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Cortes Book Launch

7/14/2016

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Lisa Gibbons, illustrator of Full Moon Lagoon

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Cortes Island must be the most literary island of its size in the world. We have a population of 900 and our library has more traffic per capita than any library in the Vancouver Island Regional Library system. We have FOUR businesses on the island that stay open year round and one of them is a bookstore. The owner Marnie, had three local books brought in to the store on the same day. (Norm Gibbons, Sea Without Shores; Priya Huffman, of Bone and Breath; Full Moon Lagoon)
Kids here chat about books. No that's not a misprint. 
Yesterday a dad told me his daughter had to settle a dispute between siblings over a shared copy of Full Moon Lagoon by lending one of the kids her own copy. Yup, if we're gonna fight, let's fight about who gets to read first!
We launched Full Moon Lagoon officially with about 90 people in attendance and perfect weather. Everyone enjoyed the Cortes History Trivia game and the kids got fun gifts as well as books from Marnie's Books (and Cortes Literacy Now).
It was a perfect reminder of why I live here; art is celebrated and appreciated. 
Here are some pictures of our lovely evening together. Thanks, everyone!
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  • Books
    • Cedar Dance Study Guide
    • FML Study Guide >
      • Story Synopsis
      • Chapter Questions
      • Vocabulary
      • Chapter Questions with Answer Key
    • Reviews - Full Moon Lagoon
    • Cedar Dance Review
  • Thanks Review
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  • Workshops & Presentations
    • Workshops for educators
    • Classroom visits