Home waltz / G.A. Grisenthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grisenthwaite, G. A., 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous youth--Canada--Fiction.

Indigenous youth.

Multiracial people--Canada--Fiction.

Multiracial people.

Racism--Canada--Fiction.

Racism.

Canada.

Genre:

Bildungsromans.

Fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

304 pages ; 21 x 14 cm

Place of Publication:

Windsor, Ontario : Palimpsest Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In 1973, fifteen-year old Qʷóqʷésk̓iʔ, or "Squito" Bob, is a mixed-blood Nłeʔkepmx boy trying to find his place in a small, mostly Native town. His closest friends are three nłeʔkepmx boys and a white kid, an obnoxious runt who thinks himself superior to his friends. Accepted as neither Native nor white, Squito often feels like the stray dog of the group and envisions a short, disastrous life for himself. Home Waltz follows the boys over thirty-six hours on what should be one of the best weekends of their lives. With a senior girls volleyball tournament in town, Squito's favourite band performing, and enough alcohol for ten people, the boys dream of girls, dancing, and possibly romance. A story of love, heartbreak, and tragedy, Home Waltz delves into suicide, alcohol abuse, body image, and systemic racism. A coming of age story like no other, Home Waltz speaks to one Indigenous teenager's experience of growing up in a world that doesn't want or trust him." --Palimpsestpress.ca.

Other Format:

Online version: Grisenthwaite, G. A., 1959- Home waltz.

ISBN:

9781989287644

1989287646

OCLC:

1159430686

Publisher Number:

99987412280