Dead, Brilliant Ghost Stories with Kenneth Oppel & Sachiko Kashiwaba

Kenneth Oppel and Sachiko Kashiwaba

Dead, Brilliant Ghost Stories with Kenneth Oppel & Sachiko Kashiwaba

Kenneth Oppel and Sachiko Kashiwaba

1:00pm

Saturday, September 24, 2022

What would you do if you encountered a ghost? Not for the faint-hearted, this conversation with two leading writers – Kenneth Oppel and Sachiko Kashiwaba – explores the thin veil between the living and the dead, and what happens when it’s crossed. Oppel brings us Ghostlight, a story following Gabe, whose summer job is to scare tourists with ghost stories until he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl. Kashiwaba’s Temple Alley Summer features Kazu, who plans to solve the mystery surrounding the Kimyo Temple, a place linked to the long-forgotten legend about bringing the dead to life. Tingling spines guaranteed. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Translator for Sachiko Kashiwaba: Aki Takabatake

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 24 at 1pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $12 – Regular; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

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Sachiko Kashiwaba’s festival appearance is generously supported by The Japan Foundation, Toronto.

Conversation

What would you do if you encountered a ghost? Not for the faint-hearted, this conversation with two leading writers – Kenneth Oppel and Sachiko Kashiwaba – explores the thin veil between the living and the dead, and what happens when it’s crossed. Oppel brings us Ghostlight, a story following Gabe, whose summer job is to scare tourists with ghost stories until he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl. Kashiwaba’s Temple Alley Summer features Kazu, who plans to solve the mystery surrounding the Kimyo Temple, a place linked to the long-forgotten legend about bringing the dead to life. Tingling spines guaranteed. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Translator for Sachiko Kashiwaba: Aki Takabatake

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 24 at 1pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $12 – Regular; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

TIFA Kids Logo

Sachiko Kashiwaba’s festival appearance is generously supported by The Japan Foundation, Toronto.

Conversation

Featured Authors

Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General’s Literary Award; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s Novel of the Year by the Times (UK). Born on Vancouver Island, Oppel has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, as well as England and Ireland. He now resides in Toronto with his wife and children.

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Sachiko Kashiwaba
Sachiko Kashiwaba is a prolific writer of children’s and young adult fantasy whose career spans more than four decades. Her works have garnered the prestigious Sankei, Shogakukan, and Noma children’s literature awards, and her novel The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist influenced Hayao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away. Temple Alley Summer received the 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award, was a July/August 2021 Kids’ Indie Next Pick, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. She lives in Iwate Prefecture. Sachiko Kashiwaba's festival appearance is generously supported by The Japan Foundation, Toronto. To learn more about the Foundation and the author's other events, visit their website.  

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1:00pm

Saturday, September 24

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