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Grade 5 students make book club magic with help from fantasy novel Dragonfly Song

CBC Books | Posted: October 2, 2018 2:49 PM | Last Updated: July 30, 2019

Image | Wendy Orr visits Wedgewood Junior School

Caption: Dragonfly Song author Wendy Orr poses with young readers at Wedgewood Junior School in Etobicoke, Ont. (CBC Books)

On Oct. 26, 2018 Grade 5 students at Wedgewood Junior School in Etobicoke, Ont. met with Dragonfly Song author Wendy Orr, whose book is one of five finalists for the $50K TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

Image | Wendy Orr signs copies of Dragonfly Song

Caption: Students at Wedgewood Junior School have their copies of Dragonfly Song signed by the author. (CBC Books)

Participating students read Orr's middle grade fantasy as part of a lunchtime book club, taking place at Wedgewood throughout the month of October. Together with their teachers, they explored Dragonfly Song's themes of mythology, community, magic and more.

Media Audio | Here and Now Toronto : Readers at Wedgewood Junior School dig into Dragonfly Song

Caption: Grade 5 students participate in a lunch hour book club at Wedgewood Junior School in Toronto, Ont.

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Image | Wendy Orr talks about life as a writer

Caption: Wendy Orr talks about how she became the author of dozens of books for kids and what life as a writer is like. (CBC Books)

Orr told students at Wedgewood about how she drew inspiration for Dragonfly Song from the mythology of ancient Crete, and shared details of a visit she took to the Mediterranean — stopping at many of the places that planted the seeds for the book.
Before her visit, she spoke with Here & Now guest host Reshmi Nair, about some of those creative sources, and about how her own life experiences informed the book.

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