The Jigsaw Puzzle King by Gina McMurchy-Barber Nominated for the Rocky Mountain Book Awards - Dundurn
Jun 09, 2021

The Jigsaw Puzzle King by Gina McMurchy-Barber Nominated for the Rocky Mountain Book Awards

Dundurn Press is thrilled to share that Gina McMurchy-Barber’s novel, The Jigsaw Puzzle King, has been nominated for the Rocky Mountain Book Award. Congratulations, Gina!

Winner of the 2021 Silver Birch Award and praised by CM: Canadian Review of Materials for its portrayal of “the real-life themes of diversity and perspectives with humour, excitement, sensitivity and warmth,” The Jigsaw Puzzle King sensitively tells the tale of eleven-year-old Warren who is flip-flopping between trying to fit in at a new school and being the protective brother of Bennie, who has Down syndrome.

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Book Awards here.


Gina McMurchy-Barber is the author of Free as a Bird, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, and the Peggy Henderson Adventure Series. Gina lives in Surrey, B.C. Read more here.