Margaret Bechard (born 1953) is an American author of contemporary and science fiction for children and young adults.
Margaret Bechard | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Chico, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1990s-present |
Genre | Science fiction, Children's literature |
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Bechard was born in 1953 in Chico, California. She received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Reed College in 1976.[citation needed] She is married to Lee Boekelheide and they have three sons and four grandchildren.[1] She lives in Tigard, Oregon.[2]
Bechard served as the Young People's Literature Chair of the 2006 National Book Award Committee.[3] Her books are published in English, French, Swedish and Korean.[4] She teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.[5]
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.[2][6]
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.[2][7][8]