Judith Silverthorne

The Treasure Box, by Judith Silverthorne

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Gus can’t imagine anything worse than moving to another city to live with his grandfather — until he gets off to a bad start and becomes a target for the school bully. Then, while working on his family history assignment, he discovers a small box of unusual objects that mysteriously catapult him back in time. Now he has even bigger problems. But if he can survive the harrowing events of the past, maybe what he learns there can help him figure out how to deal with the bully and make new friends in the present.

192 Pages, for Middle Grade
Time Travel Adventure!

ISBN :9781988783888

The Treasure Box is available at:

Ghosts in the Garden, by Judith Silverthorne

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Ghostly mysteries abound at Saskatchewan’s Government House, and Sam and J.J are once again tasked with solving them. (Their first adventure was in Judith’s book The Ghosts of Government House)

Things aren’t as they appear at Government House, as Sam and J.J. discover on a field trip when they find themselves discussing mushroom growth at the turn of the 20th century with George Watt, the gardener of the property. In an attempt to uncover what happened, the girls find themselves back in the present, face-to-face with the ghost of a woman who simply mouths the word “watch” to them.

Who was this mysterious woman, and what does she want them to do for her in the present time? In order to solve the mystery, Sam and J.J must navigate the extensive grounds of Government House (both past and present). And with only the faintest idea of how to return to their time, their forays into the past become dangerous. Can they figure out what the ghost wants before they’re stuck in the past for good?

188 Pages, for Middle Grade (9-12)
Time Travel Adventure!

This is a new edition of Ghosts in the Garden, replacing the original one published by Coteau Books. It is available at:

A few paperback copies of the original edition are available at Our Little Bookshop.

Giant Kohlrabi Book wins Moonbean Award

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Congratulations to Sharon Plumb, whose book The Mystery of the Giant Kohlrabi has won a Silver Moonbeam Award in the category of Pre-Teen Fiction: Mystery! The same book was also a finalist in the 2022 High Plains Book Awards in the category of Children’s Literature.

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Convictions wins Human Relations Award

Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne
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Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne
Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne

Congratulations to Judith Silverthorne, whose book Convictions has just won a 2017 Gold Human Relations Indie Book award in the Pre-teen/Teen category!

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded in each category.

Honouring the Buffalo wins 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award

Honouring the Buffalo, a Plains Cree Legend - by Judith Silverthorne
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Honouring the Buffalo, by Judith Silverthorne
Honouring the Buffalo, by Judith Silverthorne

Congratulations to Judith Silverthorne and Ray Lavallee, whose book Honouring the Buffalo (illustrated by Mike Keepness) has won one of two first prizes in the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Children’s Picture Book (6 years and up) category!

 

 

Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne

Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne
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Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne
Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne

Author: Judith Silverthorne

Publisher: Coteau Books

Set in 1842 aboard  a convict ship for convicted female prisoners, Convictions follows the story of Jennie, a teenage girl convicted for stealing a loaf of moldy bread from a garbage bin. Now she finds herself heading to Australia with no hope of ever seeing her family again.

Meticulously researched and true to the time, this is Judith’s 8th book with Coteau.

Winner of the 2016 Gold Moonbeam Award in YA Fiction-Historical/Cultural Category, and the 2018 Gold Human Relations Indie Book Award in the Pre-teen/Teen category.

 

Read more at Judith’s website.

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Anne Patton and Judith Silverthorne win 2015 Moonbeam Awards!

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Congratulations to Anne Patton and Judith Silverthorne, whose books have both been awarded 2015 Moonbeam awards!

Anne’s book Through Flood and Fire won a Silver medal in the Pre-Teen Fiction–Historical/Cultural category. Judith’s book Honouring the Buffalo won a Silver medal in the Environmental Issues category.

Judith Silverthorne launches Honouring the Buffalo

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Judith Silverthorne answers questions at Seven Stones School, Regina Saskatchewan
Judith Silverthorne answers questions at Seven Stones School, Regina Saskatchewan

Judith Silverthorne kicked off her new book, Honoring the Buffalo, with two events in Regina.

The first was at Seven Stones Community School on February 24, 2015. She was joined by Mike Keepness, who illustrated the book, and Ray Lavalee, Medicine Man and Wisdom Keeper of the Piapot First Nations Reserve. Ray is the Cree elder who gave Judith the legend in the book, and he opened the session with an invocation to the students to remember where they came from and who they are. Mike joined Judith in answering students’ questions after Judith’s reading.

The event was covered by  CJME , cbc.ca, and the Regina Leader Post, and picked up by the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen, and Canada.com.

The second event was March 21 at the Indian Metis Christian Fellowship building. After the reading, her audience enjoyed bannock and, appropriately, bison soup.

Congratulations, Judith!