Jacqueline Guest Explained

Jacqueline Guest (born 1952)^[1] 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.^[2]

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."^[3]

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."^[4]

Awards for Guest's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

2012	Outcasts of River Falls	Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Pre-Teen Fiction (Historical/Cultural)	Gold	[5]
2012	Free Throw & Triple Threat	American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book	Winner	[6]
2015		Forest of Reading Red Maple Award	Nominee	[7]
2016		Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award	Nominee	[8]

Publications

Belle of Batoche series

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Belle of Batoche . . 2004 . 978-1-551-43297-7.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Outcasts of River Falls . Coteau Books . 2012 . 978-1-55050-480-4. ^[9]

Historical fiction

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Ghost Messages . 2011 . Coteau Books . 978-1-55050-458-3. ^[10]
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . The Comic Book War . 2014 . Coteau Books . 978-1-55050-582-5. ^[11]

Lorimer Sports Stories

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Hat Trick . Lorimer . 1997 . 978-1-552-77563-9.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Free Throw . Lorimer . 1999 . 1-55028-664-1. ^[12]
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Triple Threat . Lorimer . 1999 . 1-55028-682-X. ^[13]
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Rookie Season . Lorimer . 2000 . 978-1-550-28725-7.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Rink Rivals . Lorimer . 2001 . 978-1-552-77565-3.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . A Goal in Sight . Lorimer . 2002 . 978-1-550-28780-6.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Soccer Star! . Lorimer . 2003 . 978-1-550-28789-9.

PathFinders series

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Fire Fight . 2015 . 7th Generation . 978-1-939053-11-4. ^[14]

Sam Stellar Mystery series

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Death by Dinosaur . 2018 . Coteau Books . 978-1-55050-943-4. ^[15]

SideStreets books

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Lightning Rider . Lorimer . 2000 . 978-1-550-28720-2.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Racing Fear . Lorimer . 2004 . 978-1-550-28838-4.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Wild Ride . Lorimer . 2005 . 978-1-550-28880-3.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Dream Racer . Lorimer . 2006 . 978-1-550-28942-8.
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . War Games . Lorimer . 2008 . 978-1-552-77036-8.

Other

• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . At Risk . Lorimer . 2004 . 1-55028-846-6. ^{[16] [17]}
• Book: Guest, Jacqueline . 0 . Secret Signs . . 2006 . 978-1-551-43599-2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guest, Jacqueline . 2023-05-27 . . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007232349/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/guest-jacqueline . live .
2. News: 2017-06-29 . Gord Downie appointed to Order of Canada for work on Indigenous issues . . Canadian Press . 2022-02-21 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221152348/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/06/19/gord-downie-appointed-to-order-of-canada-for-work-on-indigenous-issues.html . live .
3. Web site: 2012-10-17 . Jacqueline Guest awarded the prestigious Indspire Award for the Arts . 2023-05-27 . . en-US . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127152839/http://bookcentre.ca/news/jacqueline_guest_awarded_prestigious_indspire_award_arts . live .
4. Web site: Kahrizi . Camilia . 2017-01-03 . Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada . 2023-05-27 . . en-US . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128051830/http://bookcentre.ca/news/governor-general-announces-new-appointments-order-canada . live .
5. Web site: 2012-10-05 . UPDATED: Canadian authors and poets in the Moonbeam spotlight . 2023-05-27 . . en-US . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327162611/http://bookcentre.ca/news/canadian_authors_and_poets_moonbeam_spotlight . live .
6. News: 2 February 2012 . From Rereleased Classics to New Titles, Accolades From the American Indian Library Association . Indian Country Today . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221152348/https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/from-rereleased-classics-to-new-titles-accolades-from-the-american-indian-library-association . live .
7. Web site: 2014-10-15 . Nominees for the 2015 Forest of Reading® Program Announced . 2023-05-27 . . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202125630/http://bookcentre.ca/news/nominees_2015_forest_reading_program_announced . live .
8. Web site: 2016 Nominees . 2023-05-27 . Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award . en-US . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014214/https://www.myrca.ca/2016-nominees-2/ . live .
9. Allen . Amber . 12 October 2012 . Outcasts of River Falls . Canadian Review of Materials . XIX . 6 . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221225528/https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol19/no6/outcastsofriverfalls.html . live .
10. Reviews for Ghost Messages:
    • 1 March 2011 . Ghost Messages . Kirkus Reviews . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150235/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-guest/ghost-messages/ . live .
    • Lefebvre . Benjamin . 2011 . Ghost Messages . Quill & Quire . 5 . 2022-02-21 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221154057/https://quillandquire.com/review/ghost-messages/ . live .
11. Reviews for The Comic Book War:
    • 1 April 2014 . The Comic Book War . Kirkus Reviews . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150248/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-guest/the-comic-book-war/ . live .
    • O'Brien . Cynthia . May 2014 . The Comic Book War . Quill & Quire . 2022-02-21 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221154059/https://quillandquire.com/review/the-comic-book-war/ . live .
12. Canadian Review of Materials . Free Throw . Audrey . Cormier . VI . 17 . 28 April 2000.
13. Canadian Review of Materials . Triple Threat . Luella . Sumner . VI . 21 . 23 June 2000 . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221230408/https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol6/no21/triplethreat.html . live .
14. Kirkus Reviews . Fire Fight . 15 August 2015 . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150236/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-guest/fire-fight-pathfinders/ . live .
15. Reviews for Death by Dinosaur:
    • Kirkus Reviews . Death by Dinosaur . 1 June 2018 . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150247/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-guest/death-dinosaur/ . live .
    • Canadian Review of Materials . Death by Dinosaur . Janet . Beauchamp . XXV . 7 . 19 October 2018 . 21 February 2022 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221150247/https://www.cmreviews.ca/node/205 . live .
    • Death by Dinosaur . Sarah . Ellis . Sarah Ellis (author) . Quill & Quire . June 2018 . 2022-02-21 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221153609/https://quillandquire.com/review/death-by-dinosaur-a-sam-stellar-mystery/ . live .
16. Girlness and Guyness: Gender Trouble in Young Adult Literature . Laura M. . Robinson . Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures . 1 . 1 . Summer 2009 . 203–222 . 10.1353/jeu.2010.0022. 55574213 .
17. Canadian Review of Materials . At Risk . Joanne . Peters . XII . 7 . 25 November 2005.