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Grandpa was a Ram

Written by
Sherry Pringle, Jackson Pringle


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26 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888877314
$18.00 CA





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About the Book

Eggy, Ryerson University´s mascot leads the Ryerson Rams Hockey Team to victory in an undefeated 1962/3 collegiate season. Along the way, Eggy learns the lessons of fair play and true sportsmanship. Based on the true story that won the noted hockey team, a place of honour on Ryersons Hockey Wall of Fame in the former Maple Leaf Gardens, in Toronto. Their record to date, has never been broken.

Grandpa Was a Ram is author Sherry Pringle´s first children´s book, written and illustrated by Pringle and her eight-year-old Grandson Jackson Pringle. Her previous two books are a compilation of personal war stories of Canadian men and women in WW2. All The Ship´s Men: HMCS Athabaskan´s Untold Stories publiched by Vanwell Publishing 2010, and Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Times: Canadian Women of WWII published by Borealis Press, 2015, reveal never before told stories of the service, sacrifice and dedication of over 100 Canadian men and women. Currently she has a revision and two historical novels in the works.



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About the Authors Sherry Pringle
Accomplished artist and author of All the Ship's Men: HMCS Athabaskan's Untold Stories. Sherry Pringle in Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Times: Canadian Women of WWII has turned her focus to the women of war. Her extensive research for both books has led to a collection of 100 personal stories and vignettes of Canadian men and women at home and in the war zone. Sherry Pringle resides in Napanee, Ontario where, in an idyllic river setting, she enjoys the gift of freedom made possible by the courage and sacrifice of Canada's war veterans.

Jackson Pringle
Jackson Pringle is the grandson of author Sherry Pringle.





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