Yesterday we were lucky enough to have author Joseph Boyden come visit the school. He has written a few books, and I have read the first "Three Day Road." The book is awesome! His second book "Through Black Spruce" won the Giller Award, which is huge here in Canada. Worth a bit of money too - $50000!
Anyway, read 3 Day Road and enjoyed it alot, was stoked to find out it wasn't some crusty old man, but a youngish hottie!! Pity he's married.
So he came to THVS and spoke to the Native kids and it was fantastic. He chatted and read an excerpt of the book. He has an awesome reading voice as well. It truly was a bonus that he came to visit the school.
He originally came to Timmins todo an appearance at an event at Northern College, and we had tickets to that. It was a local authors type thing, and Joseph and his wife (Amanda - also an author) were a huge attraction. They were good - Jospeh great- but the local authors part was long and tedious. I do know that the school visit was the better visit, as he got to talk, and it was more intimate. I had the best day!
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