Five little Indians
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781443459181, 1443459186
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 23 cm
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North Spokane - Novel - Adult Area | GOOD | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Cree Indians -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Government relations -- Fiction.
Indigenous youth -- Fiction.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Fiction.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Racism against Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
Vancouver (B.C.) -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Government relations -- Fiction.
Indigenous youth -- Fiction.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Fiction.
Poverty -- Fiction.
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Racism against Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
Vancouver (B.C.) -- Fiction.
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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781443459181, 1443459186
Notes
Description
"Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn't want them. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission. Fuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can't stop running and moves restlessly from job to job - through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps - trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward."--Provided by publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Good, M. (2020). Five little Indians (First edition.). Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Good, Michelle. 2020. Five Little Indians. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Good, Michelle. Five Little Indians Harper Perennial, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Good, Michelle. Five Little Indians First edition., Harper Perennial, 2020.
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