Jacqueline Guest (born 1952) is a Métis writer and activist from Alberta, Canada. Guest is a literacy advocate and a writers of books for children and young adults. In 2017, she was inducted into the Order of Canada.
Awards and honours In 2012, Guest received the Indspire Award for the Arts, which "recognize[s] Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement."
In 2017, she was inducted into the Order of Canada "for her contributions as a children’s book author who promotes multiculturalism, youth literacy and Indigenous culture." +Awards for Guest's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2012Outcasts of River FallsMoonbeam Children's Book Award for Pre-Teen Fiction (Historical/Cultural)Gold2012Free Throw & Triple ThreatAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School BookWinner2015Forest of Reading Red Maple AwardNominee2016Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee
Publications
Belle of Batoche series
Historical fiction Reviews for Ghost Messages:
Reviews for The Comic Book War:
Lorimer Sports Stories
PathFinders series
Sam Stellar Mystery series Reviews for Death by Dinosaur:
SideStreets books
Other
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