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Surviving the city / Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan ; Lettering by Donovan Yaciuk ; Anishinaabemowin (Saulteaux) translation: Jerry Sumner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Ojibwa Series: Debwe seriesPublisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 54 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781553797562
  • 1553797566
  • 9781544446769
  • 1544446764
Other title:
  • Surviving the city. Vol. 1 [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book, 2020
  • Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten List, 2020
Summary: "Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA Graphic Novel SPILLETT TASHA Checked out 05/28/2024 33111010392989
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape--they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).

Translated into English from the original Anishinaabemowin (Saulteaux).

"Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations."-- Provided by publisher.

For ages 12 and above.

American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book, 2020

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten List, 2020

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