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Here are the Forest-nominated authors who will be running a Forest Friday visit*: Jan. 27 Red Maple Fiction Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Born With: Erika and Gianni Feb. 10 Silver Birch Express Liam O'Donnell, Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Battling Bots Feb. 17 Silver Birch Fiction Kathleen Cherry, Everyday Hero Feb. 24 White Pine S.J. Laidlaw, Fifteen Lanes Mar. 3 Red Maple Fiction Arthur Slade, Flickers Mar. 24 Silver Birch Express Philippa Dowding, Myles and the Monster Outside Mar. 31 Silver Birch Express Kallie George, The Enchanted Egg Apr. 7 Le Prix Peuplier Mireille Messier, Une bestiole ŕ l'école Apr. 28 Blue Spruce Vikki VanSickle, If I Had a Gryphon May 5 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Nikki Tate, Deep Roots Jun. 2 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Helaine Becker, National Geographic Kids: Everything Space & Worms for Breakfast Download the PDF Schedule. <http://OLA.informz.ca/z/cjUucD9taT03NjQ0NzkmcD0xJnU9OTA2NTE1OTkxJmxpPTY2NzUyNjI/index.html> These virtual author visits are free for all 2017 registrants. All of these visits will happen from 11:45 pm to 12:30 pm. Authors will host a 40-45 minute author visit virtually and you will be able to connect from your own computer. They will allow for 15-20 minutes of questions that can be asked through the interactive platform. 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