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"Flavia rules! In this New York Times bestselling series of enchanting mysteries, youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes -- but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools!"--
2) Shi-shi-etko
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Shi-shi-etko is leaving in four days to attend the residential school which is a school where native children were sent to learn English and learn about European culture and religion. She spends the last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world and listening to her mother, father and grandmother share valuable teachings that they want her to remember.
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Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
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"A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number...
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