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| name = Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
| name = Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
| image = Marsha Skrypuch - EMWF 2018 - DanH-7075 (cropped).jpg
| image = Marsha Skrypuch - EMWF 2018 - DanH-7075 (cropped).jpg
| alt = Marsha Skrypuch at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
| alt = Marsha Skrypuch at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
| caption = Skrypuch reading at the [[Eden Mills Writers' Festival]] in 2018
| caption = Skrypuch reading at the [[Eden Mills Writers' Festival]] in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|12}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|12}}
| death_date =
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| occupation = Author
| occupation = Author
| genre = Children's Literature
| genre = Children's Literature
| birth_name = Marsha Forchuk
| birth_name = Marsha Forchuk
| nationality = Ukrainian/Canadian
| nationality = Ukrainian/Canadian
| birth_place = Brantford, ON, Canada
| birth_place = [[Brantford, ON]], Canada
| alma_mater = University of Western Ontario
| alma_mater = University of Western Ontario
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'''Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|r|ɪ|p|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|SCRIP|ik}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-LRWSTGzE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/jE-LRWSTGzE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Making Bombs for Hitler, first scenes|website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=27 July 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 1954) is a [[Ukrainian-Canadian]] [[children's writer]] who currently lives in [[Brantford, Ontario]].
'''Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|r|ɪ|p|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|SCRIP|ik}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-LRWSTGzE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/jE-LRWSTGzE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Making Bombs for Hitler, first scenes|website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=27 July 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 1954) is a [[Ukrainian-Canadian]] [[children's writer]] who currently lives in [[Brantford, Ontario]].


She received a BA in English and a Master of Library Science from the [[University of Western Ontario]], and began writing fiction in 1992. Her first book, ''Silver Threads'', was published in 1996.<ref name="Canadian Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/skrypuch.html |title=CM Magazine Profile: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch |publisher=Umanitoba.ca |date= |accessdate=2015-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207063232/http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/skrypuch.html |archive-date=2007-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She received a B.A. in English and a Master of Library Science from the [[University of Western Ontario]], and began writing fiction in 1992. Her first book, ''Silver Threads'', was published in 1996.<ref name="Canadian Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/skrypuch.html |title=CM Magazine Profile: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch |publisher=Umanitoba.ca |date= |accessdate=2015-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207063232/http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/skrypuch.html |archive-date=2007-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults, primarily focused on novels about [[Armenians|Armenian]] immigrants. She is also the author of the ''Making Bombs for Hitler'' trilogy which consists of ''Making Bombs for Hitler'', ''The War Below'', and ''Stolen Girl''.
Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults. She primarily writes about war from a young person's perspective. She is also the author of the ''Making Bombs for Hitler'' trilogy which consists of ''Making Bombs for Hitler'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Skrypuch |first=Marsha Forchuk |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQr9Cn0GS7oC |title=Making Bombs for Hitler |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Scholastic Canada |isbn=978-1-4431-1931-3 |language=en}}</ref> ''The War Below'', and ''Stolen Girl''.


== Works ==
== Works ==
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*''Nobody's Child'' – 2003
*''Nobody's Child'' – 2003
*''Aram's Choice'' – 2006
*''Aram's Choice'' – 2006
*''Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Russian Stories'' – 2006
*''Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories'' – 2006
*''[[Dear Canada]]: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914'' – 2007
*''[[Dear Canada]]: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914'' – 2007
*''Daughter of War'' – 2008
*''Daughter of War'' – 2008
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*''One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way'' – 2012
*''One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way'' – 2012
*''When Mama Goes to Work'' – 2013
*''When Mama Goes to Work'' – 2013
*''Underground Soldier'' – 2014
*''Underground Soldier'' – 2014
*''Dance of the Banished'' – 2014
*''Dance of the Banished'' – 2014
*''Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival'' – 2017
*''Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival'' – 2016
*''Don't Tell the Nazis'' (originally ''Don't Tell the Enemy'') – 2018
*''Don't Tell the Nazis'' (originally ''Don't Tell the Enemy'') – 2018
*''The War Below'' (originally ''Underground Soldier'') - 2018
*''The War Below'' (originally ''Underground Soldier'') - 2018
*''Trapped in Hitler's Web'' - 2020
*''Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars; A Vietnamese War Orphan Finds Home'' - 2020 (omnibus edition of Last Airlift and One Step at a Time)
*''Traitors Among Us'' - 2021
*''Winterkill'' - 2022
*Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1) - Will be released in 2025


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Latest revision as of 22:05, 4 December 2024

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Marsha Skrypuch at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
Skrypuch reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2018
BornMarsha Forchuk
(1954-12-12) December 12, 1954 (age 70)
Brantford, ON, Canada
OccupationAuthor
NationalityUkrainian/Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
GenreChildren's Literature

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (/ˈskrɪpɪk/ SCRIP-ik;[1] born 1954) is a Ukrainian-Canadian children's writer who currently lives in Brantford, Ontario.

She received a B.A. in English and a Master of Library Science from the University of Western Ontario, and began writing fiction in 1992. Her first book, Silver Threads, was published in 1996.[2]

Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults. She primarily writes about war from a young person's perspective. She is also the author of the Making Bombs for Hitler trilogy which consists of Making Bombs for Hitler,[3] The War Below, and Stolen Girl.

Works

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  • Silver Threads – 1996
  • The Best Gifts – 1998
  • The Hunger – 1999
  • Enough – 2000
  • Hope's War – 2001
  • Nobody's Child – 2003
  • Aram's Choice – 2006
  • Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories – 2006
  • Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 – 2007
  • Daughter of War – 2008
  • Call Me Aram – 2009
  • A Christmas To Remember – 2009 -- "An Unexpected Visitor" was written by Skrypuch for this anthology.
  • Stolen Girl (originally Stolen Child) – 2010
  • Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War – 2011
  • Making Bombs For Hitler – 2012
  • One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way – 2012
  • When Mama Goes to Work – 2013
  • Underground Soldier – 2014
  • Dance of the Banished – 2014
  • Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival – 2016
  • Don't Tell the Nazis (originally Don't Tell the Enemy) – 2018
  • The War Below (originally Underground Soldier) - 2018
  • Trapped in Hitler's Web - 2020
  • Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars; A Vietnamese War Orphan Finds Home - 2020 (omnibus edition of Last Airlift and One Step at a Time)
  • Traitors Among Us - 2021
  • Winterkill - 2022
  • Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1) - Will be released in 2025

Awards

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  • 1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
  • 2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
  • 2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
  • 2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
  • 2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
  • 2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
  • 2008 Order of Princess Olga, for her writing on the Holodomor, in particular her book Enough
  • 2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
  • 2010 Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
  • 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child[4]
  • 2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Last Airlift
  • 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids: Stolen Child
  • 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids, Starred Review: Making Bombs For Hitler
  • 2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Making Bombs For Hitler
  • 2013 Red Cedar Book Award Winner in category "Information", Last Airlift[5]
  • 2013 Silver Birch Fiction Winner: Making Bombs For Hitler
  • 2014 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award: Making Bombs For Hitler[6]
  • 2014 Silver Birch non-fiction Winner: One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way[7]
  • 2014 Underground Soldier: Starred Selection, CCBC Best Books for Kids
  • 2015 Underground Soldier: Geoffrey Bilson Award nominee
  • 2015 Dance of the Banished: Geoffrey Bilson Award WINNER
  • 2015 Dance of the Banished: Junior Library Guild selection April
  • 2015 Dance of the Banished: CCBC Best Books for Kids
  • 2015 Dance of the Banished: The White Ravens selection 2015
  • 2016 Dance of the Banished: USBBY Outstanding International Book
  • 2016 Underground Soldier: Kobzar Literary Award nominee
  • 2016 Adrift At Sea: Resource Links Best Book
  • 2017 Adrift At Sea: Starred selection: ABC CLIO
  • 2017 Adrift At Sea: Starred selection: CCBC Best Books for Kids
  • 2017 The Best Gifts: Storytelling World Resource Honor Book
  • 2017 Adrift At Sea: 2017 Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award, Honour Book
  • 2017 Adrift At Sea: Cybils Finalist for MG non-fiction.
  • 2018 Adrift At Sea: Golden Oak Award shortlist,
  • 2018–19 Adrift At Sea: Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice nominee,
  • 2018 Adrift At Sea: Selected for Pope Francis exhibit, Bologna Italy,

References

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  1. ^ "Making Bombs for Hitler, first scenes". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "CM Magazine Profile: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch". Umanitoba.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  3. ^ Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk (2012-01-01). Making Bombs for Hitler. Scholastic Canada. ISBN 978-1-4431-1931-3.
  4. ^ "Current News - SCBWI". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Award Ceremony 2014 – Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards". www.myrca.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. ^ "Author Marsha Skrypuch wins Silver Birch Award". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
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