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- Dreaming in color / by Florence, Melanie,author.;
"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a young teen is thrilled when she gets into art school but shocked to learn that some students feel she doesn't belong there"--012+.Grades 10-12.- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Art schools; High school students; Teenage girls; Racism; Indigenous peoples; Art schools; High school students; Teenage girls; Racism; Indigenous peoples;
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- Rez runaway / by Florence, Melanie,author.;
GAY CHARACTERS. A novel that reflects the complex realities faced by young LGBTQ and aboriginal youth, 'Rez Runaway' features seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief, who was raised on a reserve in northern Ontario and knows he's different. While Joe finds himself thinking about killing himself, he instead runs away to Toronto where he comes to terms with who he is. Melanie Florence isof Plains Cree and Scottish decent. She lives in Toronto, ON. (NOTEWORTHY: THE MISSING/RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS: RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS)- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Gay teenagers; Indigenous youth;
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- He who dreams / by Florence, Melanie,author.;
"When John discovers dancing, he finds himself facing ridicule from his soccer teammates and hostility from the dancers at the cultural center. To dance at the Pow Wow, he must learn to balance his responsibilities, confront his fears and embrace both the Irish and the Cree sides of his heritage"--RL: 4.3.Ages 12+.Grades 7-9.- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; High interest-low vocabulary books.; Biculturalism; Bullying; Male dancers; Sex discrimination; Soccer players; Biculturalism; Bullying; Male dancers; Sex discrimination; Soccer players; Indigenous peoples;
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- Autumn Bird & the runaway / by Florence, Melanie.; Scrimger, Richard,1957-; Lightning, Caeleigh.;
Autumn Bird and the Runaway is a breathtaking collaboration by two of Canada's finest writers of books for young readers. Infused with themes of identity, belonging and compassion, it's a story that reminds us that we are all more than our circumstances. The author's home life is a messy, often terrifying story of neglect and abuse.LSC- Subjects: Belonging (Social psychology); Caring; Kindness; Abused children; Families; Survival;
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