David Boyd Writer
David Boyd (born March 7, 1951) is a Canadian author residing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He is a retired English and Media teacher at Appleby College. Boyd is also a historical fiction novelist and volume one of his two volume WWII novel titled "The Reflecting Man" was published in July 2013; volume two is due in 2015. As a playwright, Boyd adapted Shakespeare's Macbeth to create Macbeth: A Multimedia Event (1995) and Julius Caesar to create Caesar: A Multimedia Event (2005). In 1996, his Young Adult novel Bottom Drawer was nominated for a Governor General's Award. His series of sports poetry for children begins with the publication of "My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey" in 2013.Works:The Face in the Flames – 1989, reprinted 1998Spellbound! – 1990, reprinted 1998The Danger Beneath – 1990, reprinted 1998Earthwatch – 1990, reprinted 1998Looking for a Hero – 1993; e-book edition 2013Champlain Summer – 1993Bottom Drawer – 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award); e-book edition 2013On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the N.H.L. (co-authored with Ron Finn) – 1993Leonardo’s Wings – 2005; e-book edition June 2013Little Sure Shot – 2005; e-book edition June 2013Khan of Khans – 2005; e-book edition June 2013Marco Polo and the Roc – 2006The Hidden Message – 2006Pearl Harbor – 2006Beware the Vikings – 2006Napoleon's Land Stand – 2006Hannibal – 2006Pearl of the Tsars – 2007Battle of Queenston Heights – 2007Closer To Hamlet – 2010Aftermath – 2010 (eBook edition)Runner – 2010 (eBook edition)The Grief Team – (as David Collins) – March 2013 (Kindle edition)My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey – April 2013 (Apple iBook edition)Suleyman's Library – e-book edition June 2013Good Queen Bess – e-book edition June 2013Heart Of A Lion – e-book edition June 2013The Reflecting Man: Volume One – trade paperback and e-book edition July 2013