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Kit Pearson

Born

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Website

http://www.kitpearson.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Children's Books, Historical Fiction

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Kathleen Margaret "Kit" Pearson CM (30 April 1947 - ) is a Canadian writer and winner of numerous literature awards. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2019.

Kit Pearson wrote the linked novels The Sky Is Falling (1989), Looking at the Moon (1991), and The Lights Go on Again (1993), published in 1999 as The Guests of War Trilogy, and Awake and Dreaming (1996), which won the 1997 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.

Pearson spent her childhood between Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia and as a high-school student, she returned to Vancouver to be educated at Crofton House School. She obtained a degree in English Literature at the University of Alberta, and spent several years following t ...more

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	The Sky Is Falling (The Guests of War Trilogy, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 3,950 ratings — published 1989 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Handful of Time 4.15 avg rating — 3,583 ratings — published 1987 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awake and Dreaming 4.30 avg rating — 3,278 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking at the Moon (The Guests of War Trilogy, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 2,219 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lights Go On Again (The Guests of War Trilogy, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 1,838 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt 3.80 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Daring Game 3.84 avg rating — 935 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Perfect Gentle Knight 3.99 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whole Truth (The Whole Truth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guests of War Trilogy: The Sky is Falling / Looking at the Moon / The Lights Go On Again 4.47 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Guests of War (3 books)
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The Whole Truth (2 books)
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“Choosing a new book was like looking for treasure.”
― Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming

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“Doesn't it make you feel safe to know you have enough to read? If I didn't always have a book waiting, I'd panic.”
― Kit Pearson, Looking at the Moon

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“What do you think of Frankie, Norah?" she asked. "I think he's the greatest thing since canned peas."
Flo roared with laughter. "Sorry, Janet," she choked, seeing her sister's hurt face. "But when you try to use expressions like that you sound so—”
― Kit Pearson, Looking at the Moon

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