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Tilly : a story of hope and resilience / Monique Gray Smith.
Van Pelt Library PR9199.4.G7318 H67 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gray Smith, Monique, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Hope, faith & empathy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians, Treatment of--Canada--History--20th century--Fiction.
- Indians, Treatment of.
- Interracial adoption--Corrupt practices--Canada--Fiction.
- Interracial adoption.
- Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--Canada--Fiction.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Mixed descent--Fiction.
- Indians of North America--Mixed descent.
- Cree Indians.
- Lakota Indians.
- Indian teenagers.
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- Teenage girls--Alcohol use.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.
- Corruption.
- History.
- Canada.
- British Columbia.
- Indians of North America--British Columbia--Fiction.
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--Fiction.
- Teenage girls--Alcohol use--Fiction.
- Teenage girls.
- Indian teenagers--Alcohol use--Fiction.
- Lakota Indians--Canada--Fiction.
- Cree Indians--Canada--Fiction.
- Indians, North American.
- Population Groups.
- Gray Smith, Monique, 1968---Fiction.
- Gray Smith, Monique.
- Medical Subjects:
- Indians, North American.
- Population Groups.
- British Columbia.
- Genre:
- Bildungsromans.
- Biographical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Winlaw, British Columbia : Sono Nis Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- In this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, a young girl discovers that her mother, a Cree, was stolen away from her family as a child. She finds the strength to come to terms with her aboriginal heritage and learns to embrace her identity.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. A Scary Encounter
- 2. Grandma Tilly
- 3. Kamloops
- 4. Family Caravans
- 5. Making Ends Meet
- 6. Gatekeepers to the Dream World
- 7. Losing My Anchor
- 8. The Buzz
- 9. Auntie Pauline's News
- 10. Mrs. Murphy
- 11. Moving Again
- 12. Homeless
- 13. Trouble at School
- 14. A Visit from Grandma Tilly
- 15. Dark Days
- 16. A Bigger Bowl
- 17. Nursing School
- 18. The Coyote
- 19. Bea
- 20. Jessie.
- Notes:
- Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
- Originally published under title: Hope, faith & empathy.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1550392093
- 9781550392098
- OCLC:
- 861974251
- Publisher Number:
- 99990749565
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