• When the star trumpet player gets a duet partner in the new girl at school, they bond over being the only child of single moms, but a new revelation forces them to rethink their definition of family – and of their own identity
• A heartwarming coming-of-age story about passionate music nerds, first girlfriends, and families both born and found.
• The Club focuses on kids exploring their relationships not just with biological family members, but also with non-relatives, and learning how much DNA does and does not affect who you are.
• Eric Walters won the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature – Text for his novel The King of Jam Sandwiches. His novels have all become best-sellers, have won over a hundred awards, including eight Forest of Reading awards and the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award.
• I Read Canadian Day was his idea and he collaborated with organizations, publishers, booksellers and writers/illustrators to launch the first day which took place on February 19, 2020 and involved almost 2000 schools and libraries across the country championing Canadian books with their students and patrons.
• Eric has presented to more than 1,500,000 students across North America and internationally in Japan, Kenya, and Germany. His presentations blend drama, storytelling, audience participation and interaction. He presents to students from K – Grade 12 as well as adult groups and has been a keynote speaker at a variety of conferences. During the pandemic he has done close to 300 virtual visits, as well as co-hosted a webinar series.
• Eric Walters has done extensive research on kids who were born of sperm donorship.