In this fun, creative writing workshop, author Kai Cheng Thom (The Shapeshifter’s Guide to Gym Class) invites students to dream up their own “monster” while exploring the stereotypes and assumptions we make about people who are different from us. Get ready to write, imagine, and turn those assumptions upside down! Students are encouraged to have paper, pencils, and pencil crayons or crayons for this Halloween-themed bonus event! Grades 6-8.
Author
Kai Cheng Thom is an author who lives in Toronto. She is the author of The Shapeshifter’s Guide to Gym Class.
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