Brantford author to launch her newest book

Too Young to Escape will be launched Dec. 1 at the Brantford Public Library.

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While it’s common to get caught up in Giller and Booker prize news this time of year, it’s important to keep up on the country’s best children and teen books, too.

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre announced the winners of its children and teen awards and recognized the best francophone books.

The top prize this year, which is the $50,000 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, went to Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith for their book, Town is by the Sea.

This book, which is available for loan through the library, provides a look at one boy’s experience of living in an East Coast mining town in the 1950s. The book will appeal to children under 12 who are beginning to gain a sense of themselves and are questioning how people choose the paths they follow in their lives.

If you know kids who like picture books, then you should check out the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Winner, When the Moon Comes, which was written by Paul Harbridge and illustrated by Matt James.

Teens will want to check out The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline, which won the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award and was a contender in the 2017 Canada Reads debate hosted by the CBC.

Finally, The Assassin’s Curse by Kevin Sands, won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for young people.

Brantford author Marsha Skrypuch was the 2015 recipient of Bilson award.

Skrypuch will be at the Brantford Public Library’s main branch on Dec. 1 to launch her newest book, Too Young to Escape, which she co-wrote with Van Ho.

The book tells the story of Van, who, when she was only four, was left behind as her family escaped post-war Vietnam. The well-researched chapter book features personal touches from Van. It also expands on a previous picture book written by Skrypuch and Van’s brother, Tuan.

The book launch begins at 2:30 p.m. and will feature a brief book reading and discussion with both authors. There also will be a book signing.

The library has two copies of Too Young to Escape available to borrow, along with several more of Skrypuch’s award-winning books.

Use the online catalogue to put a hold on any book today.

At Your Library is a weekly column provided by the staff of the Brantford Public Library. Readers requiring more information can call the library at 519-756-2220 or visit www.brantford.library.on.ca.

Brantford Expositor 2018 ©

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