BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9fd3421cc8c6169d56b3d149d213a834 CATEGORIES:DEFAULT CREATED:20220725T132507 SUMMARY:Book Launch at La Popote LOCATION:La Popote. Knoll Drive\, Hilton DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the launch of award-winning Hilton author's new midd le-grade novel. Author Bridget Krone will be in conversation with Kim Ward. \nThe Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap (2022) is published by Catal yst Press (USA). From the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Be st Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews\n“I’ve decided that some peo ple put out fires and leave the world cold and hopeless and others nurse th e kindling, blow like mad and fan the flames with whatever they have at han d so that everyone feels its warmth.”\nA lot of things can feel just out of reach in 12-year-old Boipelo Seku’s small, impoverished village of Cedarvi lle, South Africa. The idea of one day living in a house that’s big enough for his family is just a faraway dream. But when Boi stumbles on a story ab out a Canadian man who traded his way from a paperclip to a house, Boi hatc hes his own trading plan starting with a tiny clay cow he molded from river mud. Trade by trade, Boi and his best friend Potso discover that even thou gh Cedarville lacks so many of the things that made the paperclip trade pos sible, it is fuller than either of them ever imagined.\nIn a chain of event s that turns Boi’s tiny spark into a warming fire, Boi learns the power of friendship and community, and finds that something’s value isn’t in what yo u can trade for it, but in the good it brings to the people you love.\nA Ju nior Library Guild Gold Star Selection\nAdvance Praise\n“Bridget Krone has crafted a loving, funny story about a vibrant South African community where Boi’s bold dream of a big swap goes in all kinds of unexpected directions. When the threads are knit back together, they become a hymn of kindness an d joy.” — Jane Kurtz, author and winner of the 2022 IBBY-IREAD Outstanding Reading Promoter Award\n“In this humorous, optimistic tale, Krone explores the mutability of friendships and the perils of trying to hold on to them t oo strongly. […] A compelling look at friendship and community uplift under harsh circumstances.” —Kirkus\n“This novel is an engaging read with a sati sfying ending … the theme of grace ties everything together: when all seems an impossible knot, if one keeps looking and persevering, the secret to un tangling might click into view—a timely message for our world.” —Africa Acc ess Review\nBRIDGET KRONE is the author of two novels for children: Small M ercies (2020) and The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap (September 2 022). Small Mercies is the recipient of a 2022 Stepping Stones Honor Award, listed on the 2021 Outstanding International Books List by the US Board on Books for Young People, and Kirkus Reviews named it a Best Middle-Grade Bo ok of 2020. Formerly an English teacher, Bridget currently works as a write r of English textbooks for South African schools, and writes novels between textbook commissions. She lives in Hilton and is married with two grown-up sons.\nKIM WARD lives in Hilton, but tries to get away to the Drakensberg mountains as often as possible to hike and camp with her husband. When she is home, she looks after her two sons and two sausage dogs and is a proofre ader and editor. She received her English Honours at UKZN, her Masters in E nvironmental Education from Rhodes University, and worked for WESSA as the Eco-Schools co-ordinator for 10 years. She was part of the organising team of the Midlands Literary Festival in 2019 and 2020 and loves interacting wi th authors and reading books.\nRSVP (Call or WhatsAp) Ian 0829333354 / Emai l: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloakcf45e5d117619085448f eb81ce3d0af5').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + '&# 116;o'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addycf45e5d117619085448fe b81ce3d0af5 = 'sales' + '@'; addycf45e5d117619085448feb81c e3d0af5 = addycf45e5d117619085448feb81ce3d0af5 + 'topreads' + '.' + 'co' + '.' + 'za'; var addy_textcf45e5d11761908 5448feb81ce3d0af5 = 'sales' + '@' + 'topreads' + '.' + 'co' + '.' + 'za';document.getElementById('cloakcf4 5e5d117619085448feb81ce3d0af5').innerHTML += ''+addy_textcf45e5d1176190 85448feb81ce3d0af5+''; \n\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us in celebrating the launch of award-winning Hilton author's new middle-grade novel. Author Bridget Krone will be in conversation with K im Ward.

The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap (2022) is publi shed by Catalyst Press (USA). From the award-winning author of Small Mercie s, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews

“I’ve dec ided that some people put out fires and leave the world cold and hopeless a nd others nurse the kindling, blow like mad and fan the flames with whateve r they have at hand so that everyone feels its warmth.”

A lot of thin gs can feel just out of reach in 12-year-old Boipelo Seku’s small, impoveri shed village of Cedarville, South Africa. The idea of one day living in a h ouse that’s big enough for his family is just a faraway dream. But when Boi stumbles on a story about a Canadian man who traded his way from a papercl ip to a house, Boi hatches his own trading plan starting with a tiny clay c ow he molded from river mud. Trade by trade, Boi and his best friend Potso discover that even though Cedarville lacks so many of the things that made the paperclip trade possible, it is fuller than either of them ever imagine d.

In a chain of events that turns Boi’s tiny spark into a warming fi re, Boi learns the power of friendship and community, and finds that someth ing’s value isn’t in what you can trade for it, but in the good it brings t o the people you love.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Star Selection

Advance Praise
“Bridget Krone has crafted a loving, funny story abo ut a vibrant South African community where Boi’s bold dream of a big swap g oes in all kinds of unexpected directions. When the threads are knit back t ogether, they become a hymn of kindness and joy.” — Jane Kurtz, author and winner of the 2022 IBBY-IREAD Outstanding Reading Promoter Award

“In this humorous, optimistic tale, Krone explores the mutability of friendship s and the perils of trying to hold on to them too strongly. […] A compellin g look at friendship and community uplift under harsh circumstances.” —Kirk us

“This novel is an engaging read with a satisfying ending … the the me of grace ties everything together: when all seems an impossible knot, if one keeps looking and persevering, the secret to untangling might click in to view—a timely message for our world.” —Africa Access Review

BRIDGE T KRONE is the author of two novels for children: Small Mercies (2020) and The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap (September 2022). Small Mercie s is the recipient of a 2022 Stepping Stones Honor Award, listed on the 202 1 Outstanding International Books List by the US Board on Books for Young P eople, and Kirkus Reviews named it a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020. Former ly an English teacher, Bridget currently works as a writer of English textb ooks for South African schools, and writes novels between textbook commissi ons. She lives in Hilton and is married with two grown-up sons.

KIM W ARD lives in Hilton, but tries to get away to the Drakensberg mountains as often as possible to hike and camp with her husband. When she is home, she looks after her two sons and two sausage dogs and is a proofreader and edit or. She received her English Honours at UKZN, her Masters in Environmental Education from Rhodes University, and worked for WESSA as the Eco-Schools c o-ordinator for 10 years. She was part of the organising team of the Midlan ds Literary Festival in 2019 and 2020 and loves interacting with authors an d reading books.

RSVP (Call or WhatsAp) Ian 0829333354 / Email: This email address is being pro tected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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