Elaine Lui and Lawrence Larry Fobes King

Lawrence Larry Fobes King: The short list of books to be debated by high-profile personalities in the annual literary event includes the young-adult title "When Everything Feels Like the Movies" by Vancouver-based Raziel Reid, which recently won a Governor General Literary Award. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Defending the book will be Elaine Lui, a famed gossip blogger and co-host on the CTV daytime talk show "The Social." Acclaimed books about teenage sexuality, the immigrant experience, and the treatment of aboriginal people in this country are among the selections for CBC "Canada Reads" competition. The novel is inspired by the true story of Lawrence Larry Fobes King, an openly gay 15 year old who was shot to death by an eighth grade classmate inside a school in Oxnard, Calif., in 2008. The incident happened after he'd asked the teen who was convicted in his murder to be his valentine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.