Aggie and Mudgy
Cathy White
, Jude Castillo
, Jacob Cebulak
, Sandra Furlotte
, Danielle Wright
, Linda Leitch
, Andrea Gillespie
, Marilyn Stanley
, cassandra schiemann
, zelda dwyer
, Catherine Westerberg
, Melissa Kohlman
, Jessica Trento
, Chantal Comeau
, Noelle Walsh
, Hilary Squires
, Paula Adam
, Teira Stauth
, Stefani Alvarez
, Barry Kazimer
, Lianna Henderson
, Thelma Ball
, Tannis McCartney
, Reilly Robson
, Meradith Anderson
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Olivia Pellegrino
, joy mills
, Debra Fisher
, Leila Grobel
, Sandra Perry
, Heather Norris
, Summer Halls
, Irina Krushelnitsky
, Natasa Ilic
, Annika Fotheringham
, finn mulryan
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Phyllis VanDusen
, Tami Osato
, Stephanie Baird
, LJ Law
, Cindy Bodini
, Jen Bailey
, Lisa Bilodeau
, Deb Philippon
, Robert Hykawy
, Heather Belliveau
, Sonia Adams
, Wendy Houlden
, Margaret McKay
, Kim Fenton
, Char Krausnick
, Maria Mclean
, Christine Lion
, Sharlene Ketelaar
, Robin Harrison
, Sheila Cornelisse
, jane luce
, Cynthia Heinrichs
, Kim Cappellina
, Penelope Penner
, Lynn Hallson
, Lynn Andrews
, Alex Henderson
, Vicki Bedford
, Joann Horgan
, Andrea Mack
, Denise Duvall
, Mary Lester
, Karen Kendrick
, Gina Bergman
, Anika Brandt
, Heather O'Connor
, Derek Davidson
, P. Thompson
, Randi Ann Doll
, maria blanco
, Nancy Steinhausen
, Andrea Pole
, Carl Scott
, Benita Hartwell
, Margaret Jones
, Rose Hately
, Jane Graham
, Audrey Joyal
, Keri Yakel
, Mairi Lester
, Holly Elisabeth
, Ken Gilmour
, Karen Nordrum
, Ellen Clarke
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Nicole Bolin
, Deanna Radford
, Samantha Fitzpatrick
, Darlene Foster
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Based on the true story of the author’s biological mother and aunt, this middle-grade novel traces the long and frightening journey of two Kaska Dena sisters as they are taken from their home to attend residential school.
As Nan tells the story, Maddy asks many questions about Aggie and Mudgy’s 1,600-kilometre journey by riverboat, mail truck, paddlewheeler, steamship, and train, from their home to Lejac Residential School in central BC. Nan patiently explains historical facts and geographical places of the story, helping Maddy understand Aggie and Mudgy’s transitional world. Unlike many books on this subject, this story focuses on the journey to residential school rather than the experience of attending the school itself. It offers a glimpse into the act of being physically uprooted and transported far away from loved ones. Aggie and Mudgy captures the breakdown of family by the forces of colonialism, but also celebrates the survival and perseverance of the descendants of residential school survivors to reestablish the bonds of family.
