When we were alone /
By: Robertson, David [author.]
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Contributor(s): Flett, Julie [illustrator.].
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BookPublisher: [Winnipeg, Manitoba] : HighWater Press, [2016]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781553796732; 155379673X.Subject(s): Cree -- Juvenile fiction | Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Governor General's Literary Award.DDC classification: j741.5/971 Awards: Governor General<U+2019>s Literary Award for Illustration (English), 2017.Summary: When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | 741.5/971/ROB (Browse shelf) | Available | 018617 |
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.
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