Kenneth Oppel

Michaels University School. He attended at the same time as actors Andrew Sabiston and Leslie Hope, fellow writers John Burns and Bert Archer, and just before the NBA's Steve Nash and Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield. Oppel forwarded the newly completed manuscript to a family friend who knew Roald Dahl, who in turn recommended it to his agent. Oppel went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema studies and English at Trinity College in the University of Toronto, writing The Live-Forever Machine (1992) during his final year. Oppel moved to England and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students' papers. From 1995 to 1996, Oppel worked as an editor at Quill & Quire, the trade magazine of the Canadian publishing industry. He wrote four books for the Silverwing novel series: Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing, and Darkwing. He has also written the Matt Cruse saga, including Airborn (2004), Skybreaker (2005), and Starclimber (2008) and the Overthrow series, including Bloom (2020), Hatch (2020), and Thrive (2021). Oppel has won numerous literary awards, including the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for English language children's literature, a Printz Honor Award from the American Library Association (both for Airborn) and The Times Children's Novel of 2005 (for Skybreaker, named a 2006 Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association). He has received the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award six times (2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2015) and has been nominated for the award one additional time (2026). Oppel is married to Philippa Sheppard, a Shakespeare scholar and instructor at the University of Toronto.

Kenneth Oppel studied at Trinity College and St. Michaels University School. The recorded working language is Canadian English and English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Toronto. Distinctions recorded are Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award.

• Name — Kenneth Oppel • Born — 12 August 1967 • Birthplace — Port Alberni, British Columbia • Occupation — Writer • Education — Trinity College, Toronto • Period — 1985–present • Notable Works — * Matt Cruse series • The Silverwing Saga • Spouse — Philippa Sheppard • Children — 3 • Website — kennethoppel.ca

• Half Brother (2011) • The Boundless (2014) • The Nest (2015) • Every Hidden Thing (2016) • Ghostlight (2022)

• This Dark Endeavor (2011) • Such Wicked Intent (2012)

• Silverwing (1997) • Sunwing (1999) • Firewing (2002) • Darkwing (2007); UK title, Dusk – prequel to the trilogy The novel series was adapted into a TV series titled Silverwing.

• Airborn (2004) • Skybreaker (2005) • Starclimber (2008)

• The Live-Forever Machine (1990) • Dead Water Zone (1992)

• A Bad Case of Ghosts (1993) • A Strange Case of Magic (1994), or A Bad Case of Magic • A Crazy Case of Robots (1994), or A Bad Case of Robots • An Incredible Case of Dinosaurs (1994), or A Bad Case of Dinosaurs • A Weird Case of Super-Goo (1997), or A Bad Case of Super-Goo • A Creepy Case of Vampires (2002)

• Bloom (2020) • Hatch (2020) • Thrive (2021)

• Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure (E. P. Dutton, 1985) • Cosimo Cat (1990) • Follow That Star (1992) • Cosmic Snapshots (1993) • Galactic Snapshots (1993) • Emma's Emu (1995) • Peg and the Whale (2000) • Peg and the Yeti (2004) • The King's Taster (2009) • Inkling (2018)

• The Devil's Cure (2000)

Kenneth Oppel is recorded as having received Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award. Recognition and collections. Oppel received Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award.