They were really good listeners.”Įven the teachers learned a lot of interesting details about Walter’s life, including his founding of Creation of Hope, which provides care to orphans in Kenya. “They were really keen to meet him and ask him some questions. “I’ve been reading Eric Walters' books to students for several years now and they get really involved in the books really quickly,” said Martine Engel, an English French immersion teacher. Throughout his career, Walters has won numerous awards and his writing is often based on real world experiences, including walking across the Sahara Desert and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Walters worked as a teacher in Streesville, Ontario and as a way of encouraging his students to read and write, he wrote his first novel, Stand Your Ground. “But I also really want to help people, like being a doctor.” “He really likes sports and I really want to be a hockey player but that’s really hard,” added Grade 8 student, Edelweiss Price. “He wanted to start in the NBA but that didn’t work out for him he said and writing was really fun.” “I learned a lot about him and he’s had many more careers than just being an author and he didn’t plan on being an author,” said Grade 7 student, Maija Turuba. THUNDER BAY - Students at a local elementary school received a unique lesson on inspiration and writing from an award-winning author.Įric Walters, who has written more than 100 young adult and picture books, spoke with students virtually at Claude E.
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