St. Andrew’s College presents an evening with Roch Carrier, author of The Hockey Sweater - Aurora

Date: Feb 6, 2012

Details

We invite members of the community to attend a  

presentation by Roch Carrier on  

Mon., Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. 

at St. Andrew’s College, 15800 Yonge Street, Aurora 

Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery for a reception and book signing 

Free Admission  

 

 

Roch Carrier, author of the much-loved 

children’s story, The Hockey Sweater, will 

be a guest speaker at St. Andrew’s College 

in Aurora on Monday, February 6th at 7:30 

p.m. The free event is open to the public 

and will include a reception and a book 

signing before and after the event.  

Born May 13, 1937, in Sainte-Justine, 

Quebec, Roch Carrier has always followed 

his own path. That path, leading from his 

village's outdoor skating rink to the office of 

Canada's national librarian, has been a long 

and winding one, filled with many achievements and surprises. 

Drawing on the charm and nostalgia supplied by his birthplace (and still his favourite 

place on earth), several of his works have become classics and are studied and enjoyed 

in schools and universities around the world, in both French and English. Some have 

been translated into other languages. The details of village life are drawn from the Saint- 

Justine of the 1940s. It was a village that had nothing: no library, no books. 

His cherished children's story, The Hockey Sweater, remains a timeless favourite. It was 

made into a short film by the National Film Board, with a screenplay written by the author 

himself. This humorous and bittersweet tale of Roch's childhood worship of his hero, 

Maurice Richard, laid the groundwork for his other book on the hockey legend, Our Life 

with the Rocket (2001), that he would pen many years down the road. 

We encourage parents and their children to wear their favourite hockey sweater to this 

event and to bring their books to be signed (copies will be available to purchase as well). 

Although the event is free, we ask that you RSVP at www.sac.on.ca.  

Questions? Contact Claudia Rose-Donahoe, the Middle School librarian at 

905.727.3178 or by email claudia.rose-donahoe@sac.on.ca.