FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Yellowknife, NT, December 4, 2011 Canadian author,
Eileen Schuh’s, trip to Yellowknife for her grandson’s second birthday turned
into a surprisingly busy week as word of her debut YA novel THE TRAZ travelled
like wildfire through this northern community.
“It started with a press release I
sent to the northern media, announcing the book signing the Yellowknife Public
Library arranged for me. The next thing
I knew I was doing my first-ever live in-studio radio interview with William
Greenland on CKLB FM 101.9 FM , visiting the after-school kids at the Side Door
Youth Center, and stopping in at the Young Offenders Facility to do some
story-telling. Yellowknife weather is
cold and the sun is scarce this time of year, but the people are very
warm--this town has embraced me and my work."
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| North Slave Young Offenders Facility, Yellowknife NT, Canada |
THE TRAZ is a story about 13-year
old Katrina’s year with the TRAZ biker gang.
It is written for both adolescents and the adults in their lives. This fast-paced, high-action novel comes with
a resource and discussion guide that address social issues touched on by the
novel, such as gangs, drugs, swearing, decision-making, and depression.
“I use this novel to teach kids the
vital importance of making good decisions and to educate them about ways to do
that. At the North Slave Young Offenders
Facility I told the youngsters that even though Katrina makes some very poor
decisions, readers find themselves cheering for her. We all want her to be safe and escape the
gang. I told them that is exactly how I
feel about them and how their community feels about them. We want them to successfully deal with
effects of their past poor decisions, get on with their lives, and contribute
to their communities. Aside from all
that, I also encouraged the children to become readers and storytellers. I know at least one of the young offenders
was intrigued by the idea.”
Schuh’s other book, Schrödinger’s
Cat, is an adult sci-fi novella that examines the roles that choice and fate
play in our lives. “I call it a
psychological crime drama that spans two universes,” Schuh says.
Schuh wraps up her northern trip
Monday evening from 7 – 8 pm at the Yellowknife Public Library. She’ll be talking about her books and her
life as an author as well as selling and signing copies of her two novels.
Schuh felt she needed to return some
kindness to this community so in addition to her volunteer visit to the Side
Door Youth Center, she donated several of her books to the Young Offenders
Facility and one of each of her novels to the library.
Schuh heads back to St. Paul, Alberta
Tuesday. Her next scheduled speaking
engagement will be at the end of January when she joins her home town in
celebrating Literacy Day.
Schuh’s books can be purchased
through all major online bookstores and can be ordered in by your favourite brick-and-mortar
bookstore. Check with your local library on availability should you prefer to
borrow them.
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For more information, contact Eileen
Schuh at
eileenschuh@yahoo.com
phone: 780-645-7890
http://www.eileenschuh.com
http://eileenschuh.blogspot.com
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