When I Was Eight

by Christy Jordan-Fenton

Other authorsGabrielle Grimard (Illustrator), Margaret Pokiak-Fenton (Author)
Hardcover, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

371.829

Publication

Annick Press (2013), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages

Description

This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl while attending an Arctic residential school.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Adapted from the memoir Fatty Legs by Canadian-Inuit Margaret Podiak-Fenton, this poignant story focuses on the cruel, humiliating treatment she suffered in an Indian Residential School.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Strongly based on a true story, so I'm not sure how to categorize it. Very well done.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

1554514908 / 9781554514908

Barcode

440

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