Carol Matas

CAROL MATAS is an internationally acclaimed author of more than 50 books for children and young adults. Her best-selling work has been translated into sixteen languages and has received over 100 awards and honours including the Sydney Taylor Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Award, the Silver Birch Award, and the Canadian Jewish Book Award. She has twice been nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.