Norah McClintock

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Norah McClintock
BornMarch 11, 1952
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 6, 2017(2017-02-06) (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
GenreYoung adult mystery
Notable awards
SpouseHerman Rosenfeld
Children2

Norah McClintock (March 11, 1952 – February 6, 2017)[1] was a Canadian writer of young adult fiction who published more than 60 books. She won five Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.

Biography[edit]

McClintock was born March 11, 1952, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, where she also grew up.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts in history and a graduate degree in medieval history from McGill University.[2] She later lived in Toronto.[3] She was a member of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers and Crime Writers of Canada.[4][1]

McClintock married Herman Rosenfeld and had two daughters: Quinn and Brooke.[1]

She died of ovarian cancer on February 6, 2017.[5]

Awards and honours[edit]

Hit and Run and I, Witness are Junior Library Guild books.[6][7]

1990s[edit]

Awards for McClintock's writing, 1990–1999
Year Title Category Result Ref.
1995 Jack's Back Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [8]
1996 Mistaken Identity Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Winner [9][10]
1998 The Body in the Basement Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Winner [11][12]
Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]
Mistaken Identity Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [15]
1999 Sins of the Father Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Winner [16][17]
Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]

2000s[edit]

Awards for McClintock's writing, 2000–2009
Year Title Category Result Ref.
2000 Body in the Basement Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [18]
Password: Murder Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]
2001 Over the Edge Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]
2002 Scared to Death Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Winner [19][20]
2003 Break and Enter Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Winner [21][22]
Scared to Death Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [23]
2004 Break and Enter Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [24]
Hit and Run Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Winner [13][14][25]
2005 Dead and Gone Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]
No Escape Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [26]
2007 Dooley Takes The Fall White Pine Award Nominee [27]
Not a Trace Series Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [13][14]
Tell Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [28]
2008 Bang! Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [29]
Down! Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [29]
2009 Out of the Cold Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Winner [13][14][30]
Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [31]

2010s[edit]

Awards for McClintock's writing, 2010–2019
Year Title Category Result Ref.
2010 Back Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [32]
Change of Heart Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [32]
Homicide Related Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Shortlist [33]
Nowhere to Turn Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [32]
Picture This Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [32]
Taken Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [32]
2011 In Too Deep Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [34]
Masked Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [34]
Something to Prove Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [34]
Taken Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Winner [35][36]
Victim Rights Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Shortlist [37]
ReLit Awards Longlist [38]
2012 She Said/She Saw Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile Crime Book Nominee [39]
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [40]
2013 Guilty Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [41]
2014 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [42]
2015 About That Night Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Shortlist [43][44]
John Spray Mystery Award Finalist [45]
2016 My Life Before Me Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Nominee [46]
Tru Detective Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Nominee [46]
2017 Trial by Fire Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Shortlist [47][48]
2018 Out of Tune Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence: Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Nominee [49]
Slide Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee [50]

Publications[edit]

Standalone mystery novels[edit]

  • End of the Line, RFP Publications, 1981.
  • Shakespeare and Legs, Scholastic Canada, 1987.
  • Sixty-four, Sixty-five, McClelland & Stewart, 1989.
  • The Stepfather Game, Scholastic Canada, 1990.
    • The Stepfather Game was revised and published as part of the "Chloe and Levesque" series as The Third Degree, 2005.
  • Jack's Back, Scholastic Canada, 1992.
  • Mistaken Identity, Scholastic Canada, 1995.
  • The Body in the Basement, Scholastic Canada, 1997.
  • Sins of the Father, Scholastic Canada, 1998.
  • Password: Murder, Scholastic Canada, 1999.
  • Snitch, Orca Book Publishers, 2005.
  • Tell, Orca Book Publishers, 2006.
  • Seeing and Believing, Scholastic Canada, 2006.
  • Bang, Orca Book Publishers, 2007.

Chloe and Levesque series[edit]

The Chloe and Levesque series was published by Scholastic Canada.

  • Over the Edge, 2000.
  • Double Cross, 2000.
  • Scared to Death, 2000.
  • Break and Enter, 2002.
  • No Escape, 2003.
  • Not a Trace, 2005.

Mike and Riel series[edit]

  • Hit and Run, 2003.
  • Truth and Lies, 2004.
  • Dead and Gone, 2004.

Robyn Hunter series[edit]

  • Last Chance, 2006.
  • You Can Run, 2006.
  • Nothing to Lose, 2007.
  • Out of the Cold, 2007.

Ryan Dooley Series[edit]

  • 2007 — Dooley Takes The Fall
  • 2009 — Homicide Related

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