birth_place notableworks spouse genre article_title name occupation
moose jaw '' the glory wind '' brent children 's literature valerie sherrard
 valerie sherrard author
valerie sherrard

valerie sherrard is a canadian author of books for children and young adults including the multi award winning novel `` the glory wind '' , `` kate '' , `` speechless '' , and the shelby belgarden mystery series .
`` the glory wind '' won the 2011 geoffrey bilson award , the ann connor brimer award and was shortlisted for numerous other awards , including the td canadian children 's literature award , and the canadian library association book of the year for children award .
sherrard 's novel in free verse , `` counting back from nine '' , was nominated for a 2013 governor general 's award in the children 's text category .
sherrard 's picture books include `` there 's a cow under my bed '' , with artwork by canadian illustrator david jardine and `` miss wondergem 's dreadfully dreadful pie '' with artwork by canadian illustrator wendy j. whittingham .
valerie sherrard was born in moose jaw .
when living in west germany , in grade 6 , her homeroom teacher , alf lower , inspired her to become a writer .
she presently lives in miramichi , new brunswick , with her husband , brent , who is also an author .
sherrard 's 2007 historical novel , `` three million acres of flame '' , is about the 1825 miramichi fire , the largest recorded land fire in north american history .
previously , sherrard was the executive director of a group home for adolescents .
in addition to raising her own children , she has been a foster parent to approximately 70 teenagers .
