{"id":648,"date":"2020-01-22T08:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T08:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whiteroseproject.org\/?p=648"},"modified":"2020-01-22T08:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T08:48:53","slug":"meet-the-author-kip-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/22\/meet-the-author-kip-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Kip Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"
*Please note: this event has been postponed until further notice.*<\/strong><\/div>\n
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On 18 March we’ll welcome Kip Wilson to Oxford! Kip will read from and discuss her award-winning Young Adult novel-in-verse ‘White Rose’!\u00a0<\/span>Here’s an excerpt to give you a flavour:<\/div>\n
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FEBRUARY 18, 1943
\nGestapo Headquarters<\/i>
\nThe cars screech to a
\nhalt, officers pull
\nus out by the arms, haul
\nus inside and off to
\nseparate
\nrooms, my heartbeat
\npounding
\nall the while,
\nboom-boom,<\/i>
\nboom-boom.<\/i>
\nThey swing
\nthe door shut, unlock
\nmy handcuffs, order
\nme to sit, rush about with
\ncoats, hats, cases, papers
\nas I try not
\nto give in to the
\noverwhelming,
\nsickening
\nknowledge spreading through me:
\nthe two of us are trapped
\nin this net because
\nof me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read a longer excerpt from the novel and access a reader\u2019s guide here<\/a>. And find out more about Kip\u2019s writing on her website<\/a>.\u00a0White Rose\u00a0<\/em>is recommended for age 12+. The book is a wonderful example of writing for teenagers and young adults, and the discussion will provide a fascinating glimpse into the writing process, from research to composition and\u00a0reception.<\/p>\n

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Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201c[T]imely and relevant\u2026.This tale based on the real life of a young activist, supported by extensive back matter, belongs in all collections serving young teens.\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0School Library Journal<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWhite Rose<\/i> is a resonant testament to courage. In a time of horrific brutality, young people found a nonviolent way to resist. Told in the form of poetry, the story of their hopes is honored and brought back to life, still relevant today, when regimes that spread hatred are once again thriving, and words are our most powerful defensive weapon.\u201d \u00a0\u2013 Margarita Engle, author of Newbery Honoree The Surrender Tree<\/i> and 2017-2019 Young People\u2019s Poet Laureate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

4.15-5.30pm, 18 March, at St Edmund Hall. Attendance is free, but please register here<\/a><\/span>. Please share this, especially with school teachers and students!<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Please note: this event has been postponed until further notice.* On 18 March we’ll welcome Kip Wilson to Oxford! Kip will read from and discuss her award-winning Young Adult novel-in-verse ‘White Rose’!\u00a0Here’s an excerpt to give you a flavour: FEBRUARY 18, 1943 Gestapo Headquarters The cars screech to a halt, officers pull us out by … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[28,48,58,60,61],"class_list":["post-648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-book","tag-outreach","tag-students","tag-talk","tag-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/whiterose_final.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiteroseproject.seh.ox.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}