Two honest and memorable middle-grade novellas on residential schools and reconciliation. The novellas will be bound together in a "flip-book" format, which offers the intended audiences two important perspectives in one package.
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Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary: -
Author:Jordan-Fenton, ChristySummary:Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations, When I Was Eight makes the bestselling Fatty Legs accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us...
- Author:Sheinkin, SteveSummary:
When superstar athlete Jim Thorpe and football legend Pop Warner met in 1904 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called "the team that...
- Author:Webstad, PhyllisSummary:
When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was...
- Author:Thomas-Peter, B.A.Summary:
1950s, New Denver: Pavel and Nina are among 200 Russian Doukhobor children separated from their families and community, and placed in a residential facility in the Kootenay region of BC. Forcibly removed from their homes by the RCMP,...
- Author:Van Camp, Richard, Gray Smith, Monique, Gear, AlisonSummary:
"From award-winning authors Richard Van Camp and Monique Gray Smith come two honest and memorable middle-grade novellas on residential schools and reconciliation. The novellas will be bound together in a 'flip-book' format, which offers...
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Author:Merasty, Joseph AugusteSummary: - Author:Florence, MelanieSummary:
This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them...
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Author:Ross, RupertSummary:Imagine a world in which people see themselves as embedded in the natural order, with ethical responsibilities not only toward each other, but also toward rocks, trees, water and all nature. Imagine seeing yourself not as a master of...
- Author:Benjamin, ChrisSummary:
In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple perspectives for the first...
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Author:Wagamese, RichardSummary:Saul Indian Horse, who is dying in a big city hospice, embarks on a journey of imagination back through his life.
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Author:Dupuis, Jenny Kay, Kacer, KathySummary:A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened,...
