Kenneth Oppel

A free event presented by the Writers Festival in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library. Canadian YA legend Kenneth Oppel, author of the Silverwing and Airborn series, returns with his latest novel, Half Brother. For more information on Teen Authors Week, visit the Ottawa Public Library's website ... (more)at http://biblioottawalibrary.ca

The awards that Kenneth Oppel has won for his fiction over the decades are too numerous to mention. He has been shortlisted or won almost every prize for children’s literature that exists. Oppel’s first novel was published, thanks to Roald Dahl’s encouragement when he was 18, and he has since sold ... (more)millions of copies of his famous Airborn series and Silverwing saga. For more than a quarter century, readers have enjoyed his imagination and style, and this is an opportunity to put his face to the words that have delighted so many. Come and meet him for yourself. Suitable for grades 6 and up. $17 / $8.50 for student groups

At the heart of great stories are often great missions―to find the missing diamond, to save the family, to solve the mystery of the murder. Australian first novelist Richard Newsome and Canadian legend and Governor General’s Award winner Kenneth Oppel have each created missions that test their heroes ... (more)and keep readers fascinated. Newsome’s The Billionaire’s Curse, in the style of Indiana Jones, is set in London when Gerald is thrust into secret passageways, a musty bookshop and an ancient crypt. Oppel’s Half Brother forces Ben to risk everything he knows in his mission to save his baby “brother,” a chimpanzee named Zan. Suitable for grades 7 to 9. $17 / $8.50 for student groups

Join us for the grand finale of our One Book project with a visit from author Kenneth Oppel. Doorprizes, refreshments, book signing,fun.

Kenneth Oppel (grades 4-6)
Library and Archives Canada Auditorium -

Space in the auditorium is limited: call to reserve your seats.