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"These are My Words" follows 12‑year‑old Violet Pesheens as she is taken to a residential school in 1966. Through her diary, readers witness her first day, the routines of daily school life, conflicts with Cree girls, a Christmas quarantine, and the emotional reunion with her family at Easter. The story culminates at the train station, where Violet must decide whether to return to the school or stay with her mother and join her at the trapline. The narrative offers a poignant, student‑written perspective on life within off‑reservation boarding schools and the enduring bonds of family.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ruby Slipperjack
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