In this nonfiction picture book, a young Native child describes how she and her siblings were taken from their family and sent far away to the Lejac residential school. Depicts the cruel nuns who ran the school, the strict conditions there, and how she and the other children were always hungry. Tells how the girls devised a plan to sew secret pockets into their dresses to hide food in order to survive. Includes a glossary and an author's note.