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The barren grounds / David A. Robertson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Robertson, David, Misewa saga ; bk. 1.Publication details: [Toronto, Ont.] : Puffin Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd., 2021.; �2020Description: 247 p. : map ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780735266124
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.R54475 Bar 2021
Awards:
  • Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2021
Summary: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home--until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Ask�i, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything--including them"--Provided by publisher.
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Beverly Middle School FIC ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 705740

Kirkus Starred, June 2020

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"Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home--until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Ask�i, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything--including them"--Provided by publisher.

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Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 9.0 511354. BR

Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2021