Surviving the city

The Resource Surviving the city
Label
Surviving the city
Statement of responsibility
Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan ; Lettering by Donovan Yaciuk ; Anishinaabemowin (Saulteaux) translation: Jerry Sumner
Title variation
Surviving the city
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Language
  • eng
  • oji
  • eng
Summary
"Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations."--
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Provided by publisher
Awards note
  • American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book, 2020
  • Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten List, 2020
Cataloging source
YDX
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
For ages 12 and above
Language note
Translated into English from the original Anishinaabemowin (Saulteaux)
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Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
  • comics graphic novels
  • bibliography
Series statement
The Debwe series
Target audience
juvenile
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