Paul Kropp

Paul Stephen Kropp (February 22, 1948 – August 22, 2015) was an American-born Canadian author, publisher and educator.[1]

He was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up there. Kropp studied at Columbia University, receiving a BA. In 1970, he came to Canada and completed an MA at the University of Western Ontario. He began teaching at a vocational school in Hamilton; his first book Burn Out (1977) was aimed at reluctant readers.[2][1]

His books have been translated into German, Danish, French, Portuguese and Spanish and have won awards in Canada and internationally.[3]

He established a publishing company High Interest Publishing in 2002 with Terry Durkin. He also served as president of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, & Performers.[4][5]

Kropp married Lori Jamison.[4]

He died from cancer at the age of 67.[4]

Selected work[2]
  • Jo's Search (1986), illustrated by Heather Collins
  • Cottage Crazy (1988)
  • Moonkid and Liberty (1988)
  • Fast Times with Fred (1990)
  • Ski Stooges (1992)
  • Ellen/Elena/Luna (1992), nominated for a Toronto Book Award[6]
  • How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life (1993)
  • Moonkid and Prometheus (1997)
  • The Lost Botticelli (2014)[7]

References
  1. "Paul Stephan Kropp". Globe and Mail. August 26, 2015.
  2. Canadian Children's Book Centre (1999). The Storymakers: Writing Children's Books : 83 Authors Talk about Their Work. pp. 79–80. ISBN 1551381087.
  3. Kropp, Paul (2006). Juvie. p. 94. ISBN 1897039166.
  4. "Author, publisher Paul Kropp dies". Quill & Quire.
  5. "Paul Kropp (1948-2015)". Canadian Children's Book Centre.
  6. "1993 Short List". Toronto Book Awards.
  7. "Paul Kropp". HIP Books.
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