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Medicine river : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools / by Pember, Mary Annette,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A sweeping and trenchant exploration of the history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., and the legacy of abuse wrought by systemic attempts to use education as a tool through which to destroy Native culture. From the mid-19th century to the late 1930s, tens of thousands of Native children were pulled from their families to attend boarding schools that claimed to help create opportunity for these children to pursue professions outside their communities and otherwise "assimilate" into American life. In reality, these boarding schools -- sponsored by the US Government but often run by various religious orders with little to no regulation -- were an insidious attempt to destroy tribes, break up families, and stamp out the traditions of generations of Native people. Children were beaten for speaking their native languages, forced to complete menial tasks in terrible conditions, and utterly deprived of love and affection. Ojibwe journalist Mary Pember's mother was forced to attend one of these institutions -- a seminary in Wisconsin, and the impacts of her experience have cast a pall over Mary's own childhood, and her relationship with her mother. Highlighting both her mother's experience and the experiences of countless other students at such schools, their families, and their children, Medicine River paints a stark portrait of communities still reckoning with the legacy of acculturation that has affected generations of Native communities. Through searing interviews and assiduous historical reporting, Pember traces the evolution and continued rebirth of a culture whose country has been seemingly intent upon destroying it"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Pember, Bernice Rabideaux, 1925-2011.; Pember, Mary Annette; Robidou family.; St. Mary's Indian Boarding School (Odanah, Wis.); Indigenous children; Ojibwe; Ojibwe women; Residential schools;
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School daze / by Bruel, Nick.;
When Kitty's owners have finally had enough, it's time to ship her off to obedience school.
Subjects: Cats; Dogs; Pets; Humorous stories, American.; Bad Kitty (Fictitious character);
© 2014., Square Fish,
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Just my rotten luck / by Patterson, James,1947-; Tebbetts, Christopher.; Park, Laura,1980-;
Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Khatchadorian, Rafe (Fictitious character); Middle schools; Bullying; Friendship; Flag football; Arts; Families; Humorous stories.;
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School of the dead / by Avi,1937-;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Uncles; Moving, Household; Private schools;
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Tool school / by Holub, Joan.; Dean, James,1957-;
Told in rhyming text, five tools--Hammer, Screwdriver, Pliers, Saw, and Tape Measure--learn to work together on their first day of school.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Tools; Cooperativeness; First day of school; Schools;
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Goodnight school / by Bailey, Catherine(Children's story writer); Doerrfeld, Cori.;
"As the sun sets, a security guard arrives to help this sleepy little school get some rest."--
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Picture books.; Bedtime; Schools;
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Timothy goes to school / by Wells, Rosemary;
Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.
Subjects: Schools; Raccoons; Animals;
© 2000., Viking,
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Clementine and the family meeting / by Pennypacker, Sara,1951-; Frazee, Marla.;
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister."Ages 7-10"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Clementine (Fictitious character : Pennypacker); Families; Brothers and sisters; Sibling rivalry; Change (Psychology); Schools; Family life; Change; Humorous stories.;
© c2011., Disney/Hyperion Books,
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Welcome to scare school / by Lerner, Jarrett.;
Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.Ages 5-8.
Subjects: Diary fiction.; Ghost stories.; School fiction.; Ghosts; Fear of failure; First day of school; Schools; Fear;
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School day! / by Ransom, Candice F.,1952-; Evans, Ashley.;
Although they are in different grades, a brother and sister enjoy their first day of school together.Preschool-Kindergarten.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Brothers and sisters; Schools; First day of school;
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