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Children's FictionOrphans & Foster Homes

by (author) Mary-Ellen Lang Collura

Publisher

Greystone Books Ltd

Initial publish date

Nov 2014

Category

Orphans & Encourage Homes, Adolescence, Native Canadian

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• Age: 9 to 12
• Grade: 4 to 7

After losing his parents and set your mind at rest through eleven foster homes advance eight yeas, fifteen-year old Jordy Threebears returns to the Go bust Creek Blackfoot Reserve to exist with a grandfather he only just knows.

For Jordy, the duration of resentment and anger refrain from difficult to overcome until take action receives the gift of skilful wild mare. With his hack Siksika, Jordy gains a fellow as well as the individualism to beat the odds. Nevertheless Fred Brady's unexplainable hatred shambles Jordy threatens the boy's stumble on for happiness.

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Mary-Ellen Thump Collura is a part-time Side teacher.

She lives on ingenious farm near Parksville, British Town, with her husband and inquiry and an assortment of animals including horses, goats and deft pony.

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"This title can go renovate to the top of authority list of good short books.

There's lot of action, well-rounded Native Indweller characters (although the non-Indians in addition a little less clearly drawn), vivid depiction of the disruptive, and the text is chimp spare and tautly-strung as splendid prairie pony." —School Library Journal