2021 FOLD Kids Educator Guide by The FOLD

NOVEMBER 4–7, 2021 EDUCATOR GUIDE

CONTENTS EVENTS + QUESTIONS We Move Together 3 Fashion Forward 4 Illustrator Battle 4 Alternate Pasts & Magical Futures 5 Storytelling with Njacko Backo 5 Indigenous Fantasy 6 Making Memories 6 ASL Storytime 7 Come Read with Me: Pajama Party 7 Urban Ecology Field Trip 8 Growing Up Trans 8 Educator Sessions 9 AUTHOR PROFILES ANGELA AHN DANIEL ALEMAN S.K. ALI CHRISTIAN ALLAIRE MARTY CHAN KEN DALEY

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KHODI DILL CHERIE DIMALINE A.C. FITZPATRICK ROSENA FUNG BRIDGET GEORGE GROWING UP TRANS DR. CYLITA GUY JEN SOOKFONG LEE CHAD LUCAS YOLANDA T. MARSHALL TASH MCADAM KARLEEN PENDLETON JIMÉNEZ SARAH RAUGHLEY DAVID A. ROBERTSON LISELLE SAMBURY NHUNG N. TRAN-DAVIES XIRAN JAY ZHAO

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YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! Earn points by participating in the Scavenger Hunt! 25 items have been placed throughout the festival’s virtual platform. Find them, earn points and if you collect them all, you’ll be entered in a draw to win prizes!

BEYOND THE EVENT

PRE-EVENT ACTIVITY Before watching a festival event, look up the author! Get to know them and the book (or books) they’ve written and/or drawn. What was a cool fact that you learned about them?

In this two-part event for young readers, the creators behind We Move Together read from their picture book before leading a discussion on the different ways people in our community move through spaces. After a short body break, the creators will show kids how to advocate for more accessible spaces in their neighbourhood through a fun craft-based exercise.

1. Take in the spaces around you. It can be your neighbourhood, your school, the mall and so on. 2. Are these spaces accessible to all? Can someone with a wheelchair use this space? Can someone who is blind or visually impaired use this space? 3. How do features like curb cuts or tactile pavement support people with disabilities? How do these features support the whole community?

Keep this conversation going with this learning guide! https://wemovetogether.ca/resources/WMT-LearningGuide-v01.pdf 3

As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire didn’t see himself in magazines but as the Fashion and Style writer for Vogue magazine, he’s trying to change that. In a session designed just for teens, the author of The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures discusses his career path and his journey as a journalist with Jael Richardson.

1. What are pieces of clothing or accessories that you find yourself going back to often? What is it about this item(s) that has you coming back to it?

Back by popular demand, the Illustrator Battle returns with a new crop of artists who will take up their drawing tools and battle it out live from their drawing tables. This not-to-be missed hilarious and interactive event includes live voting and complex challenges.

1. Which art style did you enjoy the most out of the three illustrators?

2. Who inspires you from a fashion perspective? It can be a real or fictional person/being. They can be someone who gives off a vibe that you want to emulate or who puts together outfits that you’d like to have.

2. Draw your favourite superhero from memory. Once you’re done, look up the character. Were you close? What were the interesting differences between your drawing and the original character?

Speculative fiction is the genre of possibilities. Setting your story in Victorian London with a character who can’t be killed? Done. Want to put some witches into the near future? Done. How about a story in ancient China with giant robot suits? That sounds like a great time! In this panel discussion, young adult authors discuss building new worlds, being inspired by the past, and imagining incredible futures.

1. Read the descriptions for Blood Like Magic, The Bones of Ruin, and Iron Widow. Which elements appeal to you the most? Which of these worlds stand out to you as a reader?

In the Bamiléké tribe of Cameroon, elders use stories to inspire children to learn values that will shape a better tomorrow. In this French-language event, kids will enjoy a unique story-telling style that celebrates resilient people and communities. Children will learn vocabulary while gaining insight on the power of African storytelling traditions in a way that is transformative, entertaining, and educational.

1. What’s a new French word that you learned during the event?

2. Think about an ordinary moment in your life. What could you change to make it extraordinary? Could you add a magical creature? Could you set it in a different timeframe? How do these different elements change the way you might tell the story?

2. How does music change the way you tell a story? 3. Find Cameroon on a map. Identify the capital and any official languages that are spoken in this country.

This fall, Canada Reads finalist Cherie Dimaline followed up her young adult bestseller, The Marrow Thieves, with a new novel, Hunting by Stars, while author David A. Robertson released The Great Bear—a follow-up to his middle grade phenomenon, The Barren Grounds. The two authors return to the FOLD stage to discuss their much-anticipated sequels, which imagine new worlds rooted in magic and marvel.

1. What did you learn about writing a sequel?

From transforming colourful neighbourhoods, to making new friends, to embarking on an epic road trip, middle grade authors discuss their new novels and the lessons they have learned about themselves and about writing, followed by live questions from the audience.

1. What is your earliest memory? Try and use as many of the five senses as you can to describe that moment in a paragraph. What can you see, hear, smell, taste, touch?

2. Is there a story you’d like to see a sequel of? What question would you like to see answered, or what do you think happens in the sequel? 3. Dystopias often imagine alternate pasts or invent new futures. Which type of story would you prefer, and why?

2. If you were to tell the story set at your school, who would be the main characters? What would change about your school, or what character would you create to add to the story?

In this event, Deaf artist and actress Gaitrie “Natasha” Persaud presents the incredible children’s book A Sari for Ammi in American Sign Language (ASL), sharing and revealing the incredible ways ASL stories are conveyed. Suitable for children and families of all agaes, this ASL storytelling event will provide learning and fun for adults and children.

1. What did you learn about American Sign Language from Gaitrie Persaud’s ASL Storytime that you didn’t know before?

Put on your PJs and snuggle up tight with your favourite blanket or stuffed animal as special guests read aloud from a wide range of picture books—showing each turn of the page with beautiful colours and illustrations. This event includes readings of all seven picture books featured at this year’s festival and is suitable for readers of all ages. Enjoy it in one sitting or spread it out over a few classes or evenings on-demand.

1. What do you prefer: reading a story yourself, or having a story read to you? What makes each experience unique?

2. What’s one word you learned in ASL that you want to remember? 3. In this story, the main character gives something to a loved one. What’s something you could give or do for someone that you love?

2. What kind of stories do you like? 3. What do you think makes for an interesting story?

Inspired by her book, Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities, Dr. Cylita Guys will share how social issues impact outdoor spaces and how to engage with nature in your very own neighbourhood. Following the virtual field trip, Dr. Guy will answer questions about bats, rats, and other creatures for those attending live.

1. Look up the term ecology. Discuss key terms like urban, suburban, rural, and discuss how the ecology in those places might be similar or different.

In this panel discussion moderated by mentor Tash McAdam, contributors from Growing Up Trans—an anthology of stories, essays, art and poetry by trans youth aged 11 to 18—read from their work and discuss their writing journey. Alongside editor Dr. Lindsay Herriot, contributors discuss what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community should look like for youth today.

1. What did you learn about writing and storytelling from the contributors to Growing Up Trans?

2. What animals and creatures can you find in your neighbourhood?

2. Write a poem or a short story about a moment in your life where you felt particularly strong or about something that’s important to you.

EDUCATOR SESSIONS Three powerful books create the framework for an important conversation about immigration and the stories that are carried and told along the way: a picture book inspired by the real life of author Nhung N. Tran-Davies, a nonfiction book for middle grade readers on the history of human migration by Jen Sookfong Lee, and a young adult novel on the struggles of a teen of undocumented parents by Daniel Aleman. In this session for K-12 educators, the creators of We Move Together will introduce sample activities and lessons found in the book’s learning guide which aim to support conversations about disability, accessibility, and community building. While this picture book is geared towards K-4, the frameworks and activities can be easily adapted for older elementary and high school students. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are all around us but STEM materials can often be difficult to navigate for students, especially for students with alternative learning styles. In this workshop, educators will gain insight on how to use storytelling to explore STEM with an emphasis on contemporary Canadian picture books.

In the Festival’s closing event, authors SK Ali, Marty Chan and Sarah Raughley discuss the realities of publishing children’s and young adult literature in Canada. In an honest and candid discussion with Executive Director, Jael Richardson, these established writers will discuss problems and solutions for navigating the industry.

ANGELA AHN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Angela Ahn was born in Seoul, but her family immigrated to Canada before she could walk. Before writing books for kids, she worked for several years as a teacher and a librarian, but lately has been working from home, taking care of her two children, and grudgingly making dinner every night. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Peter Lee’s Notes from the Field (2021) • Ages 9–12 • Features Illustrations by Julie Kwon • Available as: eBook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access OTHER BOOKS Middle Grade • Krista Kim-Bap (2018)

DANIEL ALEMAN TORONTO, ONTARIO Daniel Aleman is the author of Indivisible, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. He was born and raised in Mexico City and is a graduate of McGill University. After spending time in Montreal and the New York City area, he now lives in Toronto, where he is on a never-ending search for the best tacos in the city.

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Indivisible (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

S.K. ALI TORONTO, ONTARIO S. K. Ali is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including novels named as top ten YA titles of the year by various media including Entertainment Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Her newest novel, Misfit in Love, is a People magazine best book of summer 2021. Her other books include the criticallyacclaimed middle grade anthology Once Upon an Eid and the New York Times bestselling picture book, The Proudest Blue.

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Misfit in Love (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access OTHER BOOKS Collections • Once Upon An Eid (2020) Picture Books • The Proudest Blue (2019) Young Adult • Love from A to Z (2019) • Saints and Misfits (2017) 12

CHRISTIAN ALLAIRE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA Christian Allaire is an Indigenous (Ojibwe) writer from Nipissing First Nation. He is currently the Fashion & Style Writer for Vogue and based in Brooklyn.

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The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover and eBook • Lesson plan on Annick Press site

MARTY CHAN EDMONTON, ALBERTA Marty Chan writes books for kids, plays for adults and tweets for fun. His newest novel is Kylie the Magnificent. He works and lives in Edmonton with his wife Michelle and their cat Buddy.

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OTHER BOOKS Middle Grade • Haunted Hospital (2020) • Kung Fu Master (2019) • Ehrich Weisz Chronicles: Demon Gate, Infinity Coil and Metamorphosis (2014–2019) • Keeper of the Vault series: Fire and Glass, Melody and Myth, and Shadow and Spell (2015–2017) • Bigfoot Series: A Close Shave, A Hairy Tangle and The Bone Eater (2011–2013) • Mystery Series: The Mystery of the Frozen Brains, The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul, The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher and The Mystery of the Cyber Bully (2004–2010)

Kylie the Magnificent (2021) • Interest level is ages 9–12 and Reading levels for Grade 3.1 • Available as: Paperback, eBook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

• True Story (2009)

KEN DALEY ONTARIO Ken Daley was born in Cambridge, Ontario to parents who emigrated from Dominica, West Indies. He has exhibited his artwork within Canada, the United States and the Caribbean, and his work can be found in numerous private and public collections. Ken has illustrated five children’s books, and currently working on three more titles. Ken’s passion lies with creating art that reflect his heritage as the child of immigrants, his connection to the Caribbean, and the richness and expanse of the African Diaspora. www.kendaleyart.com instagram: kendaleyart facebook: kendaleyartist

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Jayden’s Impossible Garden written by Mélina Mangal (2021) • Ages 4–9 • Available as: Hardcover • Free activity poster available Free Spirit Publishing OTHER BOOKS AS ILLUSTRATOR Middle Grade • A Feast for Joseph written by Terry Farish & O.D. Bonny (2021) • Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings written by Francie Latou (2018) • Joseph’s Big Ride written by Terry Farish (2016)

KHODI DILL SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN Khodi Dill is a Bahamian-Canadian writer of everything from rap songs to children’s literature. Author of the picture book Welcome to the Cypher, which introduces young people to the transformative power of hip-hop, Khodi hopes that his writing will engage youth in both social justice and the arts. He is a proud father and partner who lives and writes in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Welcome to the Cypher (2021) • Ages 4–7 • Features Illustrations by Awuradwoa Afful • Available as: Hardcover and eBook

CHERIE DIMALINE ONTARIO Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves was named one of the Best YA Books of All Time by TIME magazine after winning the Governor General’s Award and the Kirkus Prize. Her novel Empire of Wild, an instant bestseller and Indigo’s Best Book of 2019, was featured in The New York Times and the New Yorker. A registered member of the Georgian Bay Metis Community, Cherie lives in her home territory and is writing for television, finishing a new novel, and adapting Empire of Wild for stage and screen. Hunting By Stars, the hotly anticipated sequel to The Marrow Thieves, was released October 2021. www.cheriedimaline.com twitter: cherie_dimaline instagram: cherie.dimaline

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Hunting by Stars (2021) • Ages 12+ • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access OTHER BOOKS Young Adult • The Marrow Thieves (2017)

A.C. FITZPATRICK TORONTO, ONTARIO Anna Fitzpatrick is the author of Margot and the Moon Landing. She previously worked as a children’s book columnist at The Globe and Mail and The National Post, and was a bookseller at Mabel’s Fables Children’s Bookstore. She lives in Toronto.

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Margot and the Mood Landing (2020) • Ages 4–7 • Features Illustrations by Erika Medina • Available as: Hardcover and eBook • Lesson plan on Annick Press site

ROSENA FUNG TORONTO, ONTARIO Rosena Fung is a Toronto-based cartoonist and illustrator. Her first graphic novel is published by Annick Press. Her editorial clients include The Globe and Mail, The Boston Globe, Chronicle Review of Higher Education, CBC Arts, PLANSPONSOR, Maisonneuve, Bust Magazine, Avenue Magazine, Swerve Magazine, and Tridel Corporation. Her works have been featured on CBC Docs and CBC Arts. When she is not drawing, Rosena can be found teaching illustration, vending at zine fairs, and going to the library. Her favourite activities are reading, eating snacks, cats, and learning to play the guitar. Her name is pronounced “Rosanna”. www.rosenafung.com twitter: rosenafung instagram: rosenafung

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Living with Viola (2021) • Ages 9–12 (graphic novel) • Available as: Hardcover, Paperback and eBook • Ah Mah’s Dumpling recipe on Annick Press site

BRIDGET GEORGE LONDON, ONTARIO Bridget George is an Anishinaabe Author-Illustrator from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. Her very first book, It’s a Mitig!, is a special rhyming book to help introduce families like hers to the Ojibwe language. She is currently illustrating a new book by Carole Lindstrom about Autumn Peltier and her fight as a Water Warrior protecting mother earth.

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It’s a Mitig! (2020) • Ages 4–7 • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access • Pronunciation guide at bridgetgeorge.com

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GROWING UP TRANS

What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it’s a toolkit for all young people, transgender or not, about what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community looks like. In addition to the contributed works, there are questions and tips from experts in the field of transgender studies to challenge the reader on how to be a trans ally. Growing Up Trans came out of a series of workshops held in Victoria, British Columbia, to bring together trans youth from across the country with mentors in the community.

Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words (2021) • Ages 9–12 • Available as: Paperback, eBook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

GROWING UP TRANS CONTINUED CONTRIBUTORS Maisie Bodrug (She/Her/Hers) is a High school student in her last year who has been a part of Gender Generations since its debut back when it was known as Trans Tipping Point. She was the winner of the 2018 Outwrite Ezine poetry competition and was published in it and has read her poetry numerous times at the Outcast portion of the Fringe Festival. She also enjoys creating visual art and music. Her favorite thing to do in her spare time is to read and play video games. Maisie is part of the LGBTQ+ community and the Jewish community. Wynter (Previously known as alex) is youth activist. Xe love musical theatre, zir chickens, writing poetry, and embroidery. What is important to xem: “Everyone feels loved and included.” And more!

EDITORS Dr. Lindsay Herriot is a special education teacher in the Greater Victoria School District and an adjunct professor in the School of Child and Youth Care and the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. Along with Kate Fry, she is the co-founder of the Gender Generations Project. Kate Fry (Co-editor, not pictured)

DR. CYLITA GUY TORONTO, ONTARIO Dr. Cylita Guy is a Toronto based ecologist, data scientist, and science communicator who studies bats. Her first children’s book—Chasing Bats & Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities—published by Annick Press, is now available for pre-order. In her downtime, you can find your friendly neighbourhood batgirl chasing her next big outdoor adventure.

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Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities (2021) • Ages 9–12 • Features illustrations by Cornelia Li • Available as: Hardcover, Paperback and eBooks

JEN SOOKFONG LEE BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in Vancouver’s East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, The Better Mother, a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award, The End of East, The Shadow List, and Finding Home. Jen acquires and edits for ECW Press and co-hosts the literary podcast, Can’t Lit.

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Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees (2021) • Ages 9–12 • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access • Digital class set available at Orca Book Publishers Canada OTHER BOOKS Young Adult • Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone (2020) • The Animals of Chinese New Year (2018) • Shelter (2011)

CHAD LUCAS NOVA SCOTIA Chad Lucas has been in love with words since he attempted his first novel on a typewriter in the sixth grade. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, communications advisor, freelance writer, part-time journalism instructor, and parenting columnist. A proud descendant of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Lucasville, he lives with his family in Nova Scotia. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching basketball, and he’s rarely far from a cup of tea. His debut middle-grade novel Thanks a Lot, Universe (Amulet Books/Abrams Kids) released in May 2021.

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Thanks a Lot, Universe (2021) • Ages 10+ • Available as: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

YOLANDA T. MARSHALL TORONTO, ONTARIO Yolanda T. Marshall is a Guyanese-born Canadian author of 6 children’s books. A world traveller, a jazz lover and a devoted mother, she embodies art and takes her readers on adventurous, cultured journeys. Yolanda lives in Toronto, Canada with her family.

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C is for Carnival (2021) • Ages 8 and under • Featuring illustrations by Daria Lavrova • Available as: Hardcover OTHER BOOKS Picture Books • My Soca Birthday Party: with Jollof Rice and Steel Pans illustrated by Subi Bosa (2020) • Miles Away in The Caribbean illustrated by Beatriz Mello (2019) • A Piece of Black Cake for Santa illustrated by Subi Bosa (2019) • Sweet Sorrel Stand (2018) • Keman’s First Carnival (2016)

TASH MCADAM BRITISH COLUMBIA Tash McAdam is a Welsh-Canadian author and educator. Their publications include The Psionics series (Nine Star Press), and the JLG Gold Standard Selections Sink or Swim and Blood Sport (Orca Books) as well as multiple anthology contributions. They are a recipient of the Shoot for the Moon fund for trans writers, and a founding mentor with the Trans Tipping Point Program.

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Sink or Swim (2021) • Ages 12+ • Available as: Paperbook, eBook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access OTHER BOOKS Young Adult • Blood Sport (2020) • The Psionics series: I Am the Storm, We Are the Catalyst, They Are the Tide and This is the Circle (2018 – 2019)

KARLEEN PENDLETON JIMÉNEZ TORONTO, ONTARIO Karleen Pendleton Jiménez is the author of the middle grade book The Street Belongs to Us. She also wrote Tomboys and Other Gender Heroes and Lambda Literary Awards finalist Are You a Boy or a Girl? She was the screenwriter for the awardwinning animated film Tomboy, and has been recognized by the American Library Association and the Vice Versa Awards for Excellence in the Gay and Lesbian Press. She teaches education, gender, and social justice at Trent University. Raised in Los Angeles, she lives in Toronto with her partner and daughter. www.karleenpj.com twitter: Karleenpj instagram: kpximenez facebook: KarleenPJ

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The Street Belongs to Us (2021) • Ages 8–12 • Available as: Paperback and eBook OTHER BOOKS Picture Book • Are You a Boy or a Girl? (2000)

SARAH RAUGHLEY ONTARIO Sarah Raughley is a Young Adult Fantasy Author of the Effigies series. She has written for publications like Teen Vogue, The Washington Post and CBC. Her new book, The Bones of Ruin, stars an African tightrope dancer in apocalyptic Victorian London.

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The Bones of Ruin (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access OTHER BOOKS Young Adult • The Effigies series: Fate of Flames, Siege of Shadows and Legacy of Light (2016 – 2018)

DAVID A. ROBERTSON WINNIPEG, MANITOBA David A. Robertson is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award and was nominated for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. The Barren Grounds, book 1 of his middle grade fantasy The Misewa Saga, was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award. David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and lives in Winnipeg.

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The Great Bear (2021) • Ages 10+ • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

DAVID A. ROBERTSON CONTINUED OTHER BOOKS Picture Books • On the Trapline illustrated by Julie Flett (2021) • Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone illustrated by Julie Flett (2020) • When We Were Alone illustrated by Julie Flett (2016) Middle Grade • The Barren Grounds (2020) • The Chief: Mistahimaskwa illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2016) • The Poet: Pauline Johnson illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2014) • The Rebel: Gabriel Dumont illustrated by Andrew Lodwick (Graphic Novel) (2014) • The Scout: Tommy Prince illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2014) • The Land of Os: John Ramsay illustrated by Wai Tien (Graphic Novel) (2014) • The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur illustrated by Wai Tien (Graphic Novel) (2014) • The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2014) Young Adult • Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story [10th Anniversary] illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2021) • The Reckoner Rises Volume 1: Breakdown illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2020) • The Reckoner series: Strangers, Monsters and Ghosts (2018–2019) • Will I See? illustrated by GMB Chomichuk (Graphic Novel) (2016) • Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2015) • 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga illustrated by Scott B. Henderson (Graphic Novel) (2012)

LISELLE SAMBURY ONTARIO Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and her brand of writing can be described as “messy Black girls in fantasy situations.” In her free time, she shares helpful tips for upcoming writers and details of her publishing journey through a YouTube channel dedicated to helping demystify the sometimes complicated business of being an author.

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Blood Like Magic (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

NHUNG N. TRAN-DAVIES ALBERTA Nhung N. Tran-Davies is an author, physician, mother of three, and an advocate for social justice in education. Her family came to Canada as refugees from Vietnam in 1979, and in 2013 Nhung founded the Children of Vietnam Benevolent Foundation. She spoke at the UN’s International Organization on Migration in Geneva as part of their “I am a Migrant” campaign to help reduce hate speech and promote tolerance. She also founded the Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Mothers Who Write, as well as the Zyp Art Gallery. Her books have been shortlisted for the Alberta Literary Award and the Red Maple Award. www.nhungtrandavies.ca twitter: nhungtrandavies instagram: nhungtrandavies facebook: SecondStoryPress website:

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The Doll (2021) • Ages 5–9 • Available as: Hardcover and eBook

XIRAN JAY ZHAO BRITISH COLUMBIA Xiran Jay Zhao is a first-gen immigrant from small-town China who was raised by the Internet. A recent graduate of Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University, they wrote science fiction and fantasy while they probably should have been studying more about biochemical pathways. You can find them on Twitter for memes, Instagram for cosplays and fancy outfits, TikTok for fun short videos, and YouTube for long videos about Chinese history and culture. Iron Widow is their first novel.

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Iron Widow (2021) • Ages 14+ • Available as: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Braille and DAISY audio via Centre for Equitable Library Access

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WE MOVE TOGETHER We Move Together (2021)

A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways

• Ages 6–9

that people navigate through the spaces around them and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. A perfect tool for families, schools, and libraries to facilitate conversations about disability, accessibility, social justice and community building. Includes a kid-friendly glossary.

• Available as: Hardcover and eBook

WE MOVE TOGETHER CONTINUED AUTHORS Kelly Fritsch is a disabled writer, educator, and parent living in Ottawa. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University and director of the Disability Justice & Crip Culture Collaboratory. As a disability studies scholar, her work mobilizes social and cultural theory, arts-based research, and everyday hacking and tinkering to explore the generative frictions of disability. She is co-author of We Move Together, a children’s book engaging community-based practices of desiring disability, and co-editor of Disability Injustice: Confronting Criminalization in Canada and Keywords for Radicals: The Contested Vocabulary of Late-Capitalist Struggle. Anne McGuire is an associate professor and director of the program for Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity at the University of Toronto, where she teaches in the areas of critical disability studies and disabled childhoods. She is the co-author of the children’s book We Move Together (AK Press, 2021). Her monograph, War on Autism: On the Cultural Logic of Normative Violence (University of Michigan Press, 2016), was awarded the 2016 Tobin Siebers Prize for Disability Studies in the Humanities. Eduardo Trejos is a Costa Rican multi-disciplinary artist. A lover of color, insatiable reader, and parent of two boys, he currently lives in Toronto where he works as a graphic designer.

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BOOKLIST MIDDLE GRADE

TEENS

JAYDEN’S IMPOSSIBLE GARDEN Ken Daley

PETER LEE’S NOTES FROM THE FIELD Angela Ahn

978-1631985904 Free Spirit Publishing

978-0735268241 Penguin Random House

WELCOME TO THE CYPHER Khodi Dill

KYLIE THE MAGNIFICENT Marty Chan

978-1773215631 Annick Press

978-1459828070 Orca Book Publishers

MARGOT AND THE MOON LANDING A.C. Fitzpatrick

LIVING WITH VIOLA Rosena Fung

THE POWER OF STYLE Christian Allaire

978-1773215495 Annick Press

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CHASING BATS AND TRACKING RATS Dr. Cylita Guy

HUNTING BY STARS Cherie Dimaline

978-1773213606 Annick Press IT’S A MITIG! Bridget George 978-1771622738 Douglas and McIntyre

978-1773215396 Annick Press

INDIVISIBLE Daniel Aleman 978-0759554979 Hachette Book Group

MISFIT IN LOVE S.K. Ali 978-1534442757 Simon and Schuster

978-0735269651 Penguin Random House

C IS FOR CARNIVAL Yolanda T. Marshall

THANKS A LOT, UNIVERSE Chad Lucas

IRON WIDOW Xiran Jay Zhao

978-1771055833 Chalkboard Publishing

978-1419751028 Abrams / Canadian Manda Group

978-0735269934 Penguin Random House

THE DOLL Nhung N. Tran-Davies

THE STREET BELONGS TO US Karleen Pendleton Jiménez

SINK OR SWIM Tash McAdam

978-1772601657 Second Story Press

WE MOVE TOGETHER Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire & Eduardo Trejos 978-1849354042 AK Press A SARI FOR AMMI Mamta Nainy & Sandhya Prabhat 978-1542035071 Amazon Publishing

978-1551528403 Arsenal Pulp Press

978-1459828513 Orca Book Publishers

THE GREAT BEAR David A. Robertson

THE BONES OF RUIN Sarah Raughley

978-0735266131 Penguin Random House

978-1534453562 Simon and Schuster

FINDING HOME Jen Sookfong Lee

BLOOD LIKE MAGIC Liselle Sambury

978-1459818996 Orca Book Publishers

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GROWING UP TRANS Dr. Lindsay Herriot, Maisie Bodrug & Wynter 978-1459831377 Orca Book Publishers 37