Fire starters / story by Jen Storm ; illustrations by Scott B. Henderson ; colours by Donovan Yaciuk.
Material type: TextSeries: Debwe seriesPublisher: Winnipeg, MB, Canada : HighWater Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 53 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781553796855
- 1553796853
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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YA Book | Main Library | YA Graphic Novel | STORM, JEN | Available | 33111010393102 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.
When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored--both the traditional ways of the community and Canadian law enforcement.
Fire Starters explores prejudice, racism, and what reconciliation could look like, "moving it from a concept to [an] on-the-ground example of what reconciliation could mean, in action, in a small community" (Debbie Reese).
Looking for a little mischief after finding an old flare gun, Ron and Ben suddenly find themselves in trouble when the local gas bar on Agamiing Reserve goes up in flames, and they are wrongly accused of arson by the sheriff's son. As the investigation goes forward, community attitudes are revealed, and the truth slowly comes to light.
Ages 12-18.