Sarah Ellis was born on 19 May 1952 in Vancouver. She earned a B.A. Honours in 1973 and a Masters in Library Science in 1975 from the University of British Columbia, and an M.A. in 1980 from the Centre for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College in Boston. Ellis works as a librarian and lives in Vancouver.

Books by Sarah Ellis

	1986 The Baby Project Jessica and her brothers find out that their mother is pregnant.
	1989 Next-door Neighbours A country girl moves to the city when her minister father gets a new parish.
	1989 Putting up with Mitchell Elizabeth and her little brother visit Vancouver.
	1991 Pick-up Sticks Polly and her mother are forced to leave their apartment.
	1994 Out of the Blue Meg must deal with the half-sister her mother gave up for adoption.
	1996 Back of Beyond Twelve short stories.
	1999 The Young Writer's Companion (non-fiction)
	2000 From Reader to Writer (non-fiction)
	2000 Next Stop
	2001 Big Ben
	2001 A Prairie as Wide as the Sea The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall
	2003 Salmon Forest (with David Suzuki)
	2004 The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
	2005 Ben Over Night
	2006 The Queen's Feet
	2007 Odd Man Out
	2008 Days of Toil and Tears The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford
	2011 That Fatal Night The Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton
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Awards

• Blue Spruce Award
  • 2002 – Big Ben – Shortlisted
  • 2006 – Ben Over Night – Shortlisted

• Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize
  • 2007 – The Queen's Feet – Shortlisted

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2003 – A Prairie As Wide As The Sea – Shortlisted
  • 2005 – The Several Lives of Orphan Jack – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature
  • 1991 – Pick-Up Sticks – Winner
  • 1994 – Out of the Blue – Shortlisted
  • 2003 – The Several Lives of Orphan Jack – Shortlisted

• Red Maple Award
  • 1998 – Back of Beyond – Shortlisted
  • 2015 – Outside In – Shortlisted

• Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • 1987 – The Baby Project – Winner
  • 1990 – Next-Door Neighbors – Shortlisted
  • 1992 – Pick-Up Sticks – Shortlisted
  • 1997 – Back of Beyond – Winner
  • 2002 – Dear Canada: A Prairie as Wide as the Sea – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – The Several Lives of Orphan Jack – Shortlisted
  • 2007 – Odd Man Out – Winner

• Silver Birch Award
  • 1994 – Pick-up Sticks – Shortlisted
  • 1996 – Out of the Blue – Shortlisted
  • 2008 – Odd Man Out – Shortlisted

• Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
  • 1995 Winner

Links

• Official site

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Added 04 March 2009.
Updated 26 April 2015.