Archive for December, 2011

“…the kind of great YA literature that you need people to  read and discuss. …Powerful.” — Ken Setterington’s Picks,     The Next Chapter, CBC Radio The show will air on  Sat. Dec 17, 4 – 5 pm. Alternatively you can hear the show at: http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter True Blue is discussed near the end of the show (50 […]

“Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda. That could be Jess’ catchphrase, especially when it comes to the choices she makes with respect to her best friend, Casey White, a.k.a. Praying Mantis…Many reviewers speak of True Blue as a departure for Deborah Ellis from her issues-driven books such as The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey, and I am a Taxi, set […]

Check out Rachel’s Reading Timbits for a great review of Deborah Ellis’s novel, True Blue! True Blue: An Engaging and Gripping Read

Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch WHEN the Americans pull out of Saigon in April 1975, many babies are rescued from the orphanage where eight-year-old Tuyet has lived for years. The orphanage is to be abandoned and the children left alone. But Tuyet had polio and walks with a […]

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The Brant News by Colleen Toms November 24, 2011 Flipping through the pages of Brantford author Marsha Skrypuch’s newest book, The Last Airlift, Tuyet Yurczyszyn points to a black and white photograph. The picture shows numerous children, including babies strapped into cardboard boxes, sitting in the belly of a Hercules aircraft. An arrow with the […]