, ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁award - w inn ig ▁Canadian ▁writer ▁living ▁in ▁Quebec . ▁She ▁mainly ▁published ▁books ▁for ▁young ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁, ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁and ▁Bern ad ette ▁Rou ill ard , ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁Mon ique ▁Ch ou in ard ▁in ▁Quebec ▁City . ▁Her ▁sister ▁Su z anne ▁Mart el ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁writer . ▁She ▁studied ▁with ▁the ▁Urs ul ines ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁L aval . ▁ ▁Cor rive au ▁began ▁writing ▁science ▁fiction ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Her ▁Comp agn on ▁du ▁sole il ▁tr il ogy ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁best ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁genre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁Bernard ▁Cor rive au , ▁a ▁not ary ; ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁ten ▁children . ▁ ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁including : ▁ ▁the ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁for ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁for ▁ ▁Les ▁J ard ini ers ▁du ▁h ib ou ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁from ▁Quebec ▁for ▁Le ▁W ap iti ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁for ▁Le ▁M ait re ▁de ▁Mess ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁ ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁Children ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Library ▁Association ▁for ▁Le ▁W