TIFA Kids! The Greats: Deborah Ellis

Deborah Ellis and Cliff Lee

TIFA Kids! The Greats: Deborah Ellis

Deborah Ellis and Cliff Lee

10:30am

Saturday, October 31, 2020

30 mins

Join award-winning author Deborah Ellis as she talks about her new book for young readers, The Greats. The book takes a compassionate look at some of the tough issues that young people face today. Readers of all ages will be transported to the country of Guyana, where they will explore themes of depression, desperation and suicide, with the unexpected help of a giant prehistoric sloth. Deborah is an Order of Canada recipient and winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award. (Recommended for ages 12 and up)

Interviewer: Cliff Lee

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Join award-winning author Deborah Ellis as she talks about her new book for young readers, The Greats. The book takes a compassionate look at some of the tough issues that young people face today. Readers of all ages will be transported to the country of Guyana, where they will explore themes of depression, desperation and suicide, with the unexpected help of a giant prehistoric sloth. Deborah is an Order of Canada recipient and winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award. (Recommended for ages 12 and up)

Interviewer: Cliff Lee

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Featured Authors

Deborah Ellis
Deborah Ellis is the author of the international bestseller The Breadwinner, which has been published in twenty-five languages. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders, the UNHCR and the Children in Crisis fund of IBBY. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

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Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee is an editor and writer at the Globe and Mail. Over a decade and a half at Canada's national newspaper, he has reported on a range of arts and lifestyle topics, from books, film and television, to fitness, food and travel. Previous stints include helming the Toronto section and the prestigious Books section. He is currently the Letters editor. His favourite YA novel is Invitation To The Game, by Monica Hughes, from 1990, a fine vintage indeed.

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10:30am

Saturday, October 31

30 mins

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