Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is an internationally bestselling Ukrainian-Canadian children’s author renowned for her meticulously researched historical fiction and narrative nonfiction focusing on war and refugees from a young person’s perspective. Born in 1954 in Brantford, Ontario, she holds a Master’s degree in Library Science and overcame childhood dyslexia to write over 25 critically acclaimed books, including Making Bombs for Hitler, Winterkill, and her Kidnapped from Ukraine trilogy. Her impactful storytelling, which spans dark historical chapters from the Armenian Genocide to World War II and modern conflicts, has earned her numerous honors, including the prestigious Ukrainian Order of Princess Olha.
