The Blossoming Summer

The Blossoming SummerWhen English thirteen year old Rosemary is evacuated to her grandmother in America at the start of World War II, she uncovers the family secret they are Anishinaabe and passing as white. Life in England is all Rosemary has ever known. . . but as WWII changes the world, no one's life is left unscathed. Suddenly, she's sent away to escape the devastation of London. Her grandmother's house on Lake Superior is safe, but unfamiliar, especially as she

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Howard narrates the tragic story of Louis Riel

we learn that a handful of threads can never reweave the blanket of family

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such exhibitions have misrepresented vital cultural and historical contexts

and now it is available in this thoughtfully crafted volume

A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus

Stories can also provide a form of resistance to the overpowering realities of the everyday

the stories of John Meyers and Charles Bender remain an inspiration for achieving and maintaining one’s dreams in the face of prejudice

The basic patterns of Ojibwe word structure and the organization of the dictionary entries are clearly explained in the introduction

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the book offers readers a greater understanding of creation narratives