Highway of Heroes
Date of Review:
Dec.17.2010
Published Work:
Reviewer:
Gillian Richardson
Source:
CM Magazine
Put yourself in the mind of a young boy, caught up in the heartbreak of losing his soldier dad, and now facing the formal repatriation ceremony that begins at CFB Trenton… The language is simple, the story told in present tense helping each reader experience a close connection with the event…
The second half of the book offers ‘The Story of the Highway,’ explaining how the spontaneous gatherings of hundreds along the route began in 2002…
The highly charged emotional nature of this topic makes it challenging to present in a sensitive and effective way. The choice of two approaches in this book – a personal perspective, and a more objective, factual one – help to balance the grief and loss that underlies the topic. It works.
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About Kathy
Kathy long ago sorted mail, waited tables, and taught school for five years, before finally figuring out that what she really wanted to do was write. She now has over 30 titles to her credit which include young adult fiction, novels for middle readers,...