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Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel
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Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel has published more than fifteen books for children. In 1995, he won the Air Canada Award for the best Canadian writer under the age of thirty. Formerly the Books for Young People Editor at Quill & Quire magazine, he now writes full time. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and children.

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Such Wicked Intent will be released on August 20, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 14, 2013
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Jan 30, 2013
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Such Wicked Intent will be released on August 21, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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This Dark Endeavor will be released on May 22, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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School Library Journal, April 17, 2013
...countries. Kudos to author Jacqueline Woodson and illustrator Bryan Collier, the only nominees from the United States. Authors Kenneth Oppel (Canada) and Eoin Colfer (Ireland) are also among those honored. Be sure to check out the complete list. The...
NewsBlaze, April 13, 2013
...Frank Andriat; illustrator -Carll Cneut Brazil: author - Joel Rufino dos Santos; illustrator Roger Mello Canada: author - Kenneth Oppel; illustrator - Philippe Beh China: author - Hongying Yang; illustrator - Liang Xiong Croatia: illustrator -...
ALA, April 5, 2013
...Van Allsburg, and each finalist from grades 9-12 will be provided a copy of "This Dark Endeavor" by Kenneth Oppel to read in preparation for the final competition on April 6. The 2013 regional winners are: Grades 9-12: Kazek Israni-Winger, Oakville,...
Business Wire, April 4, 2013
...HarperTrophyCanada HarperWeekend and Patrick Crean Editions. These imprints publish finest writers from Canada and around the world, including Kenneth Oppel, Emma Donoghue, Helen Humphreys, Charlotte Gray, Giller Prize‐winner Richard B. Wright and...
School Library Journal, April 1, 2013
...Stair ? Judged by Paul Griffin Round One Match 1 (March 12) Bomb� vs Wonder ? judged by Kenneth Oppel Winner: Bomb Match 2 (March 13) Code Name Verity� vs Titanic ? judged by Margarita Engle Match 3 (March 14) Endangered� vs Three Times Lucky ?...
School Library Journal, March 28, 2013
...? Judged by Paul Griffin Winner: Round One Match 1 (March 12) Bomb vs Wonder ? judged by Kenneth Oppel Winner: Bomb Match 2 (March 13) Code Name Verity vs Titanic ? judged by Margarita Engle Match 3 (March 14) Endangered vs Three Times Lucky ?...
School Library Journal, March 28, 2013
...matter, and swift vital writing make Bomb a joy to read. For me, it’s Bomb. ? Judge Kenneth Oppel We should have lots of people invested in the outcome of this very first match as we have the most popular book of the year in WONDER pitted against...
Westword, January 15, 2013
...Teen Events advertisement Description For teens ages 12-15 and their moms or mom substitutes. Jan. 5: Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel. Price: Free, by reservation Back to TopVenue Info View All Photos 00000 - 00000 of 00000 00,000 of 00,000 ...
PublishersWeekly.com, December 20, 2012
...HarperCollins Canada recently won a top award from the Canadian Marketing Association for its “augmented reality” campaign for Kenneth Oppel’s 2011 This Dark Endeavour. To promote the YA book, HarperCollins created an augmented reality mobile app...
Inquisitr, December 19, 2012
...and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way.  Reeves is also developing This Dark Endeavor , based on Kenneth Oppel’s novel of the same name. The original Twilight Zone  series ran on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The first revival ran from...
News Gazette, December 3, 2012
...Stevenson says. There's also "Jane," April Lindner's modern retelling of "Jane Eyre"; "This Dark Endeavor," Kenneth Oppel's prequel to "Frankenstein"; and "The Odyssey," told in graphic novel form by Gareth Hinds. The list is at...
Modesto Bee, November 14, 2012
...THE HOUSE OF SILK. Anthony Horowitz THIS DARK ENDEAVOR. Kenneth Oppel NEW ADULT NONFICTION NO HIGHER HONOR. Condoleezza Rice I DIDN'T ASK TO BE BORN (BUT I AM GLAD I WAS). Bill Cosby NEW ADULT AUDIO SECOND GRAVE ON...
Bowen Island Undercurrent, November 10, 2012
...5:50 PM The dark and dreary summer of 1831 inspired a supernatural and ghost story writing contest that led to the creation of the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein inspired Kenneth Oppel’s Apprenticeship of Victor...
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, November 8, 2012
...Schwartz Children’s Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for illustration — Follow That Star (by Kenneth Oppel), the best-selling The Bones Book and Skeleton (by Stephen Cumbaa) and many other children’s books. Kent grew up in...