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Bibliography

  1. (2000)

    Gold Fever Trail

  2. (1995)

    Where Have You Been, Billy Boy?

  3. (1990)

    Invitation to the Game

  4. (1990)

    The Treasure of the Long Sault

  5. (1989)

    Blaine's Way

See complete bibliography (74)

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  • Legal name: Monica Hughes
  • Birthdate: November 3, 1925
  • Birthplace: Liverpool, England
  • Nationality: English-Canadian
  • Gender: Female
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  • Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Children's
  • Date of death: March 7, 2003 (aged 77)
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Monica Hughes has written over 30 books, and has nearly won almost every award for young adult fiction. Her central theme for her works is science fiction. Hughes is best known for her Isis trilogy novels. Even though Hughes has been writing for a large portion of her life, she didn't get any of her work published until the 1970s. Hughes first published work was entitles Gold-Fever Trail: A Klondike Adventure, which was a Canadian historical adventure. Hughes final work, published in 2002, was entitled The Maze. The Maze is a story about a female protagonist who must rescue herself and two bullies with her from a maze they were magically put in.

Hughes was born on November 3, 1925 and died in Edmonton, Canada on March 7, 2003.

Her most notable awards were the Vicky Metcalf Award,Alberta Culture Juvenile Novel Award, Bay's Beaver Award, and the Alberta R. Ross Annett Award.
Her husband was Glen Hughes and her children are Elizabeth, Adrienne, Russell, are Thomas.