Deborah Ellis was born in Northern Ontario but grew up in Paris, Ontario. Like many writers, she was a creative loner as a child, at odds with formal education in her youth, and a voracious reader at all times. As an adult, Deborah has been occupied with many issues of interest to women, such as peace, education and equality in society at home and abroad. She works at a group home for women in Toronto, reading and writing in her spare time. In 2006 Deborah was named to the Order of Ontario.
"The authentic details speak of loss, fear, and grief; incredible
kindness; and courage, as well as hope for the future ('I would
wear clean clothes every day and be paid every week'). The readable
design includes informative boxed insets ('How not to catch AIDS, '
'Poverty') and quotes, side-by-side with each child's immediate
experience. Readers older than the target audience will want this,
too, for both the basic information and the heartrending
stories."
-- Booklist starred review "This powerful book succeeds remarkably
well in its goal of putting a face on unimaginably large numbers,
such as the estimated 20 million children who will have been
orphaned by AIDS by 2010."
-- Quill & Quire "The simply written first-person vignettes tell of
poverty, life on the streets, loss of parents and dreams, personal
infection with HIV, fears and hopes, with sepia-toned photographs
of the speakers putting actual faces on an overwhelming tragedy.
Despite their difficult, even desperate circumstances, the children
speak with dignity, courage, and hope of their daily lives and
future plans, several wanting to help effect true change in the
world. Sidebars feature facts about AIDS, making this a valuable
resource for health and social studies classes. . . This is a
call-to-action book which can spur research into practical ways in
which U.S. students can make a difference in Africa's AIDS
crisis."
-- School Library Journal "Every entry is laden with insight,
potent with devastating unselfconsciousness. . .This collection
should be part of every child's adolescence, and to my mind, it's a
hands-down winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's
Non-Fiction."
-- Toronto Star "Heart-wrenching, resilient and inspiring young
voices put faces to the African AIDS pandemic."
-- Today's Parent "Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About AIDS, by Deborah Ellis, is a collection of first-person
accounts by young people, ages seven to 17, describing the effect
HIV/AIDS has had on their schools, families, lives and futures.
This could be a sad or ugly book, but it is not. It is about the
power of the human spirit to endure and hope for a better
tomorrow."
-- The Review (Niagara Falls)
-The authentic details speak of loss, fear, and grief; incredible
kindness; and courage, as well as hope for the future ('I would
wear clean clothes every day and be paid every week'). The readable
design includes informative boxed insets ('How not to catch AIDS, '
'Poverty') and quotes, side-by-side with each child's immediate
experience. Readers older than the target audience will want this,
too, for both the basic information and the heartrending
stories.-
-- Booklist starred review -This powerful book succeeds remarkably
well in its goal of putting a face on unimaginably large numbers,
such as the estimated 20 million children who will have been
orphaned by AIDS by 2010.-
-- Quill & Quire -The simply written first-person vignettes tell of
poverty, life on the streets, loss of parents and dreams, personal
infection with HIV, fears and hopes, with sepia-toned photographs
of the speakers putting actual faces on an overwhelming tragedy.
Despite their difficult, even desperate circumstances, the children
speak with dignity, courage, and hope of their daily lives and
future plans, several wanting to help effect true change in the
world. Sidebars feature facts about AIDS, making this a valuable
resource for health and social studies classes. . . This is a
call-to-action book which can spur research into practical ways in
which U.S. students can make a difference in Africa's AIDS
crisis.-
-- School Library Journal -Every entry is laden with insight,
potent with devastating unselfconsciousness. . .This collection
should be part of every child's adolescence, and to my mind, it's a
hands-down winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's
Non-Fiction.-
-- Toronto Star -Heart-wrenching, resilient and inspiring young
voices put faces to the African AIDS pandemic.-
-- Today's Parent -Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About AIDS, by Deborah Ellis, is a collection of first-person
accounts by young people, ages seven to 17, describing the effect
HIV/AIDS has had on their schools, families, lives and futures.
This could be a sad or ugly book, but it is not. It is about the
power of the human spirit to endure and hope for a better
tomorrow.-
-- The Review (Niagara Falls)
"The authentic details speak of loss, fear, and grief; incredible
kindness; and courage, as well as hope for the future ('I would
wear clean clothes every day and be paid every week'). The readable
design includes informative boxed insets ('How not to catch AIDS, '
'Poverty') and quotes, side-by-side with each child s immediate
experience. Readers older than the target audience will want this,
too, for both the basic information and the heartrending
stories."
-- "Booklist" starred review "This powerful book succeeds
remarkably well in its goal of putting a face on unimaginably large
numbers, such as the estimated 20 million children who will have
been orphaned by AIDS by 2010."
-- "Quill & Quire" "The simply written first-person vignettes tell
of poverty, life on the streets, loss of parents and dreams,
personal infection with HIV, fears and hopes, with sepia-toned
photographs of the speakers putting actual faces on an overwhelming
tragedy. Despite their difficult, even desperate circumstances, the
children speak with dignity, courage, and hope of their daily lives
and future plans, several wanting to help effect true change in the
world. Sidebars feature facts about AIDS, making this a valuable
resource for health and social studies classes. . . This is a
call-to-action book which can spur research into practical ways in
which U.S. students can make a difference in Africa's AIDS
crisis."
-- "School Library Journal" "Every entry is laden with insight,
potent with devastating unselfconsciousness. . .This collection
should be part of every child's adolescence, and to my mind, it's a
hands-down winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's
Non-Fiction."
-- "Toronto Star" "Heart-wrenching, resilient and inspiring young
voices put faces to the African AIDS pandemic."
-- "Today's Parent" ""Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About AIDS, " by Deborah Ellis, is a collection of first-person
accounts by young people, ages seven to 17, describing the effect
HIV/AIDS has had on their schools, families, lives and futures.
This could be a sad or ugly book, but it is not. It is about the
power of the human spirit to endure and hope for a better
tomorrow."
-- "The Review" (Niagara Falls)
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"The authentic details speak of loss, fear, and grief; incredible
kindness; and courage, as well as hope for the future ('I would
wear clean clothes every day and be paid every week'). The readable
design includes informative boxed insets ('How not to catch AIDS, '
'Poverty') and quotes, side-by-side with each childas immediate
experience. Readers older than the target audience will want this,
too, for both the basic information and the heartrending
stories."
-- "Booklist" starred review "This powerful book succeeds
remarkably well in its goal of putting a face on unimaginably large
numbers, such as the estimated 20 million children who will have
been orphaned by AIDS by 2010."
-- "Quill & Quire" "The simply written first-person vignettes tell
of poverty, life on the streets, loss of parents and dreams,
personal infection with HIV, fears and hopes, with sepia-toned
photographs of the speakers putting actual faces on an overwhelming
tragedy. Despite their difficult, even desperate circumstances, the
children speak with dignity, courage, and hope of their daily lives
and future plans, several wanting to help effect true change in the
world. Sidebars feature facts about AIDS, making this a valuable
resource for health and social studies classes. . . This is a
call-to-action book which can spur research into practical ways in
which U.S. students can make a difference in Africa's AIDS
crisis."
-- "School Library Journal" "Every entry is laden with insight,
potent with devastating unselfconsciousness. . .This collection
should be part of every child's adolescence, and to my mind, it's a
hands-down winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's
Non-Fiction."
-- "Toronto Star" "Heart-wrenching, resilient and inspiring young
voices put faces to the African AIDS pandemic."
-- "Today's Parent" ""Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk
About AIDS," by Deborah Ellis, is a collection of first-person
accounts by young people, ages seven to 17, describing the effect
HIV/AIDS has had on their schools, families, lives and futures.
This could be a sad or ugly book, but it is not. It is about the
power of the human spirit to endure and hope for a better
tomorrow."
-- "The Review" (Niagara Falls)
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