Jonny Appleseed. [kit]

Jonny Appleseed. [kit]

By
Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)

Publication Date
2018

Physical Description
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.

Subject Term
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
 
Canadian fiction.
 
Homosexuality -- Fiction.
 
LGBTQ2 -- Fiction.

Series
BOOKCLUB KIT
 
BOOKCLUB KIT.

Summary
You're gonna need a rock and a whole lotta medicine" is a mantra that Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, repeats to himself in this vivid and utterly compelling novel. Off the reserve and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Self-ordained as an NDN glitter princess, Jonny has one week before he must return to the "rez," and his former life, to attend the funeral of his stepfather. The next seven days are like a fevered dream: stories of love, trauma, sex, kinship, ambition, and the heartbreaking recollection of his beloved kokum (grandmother). Jonny's life is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages—and as he goes through the motions of preparing to return home, he learns how to put together the pieces of his life. Jonny Appleseed is a unique, shattering vision of First Nations life, full of grit, glitter, and dreams.

Audience
For bookclub participants.

Language
English

ISBN
9781551527253


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberCopyStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Bookclub KitBookclub KitFIC WHI(10 copies)Checked In