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When We Were Alone

When We Were Alone Hardcover - 2017

by David A. Robertson

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Portage & Main Press, 2017. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title When We Were Alone
  • Author David A. Robertson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Portage & Main Press
  • Date 2017
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G155379673XI3N00
  • ISBN 9781553796732 / 155379673X
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.35 x 7.4 x 0.39 in (21.21 x 18.80 x 0.99 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 08 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Grandmothers, Indigenous peoples - Education
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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From the jacket flap

Indigenous, family, Canada, residential schools, love, strength, empowerment

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2017, Page 49
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2017, Page 74
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2016, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2017, Page 74

About the author

David A. Robertson (he/him/his) is the 2021 recipient of the Writer's Union of Canada's Freedom to Read Award. He is the author of more than 25 books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won a Governor General's Literary Award and was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. David's most recent works include the graphic novel Breakdown (The Reckoner Rises, Vol. 1), middle grade novel The Barren Grounds, children's book On the Trapline, and memoir Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory. He is also the writer and host of the podcast Kwew, which won the 2021 RTDNA Prairie Region Award for Best Podcast.

A sought-after speaker and educator, David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg.

Julie Flett is a Swampy Cree and Red River Mtis author, illustrator and artist. She has received numerous awards for her picture books, including the Governor General's Award for When We Were Alone and On The Trapline (written by David A. Robertson), the American Indian Library Association Award for Little You (written by Richard Van Camp) and a BolognaRagazzi Award special mention for We Sang You Home (also written by Richard Van Camp). She is the three-time recipient of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Award. Her picture book Birdsong was awarded the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for 2020 and Wild Berries was chosen as Canada's First Nation Communities Read title selection for 2014-2015.

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