Jacqueline has been named as a member of the Order of Canada! This honour was a wonderful surprise. Jacqueline will travel to Ottawa where she will be formally inducted by the Governor General of Canada, his Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston.
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The Comic Book War has been nominated for the 2016 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award. A real Canadian story for Manitoba’s fantastic young readers! World War 2, Falling Meteorites and Comic Book Superheroes with the power to communicate from the pages of their comics.
Add an extra component to your novel study: a face-to-face interview with the author. Increases critical reading skills and encourages dialogue on the story. A free SKYPE visit with the author is a great incentive for students to read and write.
Jacqueline will be at WOTS in Saskatoon on September 20th. She will be talking about her novel ‘The Comic Book War’ at 3:30 in the Treasure Island Tent!
The Comic Book War is now an Ontario Library Association ‘Best Bet’. This means teen readers have a new novel to read that is already a winner. The Comic Book War is a finalist for the OLA Red Maple Award.