Background
Carol Matas was born on November 14, 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is a daughter of Roy Joseph Matas, a judge, and Ruth Gloria Matas.
1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
In 1969, Carol received Bachelor of Arts in English degree from the University of Western Ontario.
1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
In 1969, Carol received Bachelor of Arts in English degree from the University of Western Ontario.
(Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the ...)
Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the Nazis came to power in 1933. He can still picture once being happy and safe, but memories of those days are fading as he and his family face the dangers threatening Jews in Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's.
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1994
(Rebelling against the order, that forbids her to use her ...)
Rebelling against the order, that forbids her to use her special powers, which enable her to make her thoughts real, Princess Lenora runs away from an unwanted marriage and falls prey to the fierce tyrant Hevak.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0689801386/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Princess Lenora sets out to conquer a giant causing probl...)
Princess Lenora sets out to conquer a giant causing problems in the northern countries and soon realizes, that her real battle is actually going to be trying to keep the Balance, the source, that keeps the alternative worlds in their place, from falling apart.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0689803885/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World ...)
After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine.
https://www.amazon.com/After-War-Carol-Matas/dp/0689807228/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(As the United Nations prepares to vote on whether the Ara...)
As the United Nations prepares to vote on whether the Arabs and Jews should be separated in 1947, Ruth Mendolsohn, a Haganah member, finds her family life paralleling the outside world as her brother, an Irgun member, also prepares to fight.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0689803494/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(When German soldiers arrive in Zloczow, Poland, during Wo...)
When German soldiers arrive in Zloczow, Poland, during World War II, a young Jewish girl must decide whether or not to conceal her identity and work for a Nazi in Germany in order to survive.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0689813546/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Fourteen-year-old Miranda has it all: beauty, brains, tal...)
Fourteen-year-old Miranda has it all: beauty, brains, talent, perfect health. Until the day her vision goes blurry – the first symptom of a fatal disease. As she and her parents fight to save her, she makes the shocking discovery, that everything she thought she knew about her life is a lie. Suddenly Miranda is facing some troubling questions: What makes us human? Is it our DNA, our upbringing or the choices we make? The answers will force Miranda to deal with the biggest challenges of her life.
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1999
(Rebecca learned at a young age how important it is to be ...)
Rebecca learned at a young age how important it is to be liked, when her family left Russia to settle in Hirsch, Saskatchewan, a mostly Jewish community. But Rebecca's close-knit extended family returns from her triumph on-stage at an amateur night to find their home in flames. With everything they own destroyed, the family is devastated and penniless.
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2000
(When an order is given by General Grant during the Civil ...)
When an order is given by General Grant during the Civil War, that forces all Jews to evacuate his territory in the South, Hannah Green and her family flee to Ohio, where she sees similarities between her situation and that of the slaves.
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2001
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2002
(With the success of Papa's latest baseball film, Rosie an...)
With the success of Papa's latest baseball film, Rosie and her family move to beautiful Los Angeles to shoot more films, starring Rosie. And there's no wasting time. Within days of unpacking, Papa brings home an entire Wild West show so he can make authentic Westerns. Rosie's so excited about riding a horse for the first time, that she forgets to watch her step and before she knows it, she's caused a terrible accident for the show's best trick rider.
https://www.amazon.com/Rosie-Los-Angeles-Aladdin-Historical/dp/0689857160
2004
(It is 1941. Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees the horr...)
It is 1941. Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees the horrors of Nazi Germany with his parents and his sister, leaving behind his grandparents, his friends, his home. They make a difficult journey over land and sea all the way to Japan and then to America. In Seattle, Ben dares to hope, that he will finally be safe. He finds a friend in John, a Japanese-American boy, but then comes the attack on Pearl Harbor and everything changes. Fear begins to grow in Ben, fear, that it is all happening again.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1551437031/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(In this book, a young Jewish girl recounts her experience...)
In this book, a young Jewish girl recounts her experiences during a horrifying time in recent history.
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2013
Carol Matas was born on November 14, 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is a daughter of Roy Joseph Matas, a judge, and Ruth Gloria Matas.
In 1969, Carol received a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from the University of Western Ontario. Then, she studied at the Actors' Lab, an independent drama school, in London, graduating in 1972.
Carol writes contemporary and historical fiction, as well as science fiction and fantasy. She first began writing historical fiction, when her Danish husband, Per K. Brask, told her stories about his parents' experiences, fighting the Nazis in World War II. Most of her books incorporate Jewish themes and eleven of her novels deal specifically with the Holocaust.
During her lifetime, Matas taught creative writing at the University of Winnipeg and Manitoba Arts Council (Artists in Schools program). Also, she served as a visiting professor at Bemidji State University in Minnesota.
Currently, she is a writer-in-residence at Winnipeg Centennial Library.
Carol Matas gained prominence as an author of books about Holocaust for children and young adults. Her work was translated into over a dozen languages, including Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, Taiwanese, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, German, French, Indonesian, Bulgarian and Russian. Her most famous work is a best seller "Daniel’s Story".
During her lifetime, Carol received many awards, including Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People in 1988, Sydney Taylor Book Award in 1989 and 1993, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award in 1993, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award in 1996 and others.
Carol's books were included on many honour lists, such as the ALA notable list, The New York Times Review notable list, The New York Public Library list for the Teen Age and others. She was also twice nominated for Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award.
(Princess Lenora sets out to conquer a giant causing probl...)
1996(As the United Nations prepares to vote on whether the Ara...)
1997(When an order is given by General Grant during the Civil ...)
2001(Rebelling against the order, that forbids her to use her ...)
1994(When German soldiers arrive in Zloczow, Poland, during Wo...)
1999(After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World ...)
1997(Rebecca learned at a young age how important it is to be ...)
2000(With the success of Papa's latest baseball film, Rosie an...)
2004(In this book, a young Jewish girl recounts her experience...)
2013(Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the ...)
1994(Fourteen-year-old Miranda has it all: beauty, brains, tal...)
1999(It is 1941. Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees the horr...)
2007Carol is a member of PEN International, Writers' Union of Canada, Manitoba Writers' Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Writers Guild of Canada.
Carol married Per K. Brask, a dramatist and author, on February 19, 1977. Their marriage produced two children — Rebecca Ellen and Aaron Samuel.
