06/28/2020
Happy !
Here are some amazing books to read in honour of pride:
Picture Books:
❤️The Adventures of Honey and Leon by Alan Cu***ng and Grant Shaffer (ages 3-7)
🧡Red: A Crayon Story by Michael Hall (ages 4-8)
💛It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Teresa Thorn and Noah Grigni (ages 8-11)
💚I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas (ages 8-11)
💙 The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (ages 9-12
YA Books:
💜Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
❤️All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories or Q***r Teens Throughout the Ages
🧡Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
💛Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
💚If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Teens and Adults:
💙 We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
💜Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
❤️ The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
🧡Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
💛Adult Onset by Ann-Marie Macdonald (and her other two novels: Where the Crow Flies and Fall on Your Knees)
💚The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
💙Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman
06/21/2020
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Below are some of my favourite books by and about Indigenous authors for different ages.
PICTURE BOOKS:
*When We Were Alone by David Robertson and Julie Fletch
*What’s My Superpower? By Aviaq Johnston and Tim Mack
*Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell and Kim LaFave
*Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk and Alexandria Neonakis
BOOKS FOR AGES 9-12:
*Pemmican Wars: A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson and Donovan Yaciuk
*Good for Nothing by Michel Noel
*Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
*I Am Not A Number by Jenna Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer and Gillian Newland
GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS:
*The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson (my forever #1 recommendation for Indigenous texts)
*Sugar Falls by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
*This Place: 150 Years Retold (Graphic Novel Anthology)
*If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie with Nahanni Shingoose, art by Neal Shannacappoe
NOVELS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS:
*Birdie by Tracy Lindberg
*(In Search of) April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier (YA)
*The Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp
*Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
NON-FICTION FOR TEENS AND ADULTS:
*All Our Relations by Tanya Talaga
*Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
*21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
*The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
WAITING TO READ:
Bones by Tyler Pennock (poetry)
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle (memoir)
06/20/2020
Why creative writing?
Creative writing contains ultimate power: stories are, and have always been, what resonate within us.
Young minds have so much to say, but often need to find the right mode to express it. Creative writing removes barriers, giving individuals the tools they need to express perspectives, insights, and passions.
06/17/2020
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06/15/2020
Through working as a teacher, tutor, and camp professional, I came to realize how everyone has creativity in them, but are often missing the tools needed to express it.
I believe that passion, perspective, and voice are best shown through creative writing. Knowing that after the strange end to the school year we’ve had students could benefit from more time to express themselves (and outdoors!), I decided to start Wordplay to help youth recognize and know how to use the powerful voices they have within them
When I’m not reading or writing, I like to rock climb or hang out with my best friend , my dog Tucker (real-life proof below!).
