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Canada Reads 2012: Relive the debates

March 9, 2012 9:19 AM
 


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Congratulations to Carmen Aguirre! Her book, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter was crowned the Canada Reads 2012 champion. Something Fierce was defended by musician Shad.

You can watch, listen and go behind the scenes of all four days of debate by clicking on the image above and learn more about all five nominees here.


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2012 Nominees
The Game The Game
by: Ken Dryden
Defended by: Alan Thicke
On a Cold Road On a Cold Road
by: Dave Bidini
Defended by: Stacey McKenzie
Prisoner of Tehran Prisoner of Tehran
by: Marina Nemat
Defended by: Arlene Dickinson
Something Fierce Something Fierce
by: Carmen Aguirre
Defended By: Shad
The Tiger The Tiger
by: John Vaillant
Defended by: Anne-France Goldwater


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The Canada Reads publishers support literacy by donating books to libraries, and the publisher of the winning book makes a financial donation to a national adult literacy organization. This year's recipient is Frontier College's Aboriginal Literacy Program.