Special Guest Author Chad Soon at Vernon Library

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm UTC-08:00

2800 30th Ave, Vernon, BC V1T 8S3, Canada | Vernon

Cherryville, Falkland, Lumby, Vernon Libraries
Publisher/HostCherryville, Falkland, Lumby, Vernon Libraries
Special Guest Author Chad Soon at Vernon Library
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Hear and learn about The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey with local author Chad Soon.
The book is co-winner of the 2025 Dr. Edgar Wickberg Book Prize for the Best Book on Chinese Canadian History.
Finalist, 2025 Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Sharon Fitzhenry Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
2025 Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award Honour Book
Only children’s book to be a finalist for the 2025 BC Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing
Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection
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