Kenneth Oppel
Friday, September 25, 2015

The Nest

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  Coming Soon...  
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

The Boundless: Author With Train

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Credit: Ian Crysler I'd written a book about a train and I wanted a picture of myself with one. Fortunately for me, photographer ...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Boundless: The Caboose

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Of all the spaces aboard a train, the caboose is one of my favourite. It's not as luxurious as first class, exciting as a saloon, or...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Aboard The Boundless: Zirkus Dante

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Behind the miles of its freight and boxcars, The Boundless pulls eighty cars belonging to the world famous Zirkus Dante. One of the first ...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Aboard The Boundless: The Funeral Car

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It was Van Horne's dying wish that his body be carried within a special funeral car attached to The Boundless.   Crossing and ...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Aboard the Boundless: Cornelius Van Horne

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The General Manager of the CPR, Cornelius Van Horne’s job was to make sure the railway got built, pushing it west to meet up with the ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Aboard The Boundless: Owney, the Mail Dog

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Owney used to be the mascot for the United States Railway Mail Service. He travelled aboard the  mail cars, through 48 states -- Before ...
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Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn was winner of a Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the Canadian Governor General's Award for Children’s Literature; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s Novel of the Year by the London Times. His novel Half Brother won both the Canadian Library Association's Children's Book of the Year Award as well as its Young Adult Award -- a first in the two awards' history. His latest book is THE NEST. Born on Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, England, Ireland, and now lives in Toronto with his wife and children. Visit him at www.kennethoppel.ca
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