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    An excerpt from The Outsmarters by Deborah Ellis banner. Background image of illustrated, cartoon girl standing at far left and leaning back against a tree, looking across a disheveled yard to a ramshackle shed at the far right of the banner, tabby cat sitting happily atop the peaked roof. At centre left of image a solid brown area with text and Open Book logo overlaid.
    August 08, 2024

    Read an Excerpt from The Outsmarters by Deborah Ellis

    Award-winning author, feminist, and peace activist Deborah Ellis is a prolific author of books for young people, and she is no stranger to conflict resolution and illustrating what it takes to overcome ...

  • Read an Excerpt from Deborah Ellis' My Story Starts Here, where Young Offenders are Given Space to Speak
    Read an Excerpt from Deborah Ellis' My Story Starts Here, where Young Offenders are Given Space to Speak
    October 03, 2019

    Read an Excerpt from Deborah Ellis' My Story Starts Here, where Young Offenders are Given Space to Speak

    For many younger offenders, the first step off the accepted path represents a turning point; a crossroads where their futures hang in the balance. With intersectional pressures often including poverty, ...

  • Adaptation of Groundwood Books' The Breadwinner Nominated for an Academy Award
    Adaptation of Groundwood Books' The Breadwinner Nominated for an Academy Award
    January 29, 2018

    Adaptation of Groundwood Books' The Breadwinner Nominated for an Academy Award

    Deborah Ellis' The Breadwinner (Groundwood Books) has made over $1 million since it was published in 2000. All of those royalties were donated by Ellis to benefit Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan ...

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