Eric Walters was born on 3 March 1957 in Toronto, Ontario. He earned a B.A. (Honours) in psychology from York University in 1979, then went to work as a social worker. In 1983, Walters earned his Bachelor of Social Work, followed by a Masters degree in 1985, and a Bachelor of Education in 1989, all from the University of Toronto. He taught elementary school until 2003 and continues to work part-time as a social worker at a local hospital. Walters lives in Mississauga.

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Books by Eric Walters

	1994 Stand Your Ground	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1996 Stars	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1997 Trapped in Ice	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1998 Diamonds in the Rough Sky wants to keep her family together after the death of their mother and she's willing to make a deal with her ex-biker uncle to make that happen.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1998 Stranded	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1998 War of the Eagles Jed's best friend is sent to an internment camp during World War II.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1999 Tiger by the Tail	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1999 The Hydrofoil Mystery	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1999 Visions Twin brothers, Robert and Mark, go with their mother to an Arctic island to observe muskox.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1999 Three on Three	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 The Money Pit Mystery	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 The Bully Boys	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Caged Eagles Tadashi Fukushima doesn't understand why he and his family were sent to an internment camp. Sequel to War of the Eagles.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Rebound	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Full Court Press	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2001 Hoop Crazy!	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2001 Tiger in Trouble	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2001 Northern Exposures	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2001 Long Shot	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Camp X	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Road Trip	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Tiger Town	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Ricky When vandals wreck the science classroom and kill most of the animals, including a pet boa constrictor, Ricky and his best friend decide to raise the money needed to buy a new snake.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2003 Off Season	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2003 Royal Ransom	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2003 Run	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 The True Story of Santa Claus (with Christina Walters)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Underdog	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Death by Exposure	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Grind	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Overdrive	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 I've Got An Idea	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Camp 30	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 Triple Threat	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 Juice A football player must deal with a coach who will stop at nothing to win.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 Elixir A twelve-year-old girl disapproves of the testing methods of Dr. Banting and Mr. Best at the University of Toronto.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 Laggan Lard Butts The Laggan Lairds are tired of being teased and an election is held to change the name of the school teams.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 Fool's Gold	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 Stuffed	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 We All Fall Down	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 Shattered While volunteering at a soup kitchen, fifteen-year-old Ian meets Sarge, a homeless veteran.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 House Party	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 Bifocal (with Deborah Ellis)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 Safe As Houses	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 Boot Camp (with with Jerome Williams, Johnnie Williams III)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 Tiger Trap	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2007 Sketches	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 Voyageur Brian, his mom, and his sister go on a canoe trip in Northern Quebec to scatter the ashes of Brian's father.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 When Elephants Fight (with Adrian Bradbury)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 Alexandria of Africa A rich girl is sent to Kenya to work for a charity after being arrested for shoplifting.	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 In a Flash	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 The Falls	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 Splat!	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 The Pole	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2009 Special Edward	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2009 Tell Me Why: How Young People Can Change the World (editor)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2009 Wounded	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Awards: Juvenile
  • 2003 – Camp X – Shortlisted

• Golden Oak Award
  • 2007 – Shattered – Shortlisted

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2001 – The Hydrofoil Mystery – Shortlisted
  • 2002 – The Money Pit Mystery – Shortlisted

• Red Maple Award
  • 1999 – War of the Eagles – Shortlisted
  • 2001 – Rebound – Winner
  • 2002 – Bully Boys – Shortlisted
  • 2004 – Run – Shortlisted
  • 2007 – We All Fall Down – Winner
  • 2008 – Safe as Houses – Winner

• Silver Birch Award
  • 1996 – Stand Your Ground – Shortlisted
  • 1997 – Stars – Winner
  • 1999 – Trapped In Ice – Winner
  • 2003 – Camp X – Winner

• White Pine Award
  • 2007 – Shattered – Winner

Links

• Official site

Added 07 May 2009.
Updated 12 June 2010.