23. Standing Up for Ourselves

This is an in-person Youth Event. 

For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page.

For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. 

Middle school isn’t easy. Kids are learning how to grapple with serious issues—from insecurity and prejudice to making choices about who and what to believe. The characters in these page-turning middle grade stories demonstrate strength of all kinds. A fledgeling shapeshifter learns how to listen to the voice in her heart, in Kai Cheng Thom’s heartfelt and hilarious The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class. Jay Odjick’s kid hero fights crime and protects Indigenous artifacts in Kaboom! Volume 1: Blast Off. And Robin Stevenson’s The Book of Jupiter follows a girl who must wrestle with what comes next when she realizes she’s lived most of her life inside a cult. In an uplifting conversation, these authors will encourage young readers to believe in themselves, and to build and trust their own instincts. 

Moderated by Shannon Ozirny.

Grades 4–7. 

Explore the full Festival line up on our website: writersfest.bc.ca

BOX OFFICE INFO

Please purchase enough tickets for your entire group, including all adults. 

Not booking for a school group? Please purchase a General admission ticket. All ages are welcome!

Complete Festival Box Office information can be found on our website: writersfest.bc.ca/box-office 

Need to talk to Box Office staff? Please reach out to boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca, or call 778-658-0426.

Having trouble completing your online order? Showpass support can be reached at 1 (844) 307-7469.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Complete Festival accessibility information can be found on our website: writersfest.bc.ca/accessibility

We do our best to make our events low-barrier, accessible experiences for our community. If you have accessibility needs, please reach out to boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca, or call 778-658-0426.