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Local author Heather M. O’Connor visited St. Paul School in the city Friday with copies of her new book, ‘Fast Friends,’ to share with the school’s Grade 1 students.
But they won’t be the only ones reading it – through the TD Grade 1 Book Giveaway program, 550,000 copies of the book will be distributed to Grade 1 students across the country.
The book, illustrated by Claudia Dávila, was translated into French by Isabelle Allard, and it will go into French and French immersion schools under the title “Amis instantanés.”
The story: “When Suze, a nonverbal student, is introduced to high-energy Tyson and his class, everyone is tentative about him being around her. But while the other students and even the teacher don’t understand Suze, Tyson does. And Tyson and Suze might have more in common than anyone thought.”
O’Connor said the story is personal to her.
“My daughter Suze is nonverbal and uses a wheelchair,” says O’Connor. “That didn’t stop her friends from playing with her and, yes, sometimes zooming her around the schoolyard speedy-quick. I’m excited to share Fast Friends with kids at St. Paul’s, my neighbourhood school in Peterborough.”
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