About the Author
Raymond McGregor
Raymond McGregor was born in Sudbury, Ontario. He turned his appreciation for literature into an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature at Laurentian University before attending Nipissing University in North Bay for Teachers College. He works as a high school English teacher and enjoys fishing, hunting, playing music, painting and reading in his spare time. Raymond has aspired to write for many years and his two children have been the biggest inspiration to pursue this dream. He hopes that they too will follow their lifelong goals. He now lives in Wawa, a small town in Northern Ontario. "Secret of the Azure Stone" is his third published book.
Our final Read Harder Challenge of the year is all about bingeable book series and more bookish challenges to get you reading harder, too!
Whether you're going to mainline the Oscars tomorrow night or eschew them in favour of a great book, we have suggestions for both camps in today's week in review.
For Pink Shirt Day—a day dedicated to raising awareness of issues related to bullying—we're highlighting Raymond McGregor's The Blue Knight (BookLand Press) for its salient anti-bullying themes told through the story of Owen, the teenage protagonist who is chastised by ... Read more
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