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category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Aug 2011
ISBN:9781554514182
publisher: Annick Press

Stranger at Home, A

A True Story

by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

tagged: native canadian
Description

Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers.

Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, “Not my girl.” Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can’t even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family’s way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people — and to herself.

Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl’s struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.

About the Authors

Christy Jordan-Fenton

CHRISTY JORDAN-FENTON est née sur une ferme de la campagne albertaine et a toujours rêvé d’écrire des histoires. Depuis, elle a écrit Étrangère chez moi, Les bas du pensionnat et Quand j’avais huit ans. Christy et sa famille vivent à Fort St. John, en Colombie-Britannique.

CHRISTY JORDAN-FENTON was born on a farm in rural Alberta and always dreamed of writing stories. Today, she is the author of Étrangère chez moi, Les bas du pensionnat, and Quand j'avais huit ans. She lives in Fort St. John, B.C. with her family.

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

CHRISTY JORDAN-FENTON est née sur une ferme de la campagne albertaine et a toujours rêvé d’écrire des histoires. Depuis, elle a écrit Étrangère chez moi, Les bas du pensionnat et Quand j’avais huit ans. Christy et sa famille vivent à Fort St. John, en Colombie-Britannique.

CHRISTY JORDAN-FENTON was born on a farm in rural Alberta and always dreamed of writing stories. Today, she is the author of Étrangère chez moi, Les bas du pensionnat, and Quand j'avais huit ans. She lives in Fort St. John, B.C. with her family.
Awards
  • Short-listed, Book of the Year Award finalist, ForeWord Reviews
Editorial Review

“… provides a compelling and moving story of a girl searching for the strength to find her place in the world.”

— School Library Journal, 12/11

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