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Episodes
CBC Books Canada Reads 2018: Sharon Bala on The Boat People
In this video award-winning writer Sharon Bala discusses her debut novel, The Boat People, about a group of some 500 Sri Lankan refugees who arrive in Canada only to face deportation and accusations of terrorism.
- 2018
- 00:02:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/05/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads 2018: Cherie Dimaline on The Marrow Thieves
Métis writer Cherie Dimaline won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature. Watch the author discuss her Young Adult novel The Marrow Thieves, a futuristic, dystopian narrative rooted in Canadian history.
- 2018
- 00:02:52
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/05/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads 2018: Mark Sakamoto on Forgiveness
Mark Sakamoto's grandparents endured much hardship during the Second World War. His maternal grandfather Ralph MacLean was a Canadian soldier, who spent years as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp. His paternal grandmother Mitsue Sakamoto was one of thousands of Japanese‐Canadians interned by the Canadian government during the war. But instead of being bitter about their experiences, they ...
- 2018
- 00:04:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/05/2018
CBC Books Canada Reads 2018: Omar El Akkad on American War
In this video, Omar El Akkad discusses American War, his debut novel set in a future America devastated by war and plague. El Akkad is an award-winning journalist who has traveled the world to cover many of the most important news stories of the last decade.
- 2018
- 00:03:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/05/2018
CBC Books The First Page: Cherie Dimaline
Cherie Dimaline reads the opening page from The Marrow Thieves, her novel that won the Governor General's Literary Award (Young People's Literature - Text). She talks about how she sets the stage in her dystopian novel. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on Cherie's novel, key concepts to writing a compelling first page and more.
- 2017
- 00:05:00
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/18/2017
CBC Books The First Page: Katherena Vermette
Katherena Vermette, author of The Break, reads the first page in her novel and talks about the need to situate the reader in a story. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on Katherena's novel, key concepts to writing a compelling first page and more.
- 2017
- 00:01:57
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/18/2017
CBC Books The First Page: M.G. Vassanji
Author M.G. Vassanji reads from the prologue of his novel Nostalgia. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on his novel, key concepts to writing a compelling first page and more.
- 2017
- 00:02:06
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/18/2017
CBC Books The First Page: Vikki VanSickle
Vikki VanSickle, author of the young adult novel The Winnowing, reads the first page in her novel and talks about the importance of hooking readers as early as you can in a story. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on Vikki's novel, key concepts to writing a compelling first page and more.
- 2017
- 00:02:38
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/18/2017
CBC Books The First Page: Erin Bow
Erin Bow, author of the young adult novel The Scorpion Rules, reads the first page on which the main character in her novel appears and talks about what she believes is important for a first page. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on Erin Bow's novel, key concepts to writing a compelling first page and more.
- 2017
- 00:03:50
- 9-12
- Added on: 10/18/2017
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