Melanie Florence facts for kids
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Melanie Florence
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Melanie Florence is a talented Canadian author. She has a special background, being both Cree and Scottish.
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About Melanie Florence's Books
Melanie Florence lives in Toronto, Ontario. Many of her books are inspired by her own family's history. For example, her grandfather went to one of Canada's old residential schools. These were schools where Indigenous children were forced to go, and they often had very difficult experiences there.
Melanie writes different kinds of books. She writes both true stories (non-fiction) and made-up stories (fiction). Her books are for children and young adults. She often writes about important events and challenges that Indigenous people face, both in the past and today.
Award-Winning Stories
In 2016, Melanie Florence won a big award called the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. She won it for her picture book called Missing Nimâmâ. This book tells a touching story about a young Indigenous mother who is missing. From far away, she watches her daughter grow up. This award is one of the biggest prizes for children's books in Canada.
Melanie Florence's Books
Here are some of the books Melanie Florence has written:
- Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuit to Play in the NHL (Lorimer, 2011, ISBN: 9781552775295)
- Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools (Lorimer, 2015, ISBN: 1459408667)
- Missing Nimâmâ (illustrated by Francois Thisdale, Clockwise, 2015, ISBN: 0993935141)
- One Night (Lorimer, 2016, ISBN: 9781459409842)
- The Missing (Lorimer, 2016, ISBN: 9781459410886)
- Rez Runaway (Lorimer, 2016, ISBN: 9781459411630)
- He Who Dreams (Orca, 2017, ISBN: 9781459811041)
- Stolen Words (illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, Second Story, 2017, ISBN: 9772600377)
Awards Melanie Florence Has Won
Melanie Florence has received several awards for her amazing books:
- 2012: American Indian Youth Literature Award (for Jordin Tootoo)
- 2015: Second Story Press's Aboriginal Writing Contest (for Stolen Words)
- 2016: TD Canadian Children's Literature Award (for Missing Nimâmâ)
- 2017: Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award (for Missing Nimâmâ)
- 2018: Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award (for Stolen Words)
