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Good for NothingBy (author): Michel NoelMichel NoelImprint:
Groundwood Books - TorontoISBN:
9780888996169Product Form:
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Young Adult : Age (years) 12 - 15, Grade (CAN) 7 - 10, Grade (US) 7 - 10May 01, 2004$14.99 CAD
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324 pagesGroundwood Books LtdGroundwood BooksYOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / CanadaGeoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 2005, Winner McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award 2005, Short-listed CCBC Our Choice 2005, Commended IBBY Honor List 2006, Commended- Short Description
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Kicked out of residential school, a Metis teenager must try to rediscover his people's old ways and learn the truth about his father's death.Winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction
The year is 1959, and fifteen-year-old Nipishish returns to his reserve in northern Quebec after being kicked out of residential school, where the principal tells him he's a good-for-nothing who, like all Indians, can look forward to a life of drunkenness, prison and despair.
The reserve, however, offers nothing to Nipishish. He remembers little of his late mother and father. In fact, he seems to know less about himself than the people at the band office. He must try to rediscover the old ways, face the officials who find him a threat, and learn the truth about his father's death.
[An] inspiring story by an authority on native affairs... - VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
[Michel Noel] has crafted a story of pain and triumph, with both universal appeal and cultural authenticity. Tanaka's accomplished translation introduces an award-winning Canadian author to an English-speaking audience, and all libraries should take note. - School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
Michel Noel...knows his craft...the text is extremely accessible. - Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW
