Buffalo Dreamer
An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author's family history Summer and her family always spend relaxed summers in Alberta, Canada, on the reservation where her mom's family lives. But this year is turning out to be an eye-opening one. First, Summer has begun to have vivid dreams in which she's running away from one of the many real-life residential schools that tore Native children from their families and tried to erase their Native identities. Not long after that, she learns that unmarked children's graves have been discovered at the school her grandpa attended as a child. Now more folks are speaking up about their harrowing experiences at these places, including her grandfather. Summer cherishes her heritage and is heartbroken about all her grandfather was forced to give up and miss out on. When the town holds a rally, she's proud to take part to acknowledge the painful past and speak of her hopes for the future, and anxious to find someone who can fill her in on the source of her unsettling dreams.
Author: Violet Duncan
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.78w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780593624814
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2024 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 07/22/2024
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2024 pg. 72
School Library Journal 08/16/2024 pg. 1
About the Author
Violet Duncan (VioletDuncan.com) is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. She has toured nationally and internationally as an author, educator, dancer, and storyteller, and facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness and cultural education across the US, Canada, and Europe. After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for Native representation in literature, she wrote three picture books: I am Native, When We Dance, and Let's Hoop Dance! She is currently the Indigenous Cultural Advisor at the Tempe Center for the Arts, where she aims to create space for a permanent program of Indigenous performance and practice. She lives in Mesa, Arizona.
Author: Violet Duncan
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.78w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780593624814
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2024 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 07/22/2024
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2024 pg. 72
School Library Journal 08/16/2024 pg. 1
About the Author
Violet Duncan (VioletDuncan.com) is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. She has toured nationally and internationally as an author, educator, dancer, and storyteller, and facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness and cultural education across the US, Canada, and Europe. After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for Native representation in literature, she wrote three picture books: I am Native, When We Dance, and Let's Hoop Dance! She is currently the Indigenous Cultural Advisor at the Tempe Center for the Arts, where she aims to create space for a permanent program of Indigenous performance and practice. She lives in Mesa, Arizona.
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