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Eric Walters
Eric Robert Walters, (born March 3, 1957) is a Canadian author of young adult fiction and picture books. As of 2020, Eric Walters has written over 100 books. Background Walters was an elementary school teacher at Vista Heights Public School in Streetsville, Ontario. In 1993, he was teaching a grade 5 class in which many of the students were reluctant readers and writers. To encourage them, Walters wrote his first novel, ''Stand Your Ground''. The novel was set in the school and included features from the community and the names of many of his students. He has since written more than 70 novels for young adults. He is a three-time winner of both the Ontario Library Association Silver Birch and Red Maple Awards – voted on by over 100,000 students throughout the province of Ontario. His books have been translated and published in many countries. Personal life Eric Walters was born and raised in Toronto and resides in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Anita. They have three adul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We All Fall Down (Eric Walters Novel)
''We All Fall Down'' is a novel by Canadian author Eric Walters, published in 2006 by Random House of Canada. The story follows Will, a ninth-grade student, spending a day with his father at the World Trade Centre attacks, World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It was awarded the Red Maple Award in 2007 and was an honor book for the 2008 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award. A sequel, ''United We Stand (novel), United We Stand'', was released in 2009. Synopsis Ninth-grader Will Fuller shadows his father, the vice president of an international trading company based in the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center. He is not looking forward to the visit, as his father has always been very focused on his work and Will worries that his father will not bother to make time for him. Will's visit takes place on the morning of the September 11 attacks, September 11, 2001 attacks, and is told in rapid first-person narration as Will, his father, and other staff in the tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |