Happy 90th, Connie Brummell Crook! (Canadian historical novelist: Nellie's Quest, 1998)

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She lives in Peterborough, Ontario.

Her first book was published in 1991. So far, she's written at least eleven (two are picture books).

http://www.conniebrummelcrook.ca/

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(book covers, photos)

https://biography.jrank.org/pages/2120/Crook-Connie-Brummel-1930.html
(biography, awards, booklist)

Excerpts:

With the help of McClung's family, Crook wrote Nellie's Quest in 1998.
Reflecting Nellie's early life as part of a pioneer family, the novel
was praised by Quill & Quire writer Bridget Donald, who wrote: "If you
crossed Anne of Green Gables with Little House on the Prairie and
added a sharper political focus, the hybrid might resemble Nellie's
Quest. McClung's experiences as a young mother are detailed in
Nellie's Victory, which follows her gradual involvement in the
suffrage movement...

In addition to her young adult novels, Crook has also written an award-
winning picture book for children. Maple Moon is a fictionalized
account of the discovery of maple syrup. In the story, Rides the Wind
(also called Limping Leg) is a young native Canadian boy who has a
limp that keeps him from doing all the things other boys can do.
During a solitary walk in the woods, he discovers sap running from a
maple tree and collects some in a bucket. This "sweet water" helps
feed his hungry people, giving him new status in his community and a
new name, Wise Little Raven...

"Though I always try to write an exciting story, it is just as
important to write something that is accurate enough that the subject
of the book would also enjoy reading. If John W. Meyers, Laura Secord,
and Nellie McClung were alive today, I hope they would find their
lives honoured and accurately reflected in the books I have written
about them."


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https://pajamapress.ca/interview_with_connie_brummel_crook/
(Q&A from 2012)

Excerpt:

Q: In your research, have you ever come across a story or person you would like to write about, but haven’t had the chance?

A: Yes, all the time. I would have liked to write about Joseph Brant and also his sister Molly Brant, who married the Englishman Sir William Johnston of Fort Johnston of Amsterdam, New York. She exercized great influence with the Six Nations and her brother Joseph and helped greatly to keep them with the British during the American Revolutionary War. Mohawk women had a much greater influence over their tribe’s plans and voted in their meetings. Also, I was so impressed by Joseph Brant’s own writings.
Tommy Douglas is another about whom I’d like to write, or Edgerton Ryerson, who started public education in Ontario. After my Nellie McClung trilogy’s success, I’d like to write about others of the Famous Five who had women declared persons in Canadian law in 1929

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/87840.Connie_Brummel_Crook
(reader reviews)

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https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/3715627-peterbio-connie-brummel-crook/
(long profile from 2013)


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