A book study guide is included and will help encourage much needed discussion., he portrait painted of 1980s Iran's political climate - and in particular the situation of gay and lesbian people and political prisoners - is haunting., an accessible text which can be enjoyed by a variety of readers due to its simple writing style.
**Highly Recommended**, Moon at Nine is the romantic adventure tale longed for by queer teenagers prowling the school library for stories that more closely resemble their own. She received the Ontario Library Association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement, and has been named to the Order of Ontario.Basing her book on a true story, Ellis has written a heartbreaking tale of prejudice and injustice. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work.
As always, Deborah addresses issues of political and social responsibility in a story that speaks to young readers.Ī lifelong small-town Ontarian, Deborah lives in Simcoe. It won the 2013 Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society.Īnother new book for Deborah is The Cat at the Wall, which is set on Israel’s West Bank, where a cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house that has just been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers. “The novel is a riveting tale of young girls being true to themselves and their love, set against a political and cultural backdrop few readers will have first-hand knowledge of,” writes Quill and Quire.ĭeborah’s previous book, Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids, is a compelling collection of interviews with Aboriginal and Native American youth aged nine to eighteen. Moon at Nin e, her recent book, is set in Iran and based on a true story. The Breadwinner trilogy alone provided more than $1 million in donations. Deborah gives most of her royalty income to worthy causes such as Street Kids International and UNICEF. Now, she’s author of the international bestseller The Breadwinner, as well as many works of fiction and non-fiction about children all over the world. As a child, Deborah Ellis was “a social isolate” with a rich fantasy life.
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