Red Cedar Book Award

Where did you get your idea to write about a boy in the Middle Ages? [Note: It’s actually the Age of Exploration—Middle Ages ends in the 15th century] From my research. I chose 1660s London specifically because it was such a rich time of plots, conspiracies, and secrets, as enemies struggled against each other for…

Kathleen Cherry, Author of Everyday Hero Visits BC Schools

Mar 26, 2018

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Recently Kathleen Cherry, Red Cedar-nominated author of Everyday Hero had the opportunity to work with students in the Red Cedar Club at Spruceland Elementary School and also to present to several classes at Southridge Elementary School. She is very enthusiastic about the experience, saying it was “So exciting to witness the student’s enthusiasm for books…

École South Sahali interviews Gabrielle Prendergast, Author of Pandas on the Eastside

Mar 16, 2018

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How did you come up with your characters? Usually I start with a situation or a premise and I slot in a character who is very much like me to start with. As I write I kind of carve away my own personality and carve in a new personality if that makes sense. Sometimes…

Spring Creek Community School Interviews Ellen Schwartz, Author of Heart of a Champion

Mar 6, 2018

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What inspired you to write Heart of a Champion? I was watching TV one night and I came upon a documentary about the Vancouver Asahi baseball team. I had never heard of them, and I was amazed to hear how great they were—not just great baseball players, but great role models through their dignity and…

The 2017/18 Red Cedar Nominees for Fiction are…

May 26, 2017

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in Fiction

Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami (Anansi/Groundwood) The Case of the Girl in Grey by Jordan Stratford (Knopf) Dear Canada: These Are My Words by Ruby Slipperjack (Scholastic) Everyday Hero by Kathleen Cherry (Orca) Heart of a Champion by Ellen Schwartz (Tundra) Howard Wallace, P.I by Casey Lyall (Sterling) Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts…

2016-2017 Gala

May 11, 2017

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in Fiction, Information

We had a wonderful afternoon at our Gala on May 6, and were so grateful to share the day with so many wonderful students, teachers and writers. In the end, the winners were Kevin Sands for The Blackthorn Key and Julia Coey for Animal Hospital! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsors for the…

2016-2017 Gala

May 11, 2017

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in Fiction, Information

We had a wonderful afternoon at our Gala on May 6, and were so grateful to share the day with so many wonderful students, teachers and writers. In the end, the winners were Kevin Sands for The Blackthorn Key and Julia Coey for Animal Hospital! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsors for the…

Harmoney Interviews Sharon Jennings

Apr 20, 2017

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Harmoney Hachey of Signal Hill Elementary felt a strong connection to Sharon Jennings’ Connecting Dots and was thrilled to get the chance to interview the author of the book she’d most like to see win this year’s Red Cedar Award for Fiction. SJ: Thank you for your email – it made my day! Writers spend…

Mile 108 Elementary Interviews Linda Bailey

Apr 5, 2017

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