April Raintree
Title | April Raintree PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Mosionier |
Publisher | Portage & Main Press |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2011-03-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1553792076 |
A revised version of the novel In Search of April Raintree, written specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Through her characterization of two young sisters who are removed from their family, the author poignantly illustrates the difficulties that many Aboriginal people face in maintaining a positive self-identity.
In Search of April Raintree
Title | In Search of April Raintree PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Mosionier |
Publisher | Portage & Main Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2022-02-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1774920085 |
Memories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? The first edition of In Search of April Raintree, published in 1984, has since touched many generations of readers, becoming a Canadian school classic. In this edition, ten critical essays accompany one of the best-known texts by an Indigenous author in Canada.
Come Walk with Me
Title | Come Walk with Me PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Mosionier |
Publisher | Portage & Main Press |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2018-09-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1553798015 |
In 1983, the book In Search of April Raintree was published to great acclaim, heralding the voice of an important new writer, Beatrice Mosionier (then Culleton). With honesty and clarity, Mosionier explored the story of two Métis sisters as they struggle with loss, identity, and racism. Yet readers have long asked: how much of April’s story comes from the author’s own life? Come Walk With Me, Beatrice’s answer to that question, is a moving memoir that follows a bewildered three-year-old through a dramatic journey to adulthood. Recounting a life that, at times, parallels that of her most memorable fictional character, and at others, diverges from it, Mosionier searches to make sense of her losses—her sundered family, her innocence, and her dignity—only to triumph as a woman and writer, fulfilled artistically, politically, and personally.
How Should I Read These?
Title | How Should I Read These? PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Hoy |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780802084019 |
Drawing on postcolonial, feminist, poststructuralist, and First Nations theory, Hoy raises and addresses questions around 'difference' in relation to texts by contemporary Native women prose writers in Canada.
The Body in the Woods
Title | The Body in the Woods PDF eBook |
Author | April Henry |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2014-06-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0805098526 |
In this new series told from multiple perspectives, teen members of a search and rescue team discover a dead body in the woods.
Ojibwe Community
Title | Ojibwe Community PDF eBook |
Author | Laura K. Murray |
Publisher | Beech Street Books |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2016-08 |
Genre | Ojibwa Indians |
ISBN | 9781773080048 |
Ojibwe traditionally moved as the season changed but today many live across the country. Learn about Ojibwe traditional ways of life and how they respect their traditions in modern Canada.
Kiss of the Fur Queen
Title | Kiss of the Fur Queen PDF eBook |
Author | Tomson Highway |
Publisher | Anchor Canada |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 2011-01-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385674163 |
Born into a magical Cree world in snowy northern Manitoba, Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis are all too soon torn from their family and thrust into the hostile world of a Catholic residential school. Their language is forbidden, their names are changed to Jeremiah and Gabriel, and both boys are abused by priests. As young men, estranged from their own people and alienated from the culture imposed upon them, the Okimasis brothers fight to survive. Wherever they go, the Fur Queen--a wily, shape-shifting trickster--watches over them with a protective eye. For Jeremiah and Gabriel are destined to be artists. Through music and dance they soar.