| My Name is Seepeetza Contributor(s): Sterling, Shirley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888991657 ISBN-13: 9780888991652 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1992 Annotation: Her name was Seepeetza when she was at home with her family. But now that she's living at the Indian residential school her name is Martha Stone, and everything else about her life has changed as well. Told in the honest voice of a sixth grader, this is the story of a young Native girl forced to live in a world governed by strict nuns, arbitrary rules, and a policy against talking in her own dialect, even with her family. Seepeetza finds bright spots, but most of all she looks forward to summers and holidays at home. Based on her own experiences, Shirley Sterling's powerful first novel reveals the impact of a racist school policy on the life of one indomitable young spirit and her family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93202302 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.02" W x 7.52" (0.26 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 42270 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Her name was Seepeetza when she was at home with her family. But now that she's living at the Indian residential school her name is Martha Stone, and everything else about her life has changed as well. Told in the honest voice of a sixth grader, this is the story of a young Native girl forced to live in a world governed by strict nuns, arbitrary rules, and a policy against talking in her own dialect, even with her family. Seepeetza finds bright spots, but most of all she looks forward to summers and holidays at home. |