Sugar Falls : [online electronic book] a residential school story.
Sugar Falls : [online electronic book] a residential school story.
By
:
Robertson, David, 1977-
Publication Date
:
2021
Subject Term
:
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Fiction.
Boarding schools -- Fiction.
Graphic novels.
Canadian fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Electronic books.
Genre
:
Biographical fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Henderson, Scott B.
Summary
:
A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leaders Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but she remembers her fathers words - words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781553799764
General Note
:
"Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, elder from Cross Lake First Nation."
Library | Collection | Collection | Status |
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Provincial Public Libraries | Electronic Book | Electronic Book | Electronic record |