Keturah and Lord Death

MARTINE LEAVITT’S young-adult novels have won many awards and honors in the United States and Canada. Most notable are two Canadian honors: Tom Finder won a Mr. Christie’s Book Award, and Heck Superhero was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Heck Superhero was also named a Notable Children’s Book and a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Martine Leavitt earned an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. She lives in High River, Alberta, Canada.