Tag: sky of bombs sky of stars

Poughkeepsie Public Library Big Reads school visits!

I had a chance to visit virtually with four schools and lots of students this past week. I love speaking about Tuyet’s early life, the challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Tuyet, you are my hero! Here are some class pics — faces hidden behind books! Thank you, educators and students from Evans Elementary, Fishkill Plains, Sheafe Road and Kinry Road!

2021 Big Read and Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars

I’m delighted that Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars is a selected book for Poughkeepsie’s 2021 Big Read, coordinated by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. I’m looking forward to connecting with lots of students in the upcoming weeks. And take a look at this beautifully constructed diorama:

2021 Big Read
Coordinated by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Diorama created by adults in The Arc Greater Hudson Valley Day Habilitation Program in Dutchess County, NY, with the supervision of Marcia Fishman
 

Tuyet Yurczyszyn

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.