When war comes to town
Tag: War
Winterkill: Book Fairs trailer
It’s not uploaded to youtube yet, but you can watch it on Facebook here:
Sick at heart over Putin’s mad war but I’m still doing talks with students
Since this mad war began, my virtual visits have continued but students’ questions have changed. My WWII books give context and history to Putin’s expansionist fantasies. They also help students step into the shoes of a Ukrainian on the ground during times of the past that were much like today.
But while I can compartmentalize my rage and despair long enough to do the presentations, I haven’t been keeping up with posting photos of all the smart, inquisitive, and compassionate young people that I get to meet. So here is a gallery.
So thrilled to reveal this cover! Adrift at Sea
The first picture book to recount the dramatic true story of a refugee family’s perilous escape from Vietnam
It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the hull is leaking; the drinking water is nearly gone. This is the dramatic true story recounted by Tuan Ho, who was six years old when he, his mother, and two sisters dodged the bullets of Vietnam’s military police for the perilous chance of boarding that boat. Told to multi-award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and illustrated by the celebrated Brian Deines, Tuan’s story has become Adrift At Sea, the first picture book to describe the flight of Vietnam’s “Boat People” refugees. Illustrated with sweeping oil paintings and complete with an expansive historical and biographical section with photographs, this non-fiction picture book is all the more important as the world responds to a new generation of refugees risking all on the open water for the chance at safety and a new life.