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Surviving the City
Contributor(s): Spillett, Tasha (Author), Donovan, Natasha (Illustrator), Yaciuk, Donovan (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1553797566 ISBN-13: 9781553797562
Publisher: Highwater Press

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Aboriginal & Indigenous
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Canada

Dewey: 741.597

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Lexile Measure: 550

Series: Surviving the City

Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.91" W x 9.76" L (0.35 lbs) 56 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Religious Orientation - Native American

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 119
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019

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Publisher Description:

Winner of the Indigenous Voices Award, alternate format and an In the Margins Top Fiction Novel for 2020

Tasha Spillett's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't?

Contributor Bio(s): Spillett, Tasha: - Tasha Spillett (she/her/hers) draws her strength from her Nehiyaw and Trinidadian bloodlines. She is a celebrated educator, poet, and emerging scholar. Tasha is most heart-tied to community-led work that centres on land and water defence and the protection of Indigenous women and girls. Tasha is working on her PhD in Education (University of Saskatchewan) and holds a Vanier Canada Award.
Donovan, Natasha: - Natasha Donovan (she/her/hers) is a self-taught illustrator from Vancouver, British Columbia. She has a degree in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. Before starting out as a freelance artist, she worked in publishing at the University of Victoria. Her sequential work has been published in the Other Side Anthology. Natasha is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

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