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- Queen Esther : A Novel. by Irving, John.;
After 40 years, John Irving revisits the setting of his classic novel, 'The Cider House Rules' and St. Cloud's, Maine. It is the story of a precocious 14-year-old Jewish girl adopted from the infamous orphanage in St. Clouds to serve as an au pair to their youngest daughter, Honor, and how she became the surrogate biological mother of a child that Honor and the Winslow family will raise as their own. Irving lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political; FICTION / World Literature / American / 21st Century;
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- Of the sun : a poem for the land's first peoples / by González, Xelena.; Kewageshig, Emily.;
"Of The Sun is a loving homage to the Indigenous peoples of this land--both in González's beautiful, lyrical poem and Kewageshig's warm, vibrant Anishinaabe-styled artwork. A wonderful read aloud you must add to bookshelves at home, at school, and in community!" - Traci Sorell, award-winning author of We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga and At The Mountain's Base A powerful and hopeful ode to Indigenous children. Indigenous. Native. On this land, you may roam. Child of the sun, on this land, you are home. Of the Sun is an uplifting and mighty poem that wraps the Indigenous children of the Americas in reassuring words filled with hope for a brighter future and reminders of their bond and importance to the land. Each page fills them with pride and awe of their cultural heritage and invites them to unite and inspire change in the world. Paired with powerful art reflecting cultures of various Indigenous Nations and Tribes, the poem offers all readers a sense of the history and majesty of the land we live on and how we can better care for ourselves and the world when we recognize our connection to the land and to each other. Written by Xelena González, poet and activist in the Native and Latinx communities, and an enrolled member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation Bold illustrations by prominent Anishinaabe illustrator Emily Kewageshig depict landscapes across the Americas and children from many backgrounds Endnotes provide more information on Native and Indigenous unity and activism in younger generations.- Subjects: Poetry.; Picture books.; Stories in rhyme.; Indigenous peoples; American poetry;
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