Surviving the city / Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan.

By:

Spillett, Tasha, 1988-

Contributor(s):

Donovan, Natasha

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Debwe seriesPublisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018]Copyright date: 2018Description: 54 pages : colour illustrationsContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1553797566 (pbk.)
9781553797562 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Graphic novels.

DDC classification:

741.5971 23

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."--Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Graphic Novel	West Grey Neustadt Branch Shelves	Fiction	JGN SPI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	2020 Red Maple Nominee		33321003178697

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"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."--Provided by publisher.

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