BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Coquitlam Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Coquitlam Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fcb09d9e-3236-45d2-8056-55596f0d309f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260727T135832Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T141500 SUMMARY:Author talk: Rebecca Wood Barrett LOCATION:Branch - City Centre\nBranch - City Centre X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Branch - City Centre;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Branch - City Centre:geo:49.2812193,-122.7929484 GEO:49.2812193;-122.7929484 DESCRIPTION:Visit by B.C. author Rebecca Wood Barrett\, who wrote My Best Friend is Extinct..\nhttps://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/9106935 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Have you ever found a friend in an unusual place? In My Best Friend is Extinct\, ten-year-old Henry Springs discovers and befriends a strange creature that is seriously injured. Whi le he nurses him back to health he discovers the creature is not the only unusual beast lurking in the neighbourhood. This is a story about friendsh ip\, bullying\, finding your true self\, and discovering animals believed to be extinct. Find out where Rebecca's ideas originated\, and how prehist oric creatures like the short-faced bear and sabre-tooth tiger roamed our lands a mere 10\,000 years ago. She'll describe her creative writing metho ds\, how the book evolved\, and the editing process through multiple draft s with her writers group\, editor and illustrator. \;

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Contact librarian Chris Miller: cmiller@coq library.ca \;

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