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When We Were Alone

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Pub Date 1 Mar 2017 | Archive Date 30 Mar 2018

Portage & Main Press | HighWater Press

Children's Fiction

Description

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does...

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ISBN 9781553796732
PRICE US$18.95 (USD)

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