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The train / written by Jodie Callaghan ; illustrated by Georgia Lesley.

Callaghan, Jodie, 1984-

Publication Date

2020

Publication Information

Toronto : Second Story Press,

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : ill.

Subject Term

Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction.

Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

Indigenous peoples -- Juvenile fiction.

Railroad trains -- Juvenile fiction.

Canadian fiction -- Juvenile fiction.

Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.

Additional Contributors

Lesley, Georgia,

Summary

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost.

Language

English

ISBN

9781772601299

Library	Collection	Collection	Call Number
Carbonear	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Clarenville	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Corner Brook	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Gander	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
St. Alban's	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
St. John's - A.C. Hunter	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
St. John's - Marjorie Mews	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
St. John's - Michael Donovan	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL
Stephenville - Kindale	Juv Picture Bk Indigenous	Juvenile Picture Book Indigenous	X CAL