Buffalo Dreamer
By Violet Duncan
By Violet Duncan
By Violet Duncan
By Violet Duncan
By Violet Duncan
Read by Ashley Callingbull
By Violet Duncan
Read by Ashley Callingbull
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$17.99
Aug 27, 2024 | ISBN 9780593624814 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
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Aug 27, 2024 | ISBN 9780593624821 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
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Aug 27, 2024 | ISBN 9780593943236 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
150 Minutes
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Praise
* “Drawing inspiration from her own family’s experiences, Duncan (Kehewin Cree/Taino) tells the story of an Indigenous girl who confronts hard truths one summer. . . . Duncan shines a light on a devastating aspect of Indigenous history, never sugarcoating the topic yet leaving readers with hope. Her writing is seamless, tight, and immersive, making stellar use of sensory descriptions, and she braids important truths into her captivating narrative: ‘We are the living proof of our ancestors’ resilience and the strong spirit of our people.’ Compelling yet heartbreaking—and essential reading for all young people.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Past and present converge in Duncan’s novel about an extended Canadian Cree family spending vacation time together. . . . This story of maturation and involvement in community will appeal to readers interested in the past and in present-day social action.” —Booklist
“Summer is earnest, thoughtful, and unfailingly kind . . . the perfect narrator to introduce a heavy topic that is underexplored in literature for youth. For readers unfamiliar with the schools, enough context is given to understand the immense evil of a system that ripped Indigenous children away from their families to essentially abuse them into being acceptably ‘standard.’ Duncan’s powerful afterward offers a brief description of how her own family survived the harrowing experience of the residential school system, ending the book with a poignant sense of intimacy.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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