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A Good Book Drive: Keighty Gallagher

Much praise to Keighty Gallagher who took a little time away from building her brand new ( tight! ) business to chat books.

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Much praise to Keighty Gallagher who took a little time away from building her brand new (tight!) business to chat books. She’s handing over a copy of Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, which Keighty so elegantly describes “is a book about a young curious girl who finds joy in snooping around Manhattan, spying on her neighbours and friends and recording these ‘truths’ in her little spy book.”

And therein lie the true makings of an imaginary best friend. Reading these books would have Keighty happily “transported to Harriet’s neighbourhood in New York in the 1960’s. Cruising the city streets alongside my pal Harriet, complete with my own spy kit, converse kicks, and lens-less glasses.”

After all those wild, imaginary urban excursions, what did Keighty finally learn from Harriet? “Probably that telling the truth wasn’t always pretty. And that tomato sandwiches are delicious!”

Too cute.

A Good Book Drive is an annual book drive to bring stories to a new generation of readers, and support kids in need of new books. Running through the month of November, A Good Book Drive will be inspiring Vancouverites to purchase a new copy of their favorite kids’ book and deliver it to set locations throughout the city. At these drop off locations you can personalize your donation with a special bookplate, sharing the story of why that book is special to you. All books will be donated to this year’s book drive recipient, One to One: A Children’s Literacy Program. Share your favourite stories with A Good Book Drive onTwitter, Facebook and Instagram.