Welcome to the March 29th, 2021 Weekly Issue of Professor Owl’s Book Corner Newsletter where in addition to supporting those with special needs and learning challenges, we are also committed to being more focused on YA/New Adult reading and literacy. We will be featuring tips from a certified literacy tutor to help make your reading experience the best it can be.
We will also be encouraging young writers with tips, writing exercises and we will still be updating our Community News Boards with the latest news from Variety Village and The March of Dimes.
Please feel free to give us your feedback on our new issue, also send us any ideas you may have to help Professor Owl’s Book Corner be all that it can be. We look forward to hearing from you and bringing you a new, and more interesting newsletter.
Professor Owl’s Book Corner’s main goal has always held true since we started this newsletter ten years ago. That goal was to help promote books, literacy, and activities for children with special needs. We hope to assist children and young adults with learning and health challenges, believe that anything possible. We hope to show examples of how some young people have achieved their dreams. We also want to share resources of where to get the tools by showcasing organizations that are available to you.
See our community boards ~ where we try to find organizations and hospitals that are there to help you with virtual events while we wait for things to get back to normal after Covid 19.
We also share tips for those of you with dyslexia, the video below illustrates how you can get help from your teachers, libraries and other organizations. If reading is where you need help, you will see they suggest audiobooks and other tools to help you with your reading challenges.
If you are older, you can perhaps go to your teachers yourself, if you are younger watch the video with your parents and they can perhaps talk with your teachers. From now on we will share books we review and give links to stores and libraries.
We are here for you! ~ if you have any questions just drop us a line at professorowl@outlook.com and we will try our best to get the answers for you.
Check next month’s newsletter for another four books in this group. we will also try to bring you more of these great books and video’s
This month’s book is a new book release, the previous two in this series were published a few years ago. I really enjoyed reading these books so much, that I just had to share it with our readers in the Book Corner.
BRIDGE OF SOULS
by Victoria Schwab (Author)
Victoria (“V. E.”) Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, invites readers to haunted New Orleans in this third instalment of her thrillingly spooky City of Ghosts series!
Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows . . .
Unless it’s the other way around?
Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have survived two haunted cities while travelling for her parents’ TV show.
But nothing can prepare Cass for New Orleans, which wears all of its hauntings on its sleeve. In a city of ghost tours and tombs, raucous music and all kinds of magic, Cass could get lost in all the colourful, grisly local legends. And the city’s biggest surprise is a foe Cass never expected to face: a servant of Death itself.
Another atmospheric setting, this time New Orleans, adds an even creepier edge to the story than even Edinburgh or Paris. I found the way the cities are described, makes one feel that you are right there in the story. I know Edinburgh very well, and recognised the street mentioned, and felt that I was actually walking down the streets of the City.
I have also read the previous two books in this series and really enjoyed everything about them. This book did not disappoint me either in fact, it is my favourite of the three. They all make one want to keep reading until the books are finished. I highly recommend them for middle-grade readers or for older people like me. I really do hope this is not the end of the series
This book and others by this author can be purchase from www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.Kobo.com and other fine book stores and of course your Local Libraries. Amazon also has this book as an audible, which would be great for the reader with Dyslexia, see the above video.
About the Author
Victoria “V.E.” Schwab is the #1 NYT, USA, and Indie bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and This Savage Song. Her work has received critical acclaim, been featured by EW and The New York Times, been translated into more than a dozen languages, and been optioned for TV and Film. The Independent calls her the “natural successor to Diana Wynne Jones” and touts her “enviable, almost Gaimanesque ability to switch between styles, genres, and tones.”
She is represented by Holly Root at Root Literary and Jon Cassir at CAA.
All appearance and publicity inquiries should be directed to her PR rep, Kristin Dwyer, at: kdwyer@leoprny.com
Writing prompts are a wonderful way to kick-start your creativity and generate ideas. There isn’t a right or wrong way to respond, just be honest, be creative and use your imagination!
“So as long as a person is capable of self-renewal, they are a living being.”
~Henri Frederic Amiel
Spring usually signifies new beginnings and renewal. In what area of your life would you like to “start over”?
Reflect and write!
Get creative, write but most importantly…have fun!!
Writing Prompt~A picture is worth a thousand words…
A picture is worth a thousand words…
Spring is a time when nature comes back to life. Your mission should you choose to accept it is to write about something coming back to life, it can be pretty or terrifying, your choice. Whatever you do get creative and have fun!
Attention all aspiring authors:
CAMP NANOWRIMO STARTS ON APRIL 1st, 2021
Are you 13 years old or older? Have you heard of NaNoWriMo.org? Every November thousands participate in an online writing event to complete 50,000 words in just 30 days. Now they’ve made it even better…
CampNaNoWriMo.org is a virtual writer’s camp, designed to inspire you and keep you motivated while you work on your masterpiece. Camp NaNoWriMo.org runs twice a year in April and July and unlike NaNoWriMo welcomes word-count goals of 30,000 and up.
Writers can tackle any project they’d like, including new novel drafts, revisions, poetry, scripts, and short stories.
So sign up today! See you at camp!
“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” ~William Faulkner
www.varietyvillage.ca/events-volunteering/events
Variety Village is a family-friendly fitness, sports and life skills facility in Toronto.
There are programs for all ages and skill levels, join today!
Variety Village is pleased to host exciting special events throughout the year. Our goal is to connect with our community and raise funds to support Variety Village by creating mutually beneficial events that support healthy, active lifestyles in an inclusive environment.
Variety Village. Variety programming empowers children with disabilities to be seen, participate, and feel included. We bring accessible facilities to life with sports, fitness, activities, summer camps, skills training and coaching for competitive and Paralympic athletes. Through local partnerships, we extend our reach through accessibility training and education
www.varietyvillage.ca/events-volunteering
We’ll periodically send you news and updates regarding special events, facility closures & alerts, and other important information
Events · Restrictions & Closures · Variety Village in Toronto
Local Events | Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ontario
https://varietyontario.ca/local-events
www.varietyvillage.ca/events/access-expo
Discover ability-enhancing products and services, play adaptive sports and attend informative workshops. Register for free today! This inaugural year will showcase programs and services promoting: accessibility, inclusion, healthcare, sport, fitness, and healthy living at a premier accessible facility – Variety Village in Scarborough, Ontario.
Home | Variety Ontario
How we help. Variety programming empowers children with disabilities to be seen, participate, and feel included. We bring accessible facilities to life with sports, fitness, activities, summer camps, skills training, and coaching for competitive and Paralympic athletes.
Active Living Conference – Variety Ontario
www.varietyvillage.ca/events/access-expo
Active Living Conference – Variety Ontario
www.varietyvillage.ca/events/active-living-conference
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Events for March 2020
Events and Conferences | March of Dimes Canada
Stand Up for CE – March of Dimes Canada‘s Stand Up for CE is an event to raise funds for people participating in Conductive Education® classes in conjunction with …
Berat Barzanjee
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March of Dimes Canada
10 Overlea Blvd.
Toronto, ON M4H 1A4
Phone:(416) 425-3463 ext. 7305
bbarzanjee@marchofdimes.ca
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