Author Visit with Kenneth M. Cadow In-Person / Online
Join us for a reading and discussion by author Kenneth M. Cadow. His debut book, Gather, is the Winner of the Kirkus Prize, a National Book Award Finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and was selected as this year's Vermont Reads book.
This is a hybrid event. Join us in person in the Mayer Room or online via Zoom. No registration required in person; register for Zoom here.
Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian’s adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends, and his fondness for the outdoors and for fixing things lands him work helping neighbors. But an unforeseen tragedy results in Ian and his dog taking off on the run, trying to evade a future that would mean leaving their house and their land. Even if the community comes together to help him, would Ian and Gather have a home to return to? Told in a wry, cautious first-person voice, Kenneth M. Cadow’s resonant novel, a 2023 National Book Award Finalist, brings an emotional and ultimately hopeful story of one teen’s resilience in the face of unthinkable hardships.
Free copies of Gather will be available at the presentation, while supplies last. Thanks to Vermont Reads for these books.
About the Author
Kenneth M. Cadow is an educator and writer who lives in Pompanoosuc, Vermont. Gather is his first young adult novel. He is currently coprincipal of Oxbow High School in Bradford, helping to oversee around 400 students.
About this book, he says, “In my teaching career, I have encountered dozens upon dozens of stories like Ian’s: kids whose spirits are threatened to be crushed by societal disregard. The kids who are able to pull through by the ingenuity of their skill set and the strength of their character, as well as the care of their larger communities, are some of the strongest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.”
Cadow is the father of three remarkable adults and lives with his wife and their dog, Quinnie.
- Date:
- Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Mayer Room, Online
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcemorT4tGd196bgpG8yHRtUbXzeXOTLT
- Categories:
- Adult Teens