We’ve got another great grown-up book review to share with you today! Cathy, one of our great adult volunteers, and Chair of the Red Cedar Awards, has been reading Charis Cotter’s mysterious novel, The Swallow. The Swallow: A Ghost Story is a book about loneliness, family secrets, and the power of friendship. It centers around two twelve year …
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Kate Jaimet, author of Red Cedar Award nominee Dunces Rock, has just announced the winners of the Dunces Rock Songwriting Contest! There were so many amazing contest entries to choose from that she’s decided to award two winners, one for best video, and one for best song lyrics. The prize for best video goes to …
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We’re firing up the time machine again for a look at the winner of the very first Red Cedar Award for Nonfiction, awarded in May 1998. The recipient of this first award was In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae, by Lisa Granfield, which has since become a Canadian Remembrance Day …
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Today we’re thrilled to feature an enthusiastic elementary school book club here on the Red Cedar blog. The Cozy Slipper Book Club comes to us from West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. They were interviewed by their school librarian Danielle Wing. Here’s what they had to say! How often does your book club meet? We …
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As we set off on another great Red Cedar award season, let’s fire up that time machine and take a trip back in time to where the awards began. The very first Red Cedar Awards were handed out in May 1998. The winner of the inaugural award for fiction was Bernice Thurman Hunter’s historical novel …
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Exciting news, Red Cedar Group Leaders! Richard Scrimger is coming to BC this spring. He knows the Greater Vancouver Area best, but would certainly consider visiting other parts of the province if there is enough interest. Richard has written 20 books for children and adults, and his work has received multiple awards and been translated …
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Start your New Year off on the right note by entering the Dunces Rock songwriting contest! From January 1 to 31, 2016, write a song in honour of your teacher or principal and you could win your very own signed copy of Dunces Rock. Here’s what you have to do: First, watch the video of …
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