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A Stranger At Home - A True Story (Unabridged) by Christy Jordan-Fenton , Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton

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A Stranger At Home - A True Story (Unabridged)

Author
Christy Jordan-Fenton , Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
Narrator
Lisa Nasson
Publisher
Annick Press
Publish Date
15 March 2021
Run Time
1 hour 58 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources
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Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It's been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, "Not my girl." Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can't even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family's way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people-and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl's struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.

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Author
Christy Jordan-Fenton , Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
Narrator
Lisa Nasson
Duration
1 hour 58 minutes
Release Date
15 March 2021
ISBN
9781773215204
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Annick Press
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources

Synopsis

Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It's been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, "Not my girl." Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can't even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family's way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people-and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl's struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.

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