Thank you, Brian Thompson, for the great interview!
Expositor article about book launch for Standoff
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Seeing stars for Standoff!
What a wonderful book birthday present from School Library Journal. Not just such quotable quotes like these:
“brilliantly written”
“sensitive portrayal of the reality facing innocent children and families in a war zone”
“historically accurate quotes and events interwoven”
“VERDICT Purchase for all middle grade shelves.”
But a STAR. Full review here.
Brantford Book launch for Standoff!
Ukrainian Heritage Month: my family’s journey
Touring for CCBC Book Week!
It will be so neat to be touring on Book Week on behalf of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre! This is the 4th time in my 28 years of books that I’ve been selected. It is such an opportunity to meet readers in communities I’d not otherwise be able to see in person. Congratulations to every book creator who will also be touring this year.
Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival
What an amazing Festival! It was so nice to see so many old friends and present books one and two of my Kidnapped from Ukraine trilogy at the Speakers’ Corner.
I read and spoke, but unlike these talented kids, I neither sang nor danced!
Anya found!
How nifty is this? Dr. Mateusz Swietlicki, who probably knows as much about my books as I do, found the real-life girl while in Antwerp who became the image of Anya for Prisoners in the Promised Land.
Sheryl Azzam’s Red Flags and Butterflies
| Sheryl’s book will be released on October 18, 2025. Five out of five stars from me! “A tender, heartfelt, and intelligent coming-of-age story that celebrates quiet strength and trusting your instincts.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Straight A student, talented artist, swim team star — tenth-grader Lexie Moore is a shoo-in for Sunridge High’s prestigious fine art program, if only she can find the right words to tell her dad she wants to apply. Lexie’s dad doesn’t see the point of some overpriced art school. He wants Lexie and her brother at home to help him launch his new renovation business. He says he can’t do this without her, so Lexie agrees to pitch in, just for a little while. If she supports his plan, then he’ll have to support hers, right? It’s only fair. But Lexie’s dad has a very different definition of “fair,” and as his demands increase, his means of getting his way become more and more suffocating. Red Flags and Butterflies is an engrossing story about a young person facing the realities of emotional abuse. | |||||