The barren grounds (The Misewa saga. Book one)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0735266123
ISBN 13
9780735266124
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Volume
1
Pages
247
Subject
Fantasy fiction
Tags
Doorways -- Juvenile fiction, Doorways, Expeditions -- Juvenile fiction, Expeditions, Fantasy fiction, Indigenous children -- Manitoba -- Juvenile fiction, Foster children -- Juvenile fiction, Foster children, Geographical myths -- Juvenile fiction, Geographical myths, Hunters -- Juvenile fiction, Hunters, Imaginary places -- Juvenile fiction, Imaginary places, Indigenous peoples -- Ethnic identity -- Juvenile fiction, Indigenous peoples -- Ethnic identity, Winnipeg (Man.) -- Juvenile fiction, Winnipeg (Man.), Manitoba, Young adult fiction
Abstract
"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, Askí, 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."--Back cover.
Description
247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Number of Copies
1
