Home waltz / G.A. Grisenthwaite.

Home waltz / G.A. Grisenthwaite.

By
Grisenthwaite, G. A. 1959-

Publication Date
2020

Publication Information
Windsor, Ont. : Palimpsest Press,

Physical Description
304 p.

Subject Term
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
 
Canadian fiction.
 
Racism -- Fiction.
 
Racially mixed people -- Fiction.

Summary
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
English

ISBN
9781989287644


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Bay St. George South (WSF)Adult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
Carbonear (ACR)Adult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
Corner Brook (WCB)Adult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) HarmsworthAdult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) MelvilleAdult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB)Adult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale)Adult Fic IndigenousAdult Fiction IndigenousFIC GRIChecked In