Home waltz / G.A. Grisenthwaite.
Home waltz / G.A. Grisenthwaite.
By
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Grisenthwaite, G. A. 1959-
Publication Date
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2020
Publication Information
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Windsor, Ont. : Palimpsest Press,
Physical Description
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304 p.
Subject Term
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Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
Summary
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In 1973, fifteen-year old QwÔoqwÔes?kiʔ, or "Squito" Bob, is a mixed-blood N?eʔkepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three n?eʔkepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. Home Waltz follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing, and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak, and tragedy, Home Waltz delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, Home Waltz speaks to one Indigenous teenager's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781989287644
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Bay St. George South (WSF) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
Carbonear (ACR) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC GRI | Checked In |