![]() ![]() Family legend says that she was the one who buckled on General Brock's sword for luck just before the fateful Battle of Queenston Heights. The main character in Whispers of War was based on Kit's great-great-great grandmother, Susan Merritt. ![]() She is a former librarian, and one of Canada's foremost writers for young people. THE MAGIC BOAT by Kit Pearson & Katherine Farris illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard Quickview. Christie's Book Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award. She has also won the Governor General's Literary Award, the Mr. She has twice been a winner of the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. Kit Pearson worked as a librarian for many years before publishing her first novel, The Daring Game (1986). Kit has won numerous awards for her writing. She’s the award-winning author of The Daring Game, the acclaimed Guests of War series: The Sky Is Falling, Looking at the Moon and The Lights Go on Again, as well as Awake and Dreaming, and editor of This Land: A Cross-Country Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers. ![]() Kit Pearson is one of Canada’s best-loved historical writers. ![]()
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