Christine Day (author)

Christine Day is an Indigenous American author of children's books. She is a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.[1] Two of her books have received American Indian Youth Literature Award honors.[2]

Christine Day
OccupationAuthor
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationUniversity of Washington
GenreMiddle grade fiction
Website
bychristineday.com

Biography

Day grew up in Seattle.[3] Her mother was adopted prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, which inspired her debut novel, I Can Make This Promise.[4][5]

As a child, she attended a ballet program with Pacific Northwest Ballet School,[4] where she learned about Maria Tallchief.[5] Later, when approached about adapting Clinton and Boiger's picture book about Tallchief, she was thrilled at the opportunity.[5]

Day received a master's degree from the University of Washington.[3] For her thesis, she studied Coast Salish weaving traditions.[3]

Awards and honors

In 2019, the Chicago Public Library,[6] Kirkus Reviews,[7] NPR[8] included I Can Make This Promise on their list of the best books of the year.

The Sea in Winter is a Junior Library Guild book.[9] Kirkus Reviews also included it on their list of the best children's books of 2021.[10]

Awards for Day's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2020 I Can Make This Promise ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [11]
American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book Honor [2][12]
Charlotte Huck Award Honor [13]
2021 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Selection [14]
2022 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee [15]
The Sea in Winter ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [16]
American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book Honor [2][10][17]
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Shortlist [18]

Publications

Books
  • I Can Make This Promise, HarperCollins, (2019)
  • The Sea in Winter, Heartdrum, ISBN 978-0-062-87204-3 (2021)
  • She Persisted: Maria Tallchief, adapted from the picture book by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger and illustrated by Gillian Flint, Philomel Books, ISBN 978-0-593-11581-7 (2021).
  • We Still Belong, Heartdrum, ISBN 978-0-063-06456-0 (expected 2023).

Contributions
  • "Unexpected Pursuits: Embracing My Indigeneity & Creativity" in Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America, edited by Amy Reed, Simon Pulse, ISBN 978-1-534-40901-9 (2018)
  • "What We Know About Glaciers" in Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Heartdrum, ISBN 978-0-062-86994-4 (2021)

References
  1. "The Thing About Corn". Medium. 2019-09-19. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. "American Indian Youth Literature Award". American Indian Library Association. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. "Christine Day (Authors)". Strong Nations. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. Fry, Erin M. (2019-12-20). "Fall 2019 Flying Starts: Christine Day". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. "Christine Day". Cotsen Children's Library. Princeton University. 2022-04-26. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ChiPubLib_Kids. "Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2019". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  7. "Best of 2019". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. "Books We Love". NPR. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  9. "The Sea in Winter by Christine Day". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  10. "The Sea in Winter". Kirkus Reviews. 2020-10-21. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  11. Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2020-02-25). "ALSC names 2020 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  12. Aase, Lara (2020-01-27). "AILA announces 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Awards". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  13. "NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® Outstanding Fiction for Children Winner List" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  14. "2021 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List". American Library Association. 2021-02-10. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  15. ChiPubLib_Kids. "2022 Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  16. "2022 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  17. Communications and Marketing Office (2022-01-24). "American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  18. "Awards: Andrew Carnegie Medals, PNBA Book Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 2021-11-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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