Sharon E. McKay was born in 1954 in Montreal, Quebec, and earned a B.A. from York University in 1978. She lives in Kilbride, Ontario.

Books by Sharon E. McKay

	1990 Streetproofing Gently & Creatively (non-fiction)
	1991 The New Parents Survival Handbook (non-fiction)
	1992 The New Child Safety Handbook (non-fiction)
	1994 Chalk Around The Block (children, non-fiction)
	1995 Picky Eater (non-fiction)
	1995 Halloween (children, non-fiction)
	1995 Take A Hike (children, non-fiction)
	1996 Kick The Can (children, non-fiction)
	1997 Pat-A-Cake, The Little Dough Book (children, non-fiction)
	1997 Have a Heart (children, non-fiction)
	1998 Time Capsule (children, non-fiction)
	2000 Charlie Wilcox (young adult, historical fiction)
	2001 Terror in the Harbour (children, historical fiction)
	2002 The Glass Castle (children, historical fiction)
	2003 An Irish Penny (children, historical fiction)
	2003 Charlie Wilcox's Great War (young adult, historical fiction)
	2004 Christmas Reunion (children, historical fiction)
	2004 Esther (young adult, historical fiction)
	2008 Good to Go (non-fiction, with Kim Zazour)
	2008 War Brothers (young adult, fiction)
	2009 Whispers in Hiding (with Kathy Kacer, short stories, poems, plays)
	2009 Whispers from the Camps (with Kathy Kacer, short stories, poems, plays)
	2009 Whispers from the Ghetto (with Kathy Kacer, short stories, poems, plays)
	2010 Thunder Over Kandahar (young adult)
	2012 Enemy Territory
	2013 War Brothers: The Graphic Novel
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Awards: Juvenile
  • 2009 – War Brothers – Winner

• Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature
  • 2000 – Charlie Wilcox – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – Esther – Shortlisted

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2002 – Charlie Wilcox – Winner

• Red Maple Award
  • 2001 – Charlie Wilcox – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – Charlie Wilcox's Great War – Shortlisted
  • 2010 – War Brothers – Shortlisted
  • 2011 – Whispers from the Ghettos – Shortlisted
  • 2012 – Thunder Over Kandahar – Shortlisted

• Silver Birch Award
  • 1996 – Take a Hike – Shortlisted

• White Pine Award
  • 2006 – Esther – Shortlisted

Series

• Our Canadian Girl: Penelope
  1. Terror in the Harbour
  2. Glass Castle
  3. An Irish Penny
  4. Christmas Reunion

• Charlie Wilcox
  1. Charlie Wilcox
  2. Charlie Wilcox's Great War

Links

• Official site
• McKay's experiences in Afghanistan as part of the Canadian War Artist program

Comments

Added 27 March 2010.
Updated 14 August 2013.