The Barren Grounds
Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2020.
Format: Book
Description: 247 pages : map ; 22 cm.
"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".--Page [2] of cover.
Series: Robertson, David, 1977- Misewa saga ; 1.
Subjects:
Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity -- Juvenile fiction.
Indian foster children -- Manitoba -- Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous children -- Juvenile fiction.
Hunters -- Juvenile fiction.
Imaginary places -- Juvenile fiction.
Doorways -- Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity -- Juvenile fiction.
Indian foster children -- Manitoba -- Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous children -- Juvenile fiction.
Hunters -- Juvenile fiction.
Imaginary places -- Juvenile fiction.
Doorways -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 680L
ISBN:
9780735266100
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Robertson | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Fiction | In |
C Robertson | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Fiction | In |
Issued also in electronic format.