Ghost Train (book)

Ghost Train
	Ghost Train by Paul Yee cover of book
Author	Paul Yee
Illustrator	Harvey Chan
Cover artist	Harvey Chan
Language	English
Subject	Children's Literature
Published	1996
Publication place	Canada

Ghost Train is a children's picture book by Chinese-Canadian historian and writer Paul Yee. It is illustrated with oil paintings by Chinese-Canadian artist Harvey Chan. The book was first published in 1996.

Awards

1996 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature^[1]
1997 Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award^[2]
1997 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
1998 Prix Enfantasie (Switzerland)(Winner; for French language version: Le train fantôme)

Adaptation

Ghost Train was adapted as a play by Betty Quan and performed by the Young People's Theatre in Toronto in 2001.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Governor General's Literary Awards: Table of winners, 1936–1999
^ Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards Award Recipients 1976–2016
^ Ouzounian, Richard (April 23, 2001). "Gifted creative team rides artful Ghost Train". Toronto Star. p. C.05. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Walker, Susan (April 16, 2001). "Forgotten heroes: New play, opera tell the story of the Chinese workers who built Canada's national railway". Toronto Star. p. E.01. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

External links

[1] "Governor General's Literary Awards: Table of winners, 1936–1999

[2] Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards Award Recipients 1976–2016

[3] Ouzounian, Richard (April 23, 2001). "Gifted creative team rides artful Ghost Train". Toronto Star. p. C.05. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[4] Walker, Susan (April 16, 2001). "Forgotten heroes: New play, opera tell the story of the Chinese workers who built Canada's national railway". Toronto Star. p. E.01. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

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