On Friday July 25, Year 7 students were fortunate to have a presentation by acclaimed Australian middle grade fiction author Katrina Nannestad. Katrina is the author of several novels exploring the lives of European children during World War two. Her novels such as We Are Wolves and Waiting for the Storks are based on programs that Nazi Germany had running during World War two. We are Wolves is a novel exploring the Wolfskinder children who lived in the forests of Germany after their homes were bombed and families were separated. Waiting for the Storks explores the effects of the Lebensborn program- Hitler鈥檚 program to breed white Aryan German children. Katrina spoke in detail about her research process, planning her novels, the daily writing process and the importance of creating memorable characters to generate empathy in the reader. Students asked questions throughout the presentation and a number of students lined up after the presentation to have their books signed. Katrina Nannestad was brought to 蘑菇视频 as part of the Brigidine Centre library鈥檚 program of engaging students with Australian authors.
Brendan Ryan
Library Services Manager
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