Surviving the city. 1
(Graphic Novel)
Contributors
Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988- author.
Donovan, Natasha, illustrator.
Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975- letterer.
Sumner, Jerry, translator.
Donovan, Natasha, illustrator.
Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975- letterer.
Sumner, Jerry, translator.
Published
Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018].
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
54 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Status
Southside - Young Adult Graphic Novels
Fiction Surviving
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More Details
Published
Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
550
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54).
Description
"Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's 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? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
For ages 12 and above.
Target Audience
HL550L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 76 (high),Semantic demand: 92 (very high),Syntactic demand: 68 (high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,3.1,0.5,513308.
Language
Translated into English from the original Anishinaabemowin (Saulteaux).
Awards
American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book, 2020
Awards
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten List, 2020
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Children of murder victims -- Juvenile fiction.
Cree girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Indigenous youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous youth -- Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction.
Ojibwa girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaway teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Runaway teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Winnipeg (Man.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Cree girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Indigenous youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Indigenous youth -- Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction.
Ojibwa girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaway teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Runaway teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Winnipeg (Man.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.