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c2009., Primary, Tundra Books of Northern New York Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: Easy BOGART Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Simple text and illustrations describe the sizes of animate and inanimate objects in the solar system, explain that humans are a part of a larger existence, and introduce the concept of "we.".
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Second Story Press Call No: E DUP Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Irene and her family live together on Nipissing First Nation, until the day a government agent comes to their door to take Irene and two of her brothers away to live at a residential school, very far from home. Irene's parents don't want to send their children away, but they are given no choice. Irene's mother hugs her close and tells her "Never forget who you are!"
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[2016]., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: NL E DUP Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to"--
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2016., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: LS E Dupeis Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Forced to attend a residential school, Irene Couchie struggles to remember who she is and the ways of her people, despite the abuse she endures.
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[2016]., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: 371.82 DUP Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to"--
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[2014], Pre-adolescent, Second Story Press Call No: 940.53 18 0922 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Werner Reich as a young boy when he met a magician while in the Auschwitz concentration camp.