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Biography
Marion Crook began her working career as a pubich health nurse in the Cariboo country of British Columbia. She moved to the Lower Mainland, and eventually to the beautiful Sunshine Coast shere she comutes to her day job teaching nursing at university. Her experiences on her ranch in the Cariboo, on the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland and her private plane flying experiences all end up in her books.
Book types: juvenile fiction, YA fiction, YA nonfiction
Guest speaker/presentation information
Presentation geographic range: Canada - beyond BC
Presentation audience age groups: grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult
Published work
Fiction
Cutting It Close. (1998) James Lorimer & Co., Toronto
Riding Scared, (1996) James Lorimer & Co,.Toronto
Summer of Madness. (1995)Orca Books, Victoria
Riptide!. (1992) Stoddart Publishing, Toronto
Island Feud. (1992) Stoddart Publishing, Toronto
translation: Romanian
Crosscurrents. (1988) Grolier Ltd., Toronto , translation: French, (1995) Heritage Jeunesse, Saint-Lambert
No Safe Place. (1988) Grolier, Toronto
Stone Dead. (1987) Grolier, Toronto. translation: (1994) Norwegian, Stabenfeldt, Falum
Hidden Gold Mystery. (1987) Grolier Ltd., Toronto. translation: French, (1995) Heritage Jeunesse, Saint-Lambert
Payment in Death. (1987) Grolier Ltd., Toronto
Non-fiction
Out of the Darkness: teenagers and suicide. (2003) Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver.
The Face in the Mirror: teenagers and adoption. (2000) Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver
Writing Books For Kids and Teens. (2008, 1998) Self Counsel Press, North Vancouver
My Body: Women Speak Out About Their Health Care. (1995) Plenum Publishing, New York
Suicide: Teens Talk To Teens. (1997) Self Counsel Press, North Vancouver. translation: Korean, Chinese, French (1996) Editions Sciences et Culture, Montreal,
Looking Good: Teenagers and Eating Disorders.(1992) NC Press, Toronto translation: Italian
The Body Image Trap. (1991) Self Counsel Press, North Vancouver translation: Chinese, Russian, Czechoslovakian,(1995) Oldag Publishers
Viewer's Guide to "The Trials of Eve". (1992) Jordan-Bastow Productions, North Vancouver, .
Please Listen to Me: Your Guide to Understanding Teenagers and Suicide. (1988. 1992) Self Counsel Press, North Vancouver translation: Chinese
Awards & recognition
