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Biography

Jacqueline Pearce was born in Vancouver in 1962 and grew up on Vancouver Island. Jacqueline always wanted to be a writer, but first she got degrees in English Literature (UVic 1985) and Environmental Studies (York 1990), and worked at various jobs, including daycamp leader, museum accessionor, and environmental educator. Once, she was even paid to watch children's cartoons (for a study of how cartoons and toys influence children's play and imagination).

Themes in Jacqueline's work include friendship, bullying, self-esteme, multicultural awareness, and relationships with nature and animals.

When not writing, Jacqueline can be found creating art, listening to audio books, watching wildlife, playing road hockey or hanging out with her family and watching her cat chase her dog.

Book types: juvenile fiction, YA fiction

Guest speaker/presentation information

Based in the Vancouver area, Jacqueline is available for book talks and readings. School talks are appropriate for grades three and up and include discussion of the writing and publishing process as related to Jacqueline's own books and experience. Talks can be geared to whichever book(s) or theme interests the class (for example, a discussion of "Discovering Emily" and "Emily's Dream" can include information on the life of artist Emily Carr and life in the 19th century).

Teachers' guides are available for "The Reunion," "Discovering Emily" and "Emily's Dream" from www.orcabook.com (perfect for use in grade 3-5 classrooms). Contact the education department of the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) at www.spca.bc.ca for education materials linked to "Dog House Blues" and "The Truth about Rats (and Dogs)" (recommended for grades 4-6).

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Canada - beyond BC

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school

Published work

- Manga Touch (Orca 2007)
- The Truth about Rats and Dogs (Orca 2006)
- Dog House Blues (Orca 2005)
- Emily's Dream (Orca 2005)
- Discovering Emily (Orca 2004)
- Weeds and other Stories (Thistledown 2003)
- The Reunion (Orca 2002)

Awards & recognition

"The Truth About Rats (and Dogs)" was nominated for a 2008 Hackmatack Award, "Dog House Blues" was nominated for the 2007 Langley Book of the Year, and "The Reunion" was nominated for a 2003 Chocolate Lily Award

Jacqueline's short story "The Trickster" won first prize in the 1998 Thistledown Press short story contest

All of Jacqueline's books have been recommended by the Canadian Children's Book Centre (except for the latest book, which hasn't been reviewed yet)

"Dog House Blues," "The Truth About Rats (and Dogs)" and the YA collection "Weeds and other stories" are all recommended by the BC SPCA (for their humane education value)