Self-proclaimed book lover Daniella Givon, who is part of the JBF committee and was chair of the awards committee, introduced the evening. The Western Canada Jewish Book Awards, presented by the Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival, took place on April 26. And, in his latest work, Roger Frie found a way to discuss a past for which, previously, “the words were missing for how to speak about it.” Shoemaker were motivated to reimagine a decade’s-old story in light of its relevance to pressing issues of today. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay)ĭeborah Willis became a writer, in part, because it is a way “to learn about the things that you’re curious about.” Irene N. Western Canada Jewish Book Award 2018 winners, left to right: Roger Frie, Deborah Willis, Kathryn Shoemaker and Irene Watts. Community milestones … Diamonds, Baitelmans, Bea Goldberg.In the end, as is recognized by the kids playing the basketball game, we're all in this together. It's a poignant tale of the power of community as a means to rise above hatred and bigotry. This book manages to take a very difficult, even painful subject and frame it in a way that children in upper primary and elementary school grades can handle and understand." - Resource Links, Author and illustrator show their collaborative finesse in a wonderfully rendered marriage between text and art.A book that invites close reading, this will spark interest in the plight of all refugees., Black-and-white pencil sketches reflect a mood of loneliness and the bleakness of the time period.The glossary.does a great job of explaining terms at an age-appropriate level without shying away from harsh truths."The Basketball Game" is a graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning National Film Board of Canada animated short of the same name – intended for audiences aged 12 years and up. It would be a great resource for lessons and discussions about the Holocaust or about refugees, as it brings a personal touch to these events.
Based on the author's novel Remember Me, this graphic novel captures the melancholy nature of the storythe isolation from, and longing for, the familiar comforts of home and familythrough Shoemaker's limited-palette, charcoal-hued illustrations., Both Watts and Shoemaker have created a story that really manages to convey the fear, the tension, the unease of a refugee arriving in a country where she is not really welcomed by everyone, and even looked down on by some.Hopefully, this is a book that will get young readers thinking., This beautifully rendered graphic novel.would make a gentle, highly visual addition to Holocaust curriculum, or it could be an excellent tool for introducing xenophobia and refugee crisis to upper-elementary and middle-grade readers., "This book illustrates so beautifully and heartbreakingly what it is like for a child who is forced to flee for one's life.
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