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[CCBC-Net] Deb Ellis at ALA midwinter

From: djgebel at juno.com <djgebel>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:59:55 GMT

Sorry, I forgot to sign off on this, info posted with permission of Fred Horler _at_ Groundwood, by Doris Gebel Join Deb Ellis and Groundwood Books, who in partnership with USBBY are presenting a special fundraising event for a new IBBY initiative-the IBBY Fund for Children in Crisis on Friday, January, 23 7:30-9:00 pm.Location TBA<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Deb Ellis, author of the celebrated Breadwinner trilogy will reflect on her conversations with the children whose words and experiences are shared in her two most recent books: Off to War: Voices of Soldiers' Children and Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees. Signed copies of these books will be available for sale and Deb is donating all her royalties from the sales to the IBBY Fund for Children in Crisis. Patsy Aldana, president of IBBY and publisher of Groundwood Books, will speak briefly about the IBBY bibliotherapy programs already underway. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
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