CBC's annual Canada Reads faceoff took place this week, and Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau finished second place for defending Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung.
After a hard-fought battle, Comeau came runner-up to Ziya Tong, who won by defending By Chance Alone by Max Eisen.
The panel placed five books against each other, each defended by their own champion; Lisa Ray, Yanic Truesdale (of Gilmore Girls fame) and Joe Zee rounded out the list of defenders, who went to bat for Brother by David Chariand, Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong, respectively.
Ultimately, Tong's passionate defence of Eisen's memoir about his family's experience at Auschwitz during the Holocaust earned the win with a 3-2 vote earlier today.
Comeau's choice, Homes, tells the story of a young teen leaving the Middle East and finding safety in Canada. It made it to the final elimination before losing by a single vote.
Watch the Ali Hassan-hosted finale debate below.
After a hard-fought battle, Comeau came runner-up to Ziya Tong, who won by defending By Chance Alone by Max Eisen.
The panel placed five books against each other, each defended by their own champion; Lisa Ray, Yanic Truesdale (of Gilmore Girls fame) and Joe Zee rounded out the list of defenders, who went to bat for Brother by David Chariand, Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong, respectively.
Ultimately, Tong's passionate defence of Eisen's memoir about his family's experience at Auschwitz during the Holocaust earned the win with a 3-2 vote earlier today.
Comeau's choice, Homes, tells the story of a young teen leaving the Middle East and finding safety in Canada. It made it to the final elimination before losing by a single vote.
Watch the Ali Hassan-hosted finale debate below.
