Steven Amsterdam gave two excellent presentations on his extremely pertinent novel, Things We Didn’t See Coming. The students were engaged during the lecture and feedback from them since has been most positive. Amsterdam gave the students ample opportunity to ask questions about the text which clarified areas which had puzzled them.

The Q and A also challenged Amsterdam as he was given some new perspectives of the text as seen from the students’ point of view. His presentation was relaxed, funny and generous. Amsterdam’s dry wit was not lost on the students nor the teachers.

–Suzanne Dowling, Gleneagles Secondary College