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I virtually visited with Emily Stowe Public School in Norwich Ontario today and it was nice to be back. The last time I was here was in the winter of 2019 when the pandemic was not in our lexicon.
This was the first time I’ve visited with in-class students (ie, instead of each student logging in from home) since the beginning of the pandemic and it felt like a step towards normal. Thanks for the great questions, everyone!
Here’s the direct link to reserve your spot.
Thanks, Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac for inviting me and Tuyet to your book club tonight. It was great to chat!
I wrote about Tuyet’s childhood in Last Airlift and One Step at a Time, which has recently been re-released in an omnibus edition titled Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars. Readers have contacted both me and Tuyet, inspired by her grit, optimism and indomitable spirit. But what many readers may not realize is that Tuyet is now a celebrated Canadian athlete in Women’s Sledge Hockey and played in the World Championship in 2014. Here’s an article about that.
In the summer of 2015, Tuyet was the final Torch Bearer in the Pan Am Para Am games.
The students selected Making Bombs for Hitler for their reading club and it was such a pleasure to answer their questions about the real history behind the novel, as well as why I write what I write, and my own learning struggles as a kid.
