Shari Green wins national poetry award for novel in verse

Author Shari Green from Campbell River has received the David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award for her novel in verse, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams, the Campbell River Mirror reported. Green accepted the award at a gala ceremony in Toronto. [1]

The Campbell River Mirror reported that the jury described the novel as a gripping tale that sheds light on life in 1980s East Germany. The jury noted that the taut free verse highlights the tension of living through a difficult political moment, emphasizing the importance of speaking out against wrongdoing and the power of music. [1]

The book is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. According to the Campbell River Mirror, the novel previously won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and was named a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards. [1]