Black apple : a novel / Joan Crate.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476795164
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Phyllis Bruce Editions." CatMonthString:may.16 |
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Subject: | Canadian fiction > 20th century. Bildungsromans. Canadian fiction > 21st century. Siksika Indians > Fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Aboriginal. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC CRA (Text) | 35130000034268 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2016 May
Rose, a young child living during World War II, is torn from her happy home in rural Canada and required to attend the St. Mark's Residential School for Girls. Like all the young Blackfoot girls, she finds adapting to straight rows, staying quiet, and learning Catholic prayers difficult. Mother Grace thinks that Rose Marie is destined to become a nun, and she does have an innate gift from her medicine man fatherâshe sees spirits. The sisters claim that this is a miracle, and the newly adult Rose is sent to serve as an initiate in the neighboring coal mining town of Black Apple. The sheltered Rose eventually learns about women of ill repute, men, friendship, and happinessâand that Mother Grace and the sisters may not have her best interests at heart. The horrors of Canada's forced indigenous boarding school program come to life in this novelâgirls are beaten, starved, and abused. But there are moments of kindness and grace, too. Parts of the book are written from the elderly Mother Grace's point of view, and teens will find her self-righteousness and hypocrisy fascinating. Crate, an award-winning poet, was born in the Northwest Territories, and her beautiful writing reflects her love for the landscape and people. VERDICT Give to teens interested in social injustice and tales about indigenous people.âSarah Hill, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
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Rose, a young Blackfoot child living during World War II, is torn from her happy home in rural Canada and required to attend the St. Mark's Residential School for Girls, where the seedy side of the forced Canadian indigenous boarding school program is brought to life. Crate's passion for the subject and setting comes through in this gorgeously written work that's sure to inspire in readers an interest in social justice. (http://ow.ly/41KX305MyLb)âSarah Hill, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL. Copyright 2016 School Library Journal.