David Robertson
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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GPLD Native American Heritage Month Picture Books
Native American Authors: Traditional Tales (SCPL-YS)
Native American Authors: Traditional Tales (SCPL-YS)
Description
"One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the Memekwesewak--creatures who live in and around water and...
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 1
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
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2025 Indigenous Peoples' Month Children's Booklist FPPL
FPPL 2024 Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month Children's Booklist
Indigenous Heritage Month - Kids
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FPPL 2024 Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month Children's Booklist
Indigenous Heritage Month - Kids
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Description
"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, Aski, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek...
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
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2025 Indigenous Peoples' Month Children's Booklist FPPL
FPPL 2024 Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month Children's Booklist
GPLD Native American Heritage Month Picture Books
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FPPL 2024 Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Month Children's Booklist
GPLD Native American Heritage Month Picture Books
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Description
"When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month (Youth)
Native American Heritage Month - Picture Books
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Native American Heritage Month (Youth)
Native American Heritage Month - Picture Books
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Description
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award-winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child...
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"From Governor-General's Award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this special edition of the timeless graphic novel that introduced the world to the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross, and shared her story of strength, family, and culture. A school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years...
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 2
Publisher
Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan travel back to Misewa, only to realize they've travelled back farther than expected. At school, Eli is being bullied, and while he tries to hide what's happening to him from Morgan, she knows something is wrong. Morgan herself is also in turmoil when she is given the phone number of her birth mother, and she struggles to know what to do with it. They...
7) Little shoes
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling and Governor General's Award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools. Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. He looks at the stars outside his bedroom and thinks about the night sky stories his...
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 3
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"It's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series."-- Provided by publisher.
"After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help -- from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away...
9) Strangers
Author
Series
Reckoner volume 1
Publisher
Highwater Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
When Cole Harper returns to Wounded Sky First Nation, he finds his community in chaos: a series of murders, a mysterious illness ravaging the population and reemerging questions about Cole's role in the tragedy that drove him away ten years ago.
10) Monsters
Author
Series
Reckoner volume 2
Publisher
Highwater Press
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"Cole Harper is struggling to settle into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He may have stopped a serial killer but the trouble is far from over. A creature lurks in the shadows of Blackwood Forest, the health clinic is on lockdown by a mysterious organization, and long-held secrets threaten to bubble to the surface. Can Cole learn the truth about his father's death? Why won't Choch give him a straight answer? Where the heck is Jayne? Oh, and high...
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
" ... Follows one Plains Cree family from the early 19th century to the present day. For Edwin, the story of his ancestors from both the distant and recent past must guide him through an uncertain present, to the dawn of a new future. 7 Generations explores the life of Stone, a young Cree warrior, the smallpox epidemic of 1870, the residential school system of the 20th century and its familial legacy"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 4
Publisher
Tundra Books
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Eli and Morgan experience life-changing revelations in this new adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel continuation of The Reckoner trilogy. Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg intent on destroying Mihko Laboratories. Their plans change when a new threat surfaces, and Cole has terrifying visions. Are these just troubled dreams or are they leading him to a terrifying truth? Will Eva be able to harness her powers to continue the investigation...
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Brady is abducted by the Mikho corporation, while Eva and Cole fight an old enemy. Cole barely escapes the fight alive, so once again, it's up to Eva to save the day. After a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject, Eva discovers their secret laboratory--a horror movie come to life. But with Brady missing and Cole barely clinging to life, Eva is on her own. What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be stopped? And can she find Brady before...
16) The world's end
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 6
Publisher
Tundra
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"Eli must embrace his unique heritage and make an impossible decision about his future, and the future of Misewa, in this thrilling last adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. Eli, Morgan and Emily manage to free themselves from captivity as the battle between the humans, animal beings, and Bird Warriors rages on. But there's another, more personal battle, as Eli and an unlikely ally fight to save Mahihkan's...
Author
Series
Misewa saga volume 5
Publisher
Tundra
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
To save the animal beings of Ministik, Eli joins forces with the leader of the Bird Warriors, and journeying across the North Country, Eli must fight for his life and the lives of his friends and family--and come to terms with only being part human.
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Peopled with unforgettable characters and told from multiple points of view, this is a novel where spirits are alive, forgiveness is possible, and love is the only thing that matters. Alice is a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up. Life has never been easy, but she's managed to get by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced to confront truths...
Author
Series
Breakout chronicles volume 1
Publisher
HighWater Press
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Eleven-year-old Alex is a natural on the ice, but can he stand proud when he’s judged for who he is and where he comes from? Hockey fans will love this action-packed middle grade novel about teamwork, overcoming adversity, and being proud of who you are and where you come from. Everything is changing for 11-year-old Alex Robinson. After his father accepts a new job, Alex and his family move from their community to the city. For the first time in...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"David A. Robertson, the son of a Cree father and a white, settler mother, grew up with virtually no knowledge or understanding of his family's Indigenous roots. His father, Dulas, or Don as he became known, had grown up on the trapline in the bush only to be transplanted permanently to a house on reserve in Manitoba, where he was not permitted to speak his language--Swampy Cree--and was forced to learn and speak only English while in day school,...


