Melinda Szymanik in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Date2020-08-06CollectionLIANZA Books AliveEventLIANZA Books Alive, 2020Duration0:49:20DescriptionLibrarians from Puke Ariki and Community Libraries, New Plymouth and Christchurch City Libraries Tūranga, join students from Christchurch East School and Saint Patricks School, Inglewood, to hear Melinda Szymanik talk about her creative process and read some stories from her finalist collection 'Time Machine and other stories'.

This refreshing collection will engage a young reader’s attention and inspire further discussion. From everyday adventures to the wonderfully weird and fantastical, the diverse tales will take you on a journey of the unexpected. Monsters under the bed, lost dogs, pirate-ship shenanigans, and crocodile revenge — these are just some of the challenges the author’s characters face with bravery, intellect and luck.

This year an innovative approach to the Books Alive events, associated with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, has been created in response to challenges caused by the pandemic.

Books Alive finalist events and virtual storytimes are being offered online for the first time. We are celebrating and promoting the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalist books, authors and illustrators and publishers to new audiences around the country.

School and public libraries have worked with finalists to create a series of online events for children, students, parents, caregivers and whanau to enjoy. We hope you take time to view and share a Books Alive event or virtual storytime.

You can purchase the finalist books through our virtual bookshop:
https://www.thechildrensbookshop.co.n...

Time Machine and other stories
By Melinda Szymanik
Published by Ahoy! The Cuba Press
Finalist for Wright Family Foundation Award for Junior Fiction

Melinda Szymanik in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Melinda Szymanik in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA