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Borders / story by Thomas King ; illustrations by Natasha Donovan.

King, Thomas, 1943- (Author). Donovan, Natasha. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1443460672 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781443460675 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 171 pages : colour illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto : : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2021]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 21.99
Subject: Siksika Indians > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Citizenship > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Identity (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Siksika > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Canadian-American Border Region > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Graphic novels.

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
Cookstown Branch J FIC King 31681020166765 JFIC GN Available -

  • HARPERCOLL

    A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselling authors

    On a trip to visit his older sister, who has moved away from the family home on the reserve to Salt Lake City, a young boy and his mother are posed a simple question with a not-so-simple answer. Are you Canadian, the border guards ask, or American?

     “Blackfoot.”

    And when border guards will not accept their citizenship, mother and son wind up trapped in an all-too-real limbo between nations that do not recognize who they are.

    A powerful graphic-novel adaptation of one of Thomas King’s most celebrated short stories, Borders explores themes of identity and belonging, and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation’s physical borders from an Indigenous perspective. This timeless story is brought to vibrant, piercing life by the singular vision of artist Natasha Donovan.

     


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