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Ã2020., Pre-adolescent, Puffin Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home--until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything--including them"--Provided by publisher.
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Ã2020., Pre-adolescent, Puffin Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. Call No: FIC ROBERTSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Morgan and Eli are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home--until they find a secret place in an unfinished attic bedroom. They embark on a dangerous mission to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything.
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2021., Juvenile, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Reders Call No: FIC ROB Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Misewa Saga Volume: 1Summary Note: Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author David Robertson.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a Penguin Random House Co. Call No: ADVENTURE FIC ROB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home--until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything--including them"--Provided by publisher.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First U.S. Trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.
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By Nelson, S D.2023., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: E NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.
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By Nelson, S D.2023., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.
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Ã2021., Pre-adolescent, Puffin, an imprint of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd. Call No: FIC ROBERTSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Eli and Morgan make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?"
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time. Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues--Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?"--Provided by publisher.
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2021., Juvenile, Puffin Canada Call No: FIC ROB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan travel once more to Misewa, travelling back in time. Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?"--
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[2021]., General, Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Fantasy Fiction YOU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart."--
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Annick Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time on the rez with her grandmother. She feels strangely compelled to go to the place where her dreams have been tugging at her to come home. Maybe she can finally find out what happened to her mother, who mysteriously disappeared when she was four years old. Misko discovers her unique ability to connect to a spirited horse named Mishtadim who is being violently broken in by the rancher next door and his son, Thomas. Although Misko and Thomas challenge one another, their friendship is forged through the taming of the wild horse. In the process, she realizes the true meaning of belonging and that you can never truly leave home"--Provided by publisher.
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[2022]., Juvenile, Annick Press Call No: NL REALISTIC F LAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A young Indigenous girl searching for a sense of home finds strength and courage in her gifts, her deepening connection to the land, and her own cultural awakening in this moving coming-of-age story. The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time on the rez with her grandmother. She feels strangely compelled to go to the place where her dreams have been tugging at her to come home. Maybe she can finally find out what happened to her mother, who mysteriously disappeared when she was four years old. Misko discovers her unique ability to connect to a spirited horse named Mishtadim who is being violently broken in by the rancher next door and his son, Thomas. Although Misko and Thomas challenge one another, their friendship is forged through the taming of the wild horse. In the process, she realizes the true meaning of belonging and that you can never truly leave home. She Holds Up the Stars is a powerful story of reconciliation and the interwoven threads that connect us to family, to the land, and to our own sense of self."--
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[2017]., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: 371.8 FLO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. Call No: FIC ROBERTSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help--from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods, a place they've been warned never to enter, they face new challenges and life-threatening attacks from strange and horrifying creatures. But a surprise ally comes to their aid, and Morgan finds the strength to focus on what's most important: saving her brother's life"--Provided by publisher.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help--from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli's soul before it's too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods, a place they've been warned never to enter, they face new challenges and life-threatening attacks from strange and horrifying creatures. But a surprise ally comes to their aid, and Morgan finds the strength to focus on what's most important: saving her brother's life"--Provided by publisher.
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[2021]., Juvenile, Highwater Press Call No: 371.82 Rob Edition: 10th-anniversary edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Daniel, a schoolboy, is assigned to interview an elderly survivor of the old Indian residential school system. His assignment leads him to Betsy, the grandmother of one of his friends, who tells him her story of loss, abuse, abandonment, and indignity in the residential school, and how she found resilience, strength, and determination in the words that her father gave her at Sugar Falls.
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[2023]., Juvenile, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: When a young teacher leaves the city to teach in a remote Amazon village, she hears the legend of a great serpent from the Indigenous community and witnesses its destruction of her school. With help from the village's storytellers, she is able to rebuild and gain wisdom as well.
