The mask that sang / Susan Currie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 192 pages ; 19 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772600131 (paperback)
- 177260013X (paperback)
- Winner, Second Story Press Aboriginal Writing Contest
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Currie Susan | Available | 33111009362951 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Currie Susan | Available | 33111008502292 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Cass and her mom have always stood on their own against the world. Then Cass learns she had a grandmother, one who was never part of her life, one who has just died and left her and her mother the first house they could call their own. But with it comes more questions than answers: Why is her Mom so determined not to live there? Why was this relative kept so secret? And what is the unusual mask, forgotten in a drawer, trying to tell her? Strange dreams, strange voices, and strange incidents all lead Cass closer to solving the mystery and making connections she never dreamed she had.
"Winner of the Second Story Press Aboriginal writing contest"--Cover.
"Editor: Kelly Jones"--Title page verso.
Winner, Second Story Press Aboriginal Writing Contest
When Cass's estranged grandmother unexpectedly leaves her house and savings to Cass and her mom, it is just the thing they need to change their lives. Cass is being bullied at school, and her mom just lost her job--again--so they pack up and move in. Cass finds an intriguing and powerful mask in her new room, and she is inexplicably drawn to it. A strange relationship grows between Cass and the mask; it sings her songs, shows her visions of past traumas and encourages her to be brave when facing bullies. The mask eventually leads her to discover her own Cayuga heritage and leads her into the arms of a community that's been waiting for them.