Description
| Product ID: | 9781553797562 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Surviving the City |
| Title: | Surviving the City |
| Authors: | Author: Tasha Spillett, Natasha Donovan, Donovan Yaciuk |
| Page Count: | 56 |
| Subjects: | Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Graphic novels, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up Indigenous in the city. However, when Dez’s grandmother becomes too sick to care for her, the threat of a group home looms, and Dez disappears. Will Dez’s community find her before it’s too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don’t? Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is 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? |
| Imprint Name: | HighWater Press |
| Publisher Name: | Portage & Main Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-04-18 |
