Howard S. Billings High School wins TD Kids Book Club
'Branded by the Pink Triangle' author Ken Setterington visits Chteauguay school
Two classes from the Howard S. Billings High School in Chteauguay got a visit from author Ken Setterington, after winning the TD Kids Book Club.
Every year, CBC picks a children's book and organizes a contest betweenMontreal schools.The winning school gets copies of the book and a visit from the author.
This year CBC chose Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington, a former librarian and the first Children and Youth Advocate for the Toronto Public Library.
Students and teachers from Howard S. Billings High School told Sue Smith on CBCs Homerunthey were looking forward to meeting Setterington, because they weremoved by the stories in the book and had a lot of questions for him.
While the TD Kids Book Club is over forMontreal contest winners, thecontest tied to the TD Canadian Children's Book Award is still ongoing.
Children aged 5-13 can enter by pickingafavourite book among this year's finalists.
The prize isa trip for two to Torontoto attend the gala on November 6, andincludes two nights' accommodation plus $500 in spending money.
The contest closes October 23.
Click here to enter.