Alone Together - A Curious Exploration of Loneliness

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores loneliness and the lessons we can learn about connection even when we're alone.

About the author

Petti Fong is a journalist, educator and author. She was a staff reporter at the Vancouver Sun, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and CBC and now writes for The Economist. Petti teaches journalism, ethics and business communications at Kwantlen University, Langara College and the University of British Columbia. During the pandemic she created and hosted a podcast with interviews from experts around the world on the topics of isolation and loneliness. The podcast, Alone Together, has been downloaded by hundreds of thousands of listeners and heard in more than 30 countries. Petti lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Product details

• Authors: Petti Fong
• Assisted by: Jonathan Dyck (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9781459837232
• ISBN: 978-1-4598-3723-2
• No. of pages: 88
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 232 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Orca Think
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind