Search Results by tag: Deborah Ellis

The Breadwinner film adaptation to make world debut at TIFF

The film adaptation of Deborah Ellis's internationally bestselling 2000 novel The Breadwinner (Groundwood Books) – the first in a children's series about an 11-year-old in Kabul who disguises herself as a boy to make money for her family ... Read More »

July 25, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Deals

Angelina Jolie Pitt to executive produce animated adaptation of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner

By Sue Carter

Deborah Ellis's best-selling YA novel The Breadwinner (Groundwood Books) is about to get a Hollywood-sized boost with news that Angelina Jolie Pitt will executive produce its animated-film adaptation. The book and its three accompanying titles, ... Read More »

August 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Groundwood releases 15th-anniversary editions of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner series

By Safa Jinje

In celebration of its milestone anniversary, Groundwood Books is releasing new editions of its most successful series Deborah Ellis’s groundbreaking 2000 novel, The Breadwinner, and its companion titles – Parvana’s Journey, Mud City, and My ... Read More »

May 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Canadian kids’ books win at international South Asia Book Awards

By Sue Carter

Two Canadian titles have won this year's South Asia Book Awards for Children's and Young Adult Literature. The Rumor (Tundra Books), written by Anushka Ravishankar and illustrated by Kanyika Kini, is the winner for books ... Read More »

April 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Fall preview 2011: books for young people

By Nathan Whitlock

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. FICTION Kenneth Oppel has become a kidlit star while mostly steering clear of the genre end of YA fiction. His early 1990s ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

By Sue Carter

Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

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Search Results by tag: Deborah Ellis

The Breadwinner film adaptation to make world debut at TIFF

Angelina Jolie Pitt to executive produce animated adaptation of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner

Groundwood releases 15th-anniversary editions of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner series

Canadian kids’ books win at international South Asia Book Awards

Fall preview 2011: books for young people

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

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