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A Stranger at Home: A True Story

A Stranger at Home: A True Story - Paperback

by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
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Availability:In StockContributor:Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Liz Amini-HolmesAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2011-09-01Pages:112
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Annick PressISBN-13:9781554513611ISBN-10:1554513618UPC:9781554513611Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Customs, Traditions, AnthropologySize:8.90 x 6.20 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCDYWAQB73
Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It's been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, "Not my girl." Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can't even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family's way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people--and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl's struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Annick PressISBN-13:9781554513611ISBN-10:1554513618UPC:9781554513611Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, Customs, Traditions, AnthropologySize:8.90 x 6.20 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCDYWAQB73

Christy Jordan-Fenton is the author of "Fatty Legs," which was named one of the 10 best children's books of 2010 by "The Globe and Mail." She is currently working on several children's stories, a novel for adults and a short story collection.

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton spent her early years on Banks Island in the Arctic Ocean. She now lives in Fort St. John, British Columbia.

Liz Amini-Holmes' illustrations have appeared in children's books, magazines and newspapers. She lives near San Francisco, California.

Publisher: Annick Press

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Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

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Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

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