Margaret Bechard

Margaret Bechard
Born 1953 (age 6263)
Chico, California
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Period 1990s-present
Genre Science fiction, Children's literature
Website
www.margaretbechard.com

Margaret Bechard (born 1953) is an American author of contemporary and science fiction for children and young adults.

Biography

Bechard was born in 1953 in Chico, California. She received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Reed College in 1976.[1] She is married to Lee Boekelheide and they have three sons.[2] She lives in Tigard, Oregon.[3]

Bechard served as the Young People's Literature Chair of the 2006 National Book Award Committee.[4] Her books are published in English, French, Swedish and Korean.[5] She teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.[6]

Awards

In 1996, Star Hatchling, a middle grade novel about first contact, received the Eleanor Cameron Award, a Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction.[3][7]

Hanging on to Max, a story about a teenage father, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 2004.[3][8][9][10]

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