Posted on June 17th, 2014 by pajamapress
Ken says: “It’s a story from 1912, where there is an epidemic of flies. In 1912 they decided flies were the reason for all the illness in the city. And, so in Hamilton (Ont.) they had a contest: what child can kill the most flies? This is a fictional account of a young boy that has come from Ireland with his father. They’ve got nothing. His mother has recently died, his sister has recently died, and he knows germs were caused by these flies, so he goes on an all-out war. It’s an exciting book and one that I found riveting.”
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Posted in Revenge on the Fly | Tagged boys, cbc, flies, hamilton, Historical Fiction, ken-setterington, middle-grade, ontario, revenge-on-the-fly, sylvia-mcnicoll, the-next-chapter
Posted on June 24th, 2013 by pajamapress
Children’s Book Panel member Ken Setterington appeared on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter today with co-panel member Michele Landsberg. The two shared their selections for this summer’s reading list. Setterington’s YA choice? Nix Minus One.
“It’s a fast read, just a good family story, but a story about a young man finding out who he really is. A strong book.”
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Posted in Nix Minus One | Tagged book, books, boy, cbc, children's-books, family, fast-read, free-verse, jill-maclean, ken-setterington, nix-minus-one, Novel, Pajama Press, panel, radio, Review, siblings, sister, ya
