 2022
- Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1) – released in 2025
Awards and Recognition
Marsha Skrypuch's books have received many awards and honors. These awards show how important and well-loved her stories are.
- 1996, Taras Shevchenko Award 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 Award for Aram's Choice
- 2008, Order of Princess Olga, for her writing about the Holodomor, especially her book Enough
- 2010, Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
- 2010, Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
- 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 "Information" category, 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
- 2014, Underground Soldier: Starred Selection, CCBC Best Books for Kids
- 2015, Dance of the Banished: Geoffrey Bilson Award WINNER
- 2015, Dance of the Banished: Junior Library Guild selection
- 2015, Dance of the Banished: CCBC Best Books for Kids
- 2015, Dance of the Banished: The White Ravens selection
- 2016, Dance of the Banished: USBBY Outstanding International Book
- 2016, Underground Soldier: Kobzar Literary Award nominee
- 2016, Adrift At Sea: Resource Links Best Book
- 2017, Adrift At Sea: Starred selection: ABC CLIO
- 2017, Adrift At Sea: Starred selection: CCBC Best Books for Kids
- 2017, The Best Gifts: Storytelling World Resource Honor Book
- 2017, Adrift At Sea: Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award, Honour Book
- 2017, Adrift At Sea: Cybils Finalist for Middle Grade non-fiction
- 2018, Adrift At Sea: Golden Oak Award shortlist
- 2018–19, Adrift At Sea: Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice nominee
- 2018, Adrift At Sea: Selected for Pope Francis exhibit, Bologna Italy
