Ends/Begins

by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson

tagged: historical, coming of age, mental illness, values & virtues, prejudice & racism, violence, aboriginal & indigenous, multigenerational

Description

In 1964, two brothers are torn from the warm and loving care of their grandparents, and taken to a residential school far from home. James, assigned to manual work on the grounds, sees less and less of his younger brother, Thomas. When James discovers the anguish Thomas is living under, it leads to unspeakable tragedy. The pain and guilt that haunts James continues to affect his troubled son, Edwin. But a new understanding is dawning between them…

About the Authors

David A. Robertson

Scott B. Henderson (he/him/his) is author/artist of the sci-fi/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated select titles in the Tales From Big Spirit series, as well as the A Girl Called Echo, The Reckoner Rises, and 7 Generations series. He is also the artist for AIYLA Honour Book Fire Starters, Eisner Award–nominee A Blanket of Butterflies, and select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. In 2016, he was the recipient of the C4 Central Canada Comic Con Storyteller Award. Find Scott on social media with @ouroboros09.

Age:: 12 to 18
Grade:: 7 to 12

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Ends/Begins

by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson

David A. Robertson

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