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Surviving the city / Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan.

Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988- (author.). Donovan, Natasha, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781553797562
ISBN: 1553797566
ISBN: 9781544446769
ISBN: 1544446764
ISBN: 9780780475939
Physical Description: 54 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).
Target Audience Note:	HL550L Lexile Decoding demand: 76 (high) Semantic demand: 92 (very high) Syntactic demand: 68 (high) Structure demand: 86 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 3.1 0.5 513308.