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Loading... These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheensby Ruby Slipperjack
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Belongs to SeriesDear Canada (1966)
Acclaimed author Ruby Slipperjack delivers a haunting novel about a 12-year-old girl's experience at a residential school in 1966. Violet Pesheens is struggling to adjust to her new life at residential school. She misses her Grandma; she has run-ins with Cree girls; at her "white" school, everyone just stares; and everything she brought has been taken from her, including her name-she is now just a number. But worst of all, she has a fear. A fear of forgetting the things she treasures most: her Anishnabe language; the names of those she knew before; and her traditional customs. A fear of forgetting who she was. Her notebook is the one place she can record all of her worries, and heartbreaks, and memories. And maybe, just maybe there will be hope at the end of the tunnel. Drawing from her own experiences at residential school, Ruby Slipperjack creates a brave, yet heartbreaking heroine in Violet, and lets young readers glimpse into an all-too important chapter in our nation's history. No library descriptions found. |
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There is a lot left unsaid, there is a lot that is implied instead of directly stated, and it makes me wonder how much background information you need. But having said that, I think this book would be fantastic and powerful paired with various resources and other books... and that's really a great thing, a book that encourages you to read more widely in the subject area. ( )