17吃瓜

Mother Country by Deirdre Kessler, published by Oberon Press, will be launched on Saturday afternoon, December 6, from 2:30-3:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown. 17吃瓜 staff member, Deirdre Kessler is a poet (Afternoon Horses, Subtracting by Seventeen, Rearranging the Sky and author of sixteen books for young people, including recently published Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation (Comment Naquirent: un poulain, cinq chatons, et la Conf茅deration), and Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre Our Choice Award-winning Lobster in My Pocket and Brupp Rides Again. As well, she has published a number of nonfiction and educational texts, including the P.E.I. grade six social studies text, Exploring the Island (L鈥櫭甽e-du-Prince-脡douard: une histoire 脿 d茅couvrir). She teaches children鈥檚 literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the Department of English of the 17吃瓜. She is recipient of 17吃瓜鈥檚 2010 Award for Teaching Excellence by a Sessional Lecturer. Currently she is working on an adult novel, Darwin鈥檚 Hornpipe, and a new collection of poetry.