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The barren grounds

Robertson, David 1977- (author.). Donovan, Natasha, (illustrator.).

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, 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".--Page [2] of cover.

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ISBN: 9780735266100
ISBN: 0735266107
ISBN: 9780735266117
Physical Description: print
247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a Penguin Random House Company, 2020
Copyright: ©2020

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Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 9.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #511354. Lexile 680L.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic format.

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