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A stranger at home : a true story  Cover Image Book Book

A stranger at home : a true story / Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton ; artwork by Liz Amini-Holmes. --

Jordan-Fenton, Christy. (Author). Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret. (Added Author). Amini-Holmes, Liz. (Added Author).

Summary:

Ten-year-old Margaret Pokiak, a young Inuit girl, must relearn her language and her family's way of living after she returns home from residential school.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1554513618 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781554513611 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 124 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: Fatty legs.
Golden Oak Award nominee, 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 12.95
Subject: Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Inuit > Canada > Residential schools > Juvenile literature.
Inuit women > Biography > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch J 371.8299712071 Jor 31681020043337 JNONFIC Available -

Christy Jordan-Fenton is the author of Fatty Legs, which was named one of the 10 best children's books of 2010 byThe Globe and Mail. She is currently working on several children's stories, a novel for adults and a short story collection.

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton spent her early years on Banks Island in the Arctic Ocean. She now lives in Fort St. John, British Columbia.

Liz Amini-Holmes' illustrations have appeared in children's books, magazines and newspapers. She lives near San Francisco, California.


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