
by Lynn Popham - Tuesday Oct 16 2007 10:20 am
Posted in: Awards
Winnipeg writer has won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for her book Kanada. Kanada is the story of 14 year old Jutka, an Hungarian girl who survives Auschwitz, only to learn that her suffering is not over with the end of the war. Homeless, she lives in the hopelessness of refugee camps, wondering if there is a place for her anywhere in the world. The story is based on the experiences of Eva's family.
Kanada has also been short listed for the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature - Text.
has also written A Place Not Home, My Canary Yellow Star, winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, and No One Must Know, winner of the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award.
| By Eva Wiseman - $12.99 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2007 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction . Kanada. The name meant untold riches and promise to Jutka, a young Hungarian girl who was captivated by stories of a vast, majesti...
| By Eva Wiseman - $11.95 - add to cart | |
Life in Communist Hungary isn't easy for thirteen-year-old Nelly. Food is scarce and so are clothes. But she has great friends and a special boy she likes, so the hardships are bearable. When th...
| By Eva Wiseman - $9.99 - add to cart | |
2001 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award Young Adult WinnerYoung Marta's life in Budapest has been shattered by the war; her school has been closed, her father has been arrested and her fa...
| By Eva Wiseman - $12.99 - add to cart | |
In 1957 Alexandra's immigrant family is living the North American dream. But when she discovers her parents' secret, Alexandra's world is turned upside down. They are not Catholic, as she believe...
More articles from home, teens


Subscribe via RSS 2.0






Loading...
