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SUMMARY:STARFest Presents: Cody Caetano
DESCRIPTION:Cody Caetano will be in conversation with Jason Purcell\, 
 discussing Half-Bads in White Regalia. \n\n*WINNER OF THE 2023 INDIGENOUS 
 VOICES AWARD FOR PUBLISHED PROSE IN ENGLISH*\n*FINALIST FOR THE 2023 EDNA 
 STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION*\n*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 LEACOCK 
 MEDAL FOR HUMOUR*\n*LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2023*\n*LONGLISTED FOR THE 
 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS\n\n\nA family tries to learn from the mistakes of 
 past generations in this whirlwind memoir from a wholly original new 
 voice.\nThe Caetanos move into a doomed house in the highway village of 
 Happyland before an inevitable divorce pulls Cody’s parents in separate 
 directions. His mom\, Mindimooye\, having discovered her Anishinaabe birth 
 family and Sixties Scoop origin story\, embarks on a series of fraught 
 relationships and fresh starts. His dad\, O Touro\, a Portuguese immigrant 
 and drifter\, falls back into “big do\, little think” behaviour\, 
 despite his best intentions.\n\n\nLeft alone at the house in Happyland\, 
 Cody and his siblings must fend for themselves\, even as the pipes burst 
 and the lights go out. His protective big sister\, Kris\, finds inventive 
 ways to put food on the table\, and his stoic big brother\, Julian\, 
 facilitates his regular escapes into the world of video games. As life 
 yanks them from one temporary solution to the next\, they steal moments of 
 joy and resist buckling under “baddie” temptations 
 aplenty.\n\n\nCapturing the chaos and wonder of a precarious childhood\, 
 Cody Caetano delivers a fever dream coming-of-age garnished with a slang 
 all his own. Half-Bads in White Regalia is an unforgettable debut that 
 unspools a tangled family history with warmth\, humour\, and deep 
 generosity.
LOCATION:Forsyth Hall (Downtown Library - 5 St. Anne Street)
ORGANIZER;CN="St. Albert Public Library":MAILTO:sapl@sapl.ca
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