Pam Withers (born July 31, 1956) is an American-born Canadian author of outdoor adventure and sports novels for young adults as well as being a former journalist and editor. She is a former whitewater kayak racer and instructor and whitewater raft guide.
Biography Withers was born July 31, 1956, in Milwaukee to Richard S. and Anita E. Miller. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Withers served as associate editor for Runners World and Adventure Travel before becoming a reporter and copy editor for various news outlets in Seattle and New York City.
She married Stephen G. Withers, a professor of chemistry, in June 1985 and has one child. They presently live in Vancouver and travel extensively in Canada and the United States on speaking engagements.
Awards Three of Withers's books are Junior Library Guild selections: First Descent (2011), Andreo's Race (2015), and Mountain Runaways (2022). +Awards for Wither's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2011First DescentINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)SilverOLA Best Bets for Children and Young AdultHonourable Mention2012Silver Nautilus AwardWinner2013Forest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist2019Tracker's CanyonForest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist2020StowawayForest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist2020StowawayChocolate Lily AwardNominee2021Parkour ClubSilver Nautilus AwardSilver2024Mountain RunawaysChocolate Lily AwardNominee
Publications Breathless (2005) Camp Wild (2005) Daredevil Club (2006) Going Vertical: The Life of an Extreme Kayaker (with Tao Berman) (2008) First Descent (2011) Jumpstarting Boys: How to Help Your Underachiever (with Cynthia Gill) (2013) Paintball Island (2014) Andreo's Race (2015) Bungee Jump (2016) Tracker's Canyon (2017) Stowaway (2018) The Parkour Club (2020) Drone Chase (2021) Mountain Runaways (2022) Cave-In (2024)
Take It to the Xtreme Raging River (2003) Peak Survival (2004) Adrenalin Ride (2005) Skater Stuntboys (2005) Surf Zone (2005) Vertical Limits (2005) Dirtbike Daredevils (2006) BMX Tunnel Run (2007) Wake's Edge (2007) Mountainboard Maniacs (2008)
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