
TIFA KIDS! Reading: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winner
Tina Athaide
TIFA KIDS! Reading: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winner
Tina Athaide
1:00pm
Saturday, October 31
30 mins
Prepare for a weekend of literary adventure. From October 31 to November 1, TIFA will proudly present an offering of free, digital activities to surprise and delight the entire family.
This event is a 15-minute presentation by the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People winner Tina Athaide with Orange for the Sunsets. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards celebrate the best Canadian books for young people. The winners for the 2020 English-language awards were announced in a live broadcast on October 30.
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About the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not‐for‐profit organization founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, please visit bookcentre.ca.
Prepare for a weekend of literary adventure. From October 31 to November 1, TIFA will proudly present an offering of free, digital activities to surprise and delight the entire family.
This event is a 15-minute presentation by the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People winner Tina Athaide with Orange for the Sunsets. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards celebrate the best Canadian books for young people. The winners for the 2020 English-language awards were announced in a live broadcast on October 30.
English captioning is available for this video. Please click the ‘CC’ button in the video toolbar to turn it on.
About the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not‐for‐profit organization founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, please visit bookcentre.ca.
Featured Authors
Tina Athaide was born in Uganda and grew up in London and Canada. Tina now lives with her husband and daughter in California, where she teaches students with special needs.