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Buffalo dreamer / Violet Duncan.

Duncan, Violet, (author.).

Summary:

When twelve-year-old Summer visits her family on a reservation in Alberta, Canada, she begins experiencing vivid dreams of running away from a residential school like the one her grandfather attended as a child and learns about unmarked children's graves, prompting her to seek answers about her community's painful past.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593624814
  • ISBN: 0593624815
  • Physical Description: 110 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (April 6, 2024) https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx
Target Audience Note:
010 and up. Nancy Paulsen Books.
Awards Note:
National Book Award finalist, Young people's literature, 2024
Subject:
Dreams > Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Off-reservation boarding schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Cree Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Dreams > Fiction.
Grandfathers > Fiction.
Off-reservation boarding schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Cree Indians > Fiction.
Indians of North American > Canada > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence.
Dreams > Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Private schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Cree Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Native Americans > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
Dreams > Fiction.
Grandfathers > Fiction.
Private schools > Fiction.
School stories.
Cree Indians > Fiction.
Native Americans > North America > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Romans.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library JUV DUNC 2024 100000665 Juv Available -