David Boyd (author)
| David Boyd | |
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| Born |
March 7, 1951 St. Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Children's, YA, Adult Historical Fiction |
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David Boyd (born March 7, 1951) is a Canadian children's and YA author residing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He is a retired English and Media teacher at Appleby College. Boyd also writes historical fiction for adults as D.K.R. Boyd. Volume One of his World War Two-era historical fiction series titled "The Reflecting Man," was published in July 2013; Volume Two is published on April 1, 2015. Volume Three is slated for April 2017. As a playwright, Boyd adapted Shakespeare's Macbeth to create Macbeth: A Multimedia Event (1995) and Julius Caesar to create Caesar: A Multimedia Event (2005). In 1996, his Young Adult novel Bottom Drawer was nominated for a Governor General's Award. His series of sports poetry for children begins with the publication of "My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey" in 2013. He also writes dystopian fiction — The Grief Team—under the pseudonym of David Collins.
Works:
- The Face in the Flames – 1989, reprinted 1998
- Spellbound! – 1990, reprinted 1998
- The Danger Beneath – 1990, reprinted 1998
- Earthwatch – 1990, reprinted 1998
- Looking for a Hero – 1993; e-book edition 2013
- Champlain Summer – 1993
- Bottom Drawer – 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award); e-book edition 2013
- On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the N.H.L. (co-authored with Ron Finn) – 1993
- Leonardo’s Wings – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
- Little Sure Shot – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
- Khan of Khans – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
- Marco Polo and the Roc – 2006
- The Hidden Message – 2006
- Pearl Harbor – 2006
- Beware the Vikings – 2006
- Napoleon's Land Stand – 2006
- Hannibal – 2006
- Pearl of the Tsars – 2007
- Battle of Queenston Heights – 2007
- Closer To Hamlet – 2010
- Aftermath – 2010 (eBook edition)
- Runner – 2010 (eBook edition)
- The Grief Team – (as David Collins) – March 2013 (Kindle edition)
- My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey – April 2013 (Apple iBook edition)
- Suleyman's Library – e-book edition June 2013
- Good Queen Bess – e-book edition June 2013
- Heart Of A Lion – e-book edition June 2013
- The Reflecting Man: Volume One – trade paperback and e-book edition July 2013
- The Reflecting Man: Volume Two – trade paperback and e-book editionApril 2015