The Jaguar’s Children
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Interview with John Vaillant
I had such a treat this week to interview author John Vaillant about the book that we are currently reading in TVO’s TeachOntario. The questions were developed in conjunction with the book club’s participants. Usually when I have interviewed people in the past, I have simply used Google Hangouts on Air and hit record. This…
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Why you should read The Jaguar’s Children right now
In 2015 award-winning author John Vaillant released his first novel “The Jaguar’s Children” saying that the issues of Mexico’s plight are just too complex to do justice in a non-fiction book. The book cover shows a wall….the same wall that everyone is talking about in 2017. It’s this wall that our main characters Hector and…
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The Jaguar’s Children by John Vaillant
The Jaguar’s Children by John Vaillant My rating: 5 of 5 stars Remember how when you studied Canadian literature we were referred to Margaret Atwood‘s book Survival? The Jaguar’s Children is a fine example of how this same theme is evolving in the year 2016 as our main character aims to travel to El Norte…
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