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Mary Casanova, born on February 2nd, in Duluth, Minnesota, grew up in a large family where much of her time was spent out-of-doors. Someone who loves nature and animals, many of her books revolve around those themes, including her first book, Moose Tracks, and one of her more recent books, When Eagles Fall.
In 2001, her books won both young readers categories in the Minnesota Book Awards: The Hunter and Curse of a Winter Moon.
Lately she has been exploring settings in other countries. A trip to Versailles, France gave authenticity to her book, Cecile: Gates of Gold. Mary traveled to Belize to get the details just right for her book Jess about a young girl who travels there with her archaeologist parents. Mary and her family traveled to Norway to research the story behind The Klipfish Code.
In 2006, Mary launched a new series, Dog Watch, about dog detectives in a northern Minnesota town. Mary and her husband live in a northern Minnesota town where they are training two horses and enjoying summer and winter sports of all kinds.
—Vicki Palmquist |
