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Christie Harris

1907 – 2002

Canadian children's writer

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About Christie Harris

Lived 1907 – 2002 (aged 94). Christie Harris was a Canadian writer, children's writer and teacher.

Works

Cariboo Trail (Longmans, 1957), adventure stories, Once Upon a Totem (Atheneum Books, 1963), stories, woodcuts by John Frazer Mills, You Have to Draw the Line Somewhere (1964), illustrated by Moira Johnston West with the White Chiefs (1965), woodcuts by Walter Ferro – "based on the journal of Viscount Milton and Dr. Cheadle", Raven's Cry (1966), Haida folklore, ill. Bill Reid Confessions of a Toe-Hanger (1967), ill. Moira Johnston Forbidden Frontier (1968), novel, ill. E. Carey Kenney Let X Be Excitement (1969), novel Figleafing Through History: The Dynamics of Dress (1971), written by Harris and Johnston, ill. Johnston Secret in the Stlalakum Wild (1972), novel, illustrated by Douglas Tait, Mule Lib (McClelland & Stewart, 1972), by Tom and Christie Harris, ill. Franklin Arbuckle – "subjects: World War, 1914-1918 — Personal narratives, Canadian", Once More Upon a Totem (1973), stories, ill. Tait Sky Man on the Totem Pole? (1975), stories, ill. Tait Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses (1976), stories, ill. Tait Mouse Woman and the Mischief-makers (1977), stories, ill. Tait Mystery at the edge of two worlds (1978), novel, ill. Lou Crockett, Mouse Woman and the Muddle-heads (1979), stories, ill. Tait The Trouble with Princesses (1980), stories, ill. Tait – "retells stories about Northwest Coast princesses and compares them with similar Old World princesses", The Trouble with Adventurers (1982), stories, ill. Tait – "Northwest Coast Indian legends and myths about adventurers",

Something Weird Is Going On (Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1994), detective and mystery stories,

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Member of the Order of Canada
Also known as
Christie Lucy Harris, Lucy Christie Irwin

People in Christie Harris's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Christie Harris's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Christie Harris?

Canadian children's writer (1907-2002)

When was Christie Harris born?

Christie Harris was born on 21 November 1907 in Newark.

When did Christie Harris die?

Christie Harris died on 5 January 2002.

What was Christie Harris's occupation?

Christie Harris was a writer, children's writer and teacher.

What nationality was Christie Harris?

Christie Harris was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christie Harris

· Wikidata: Q5110673

· DBpedia: Christie Harris

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