Children’s Author Talk: Red Cedar Award Nominee Ellen Schwartz
Date: Thu. 8 Mar, 2018 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Duration: 1 Hour
Ellen Schwartz, author of Red Cedar nominated title Heart of A Champion, will present a talk about her book to children in grades 5 and 6. Heart of a Championis a work of historical fiction set in British Columbia about two boys in a Japanese Canadian family that play on the Vancouver Asahi baseball team. When Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in 1941, Kenny and his family, along with thousands of other Japanese Canadians, are sent to an internment camp in the interior of British Columbia. There, Kenny struggles to keep his family’s spirits up among the deplorable conditions in the camp.
Grade 5 & 6 students from nearby schools will be joining us at these sessions. If you’d also like to attend, please contact your nearest library!
Register at 604-984-0286, ext. 8141.
More information about Ellen is available at www.ellenschwartz.net
Location: Lynn Valley
Time: Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Audience: Children