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Surviving the city, Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan, Vol. 1

Label
Surviving the city, Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan, Vol. 1
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
012 & up
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Surviving the city
Nature of contents
comics graphic novelsbibliography
Oclc number
1049791403
Responsibility statement
Tasha Spillett ; Natasha Donovan
Series statement
Surviving the city;, 1
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
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Surviving the city volume 1
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