| Rez Runaway Contributor(s): Florence, Melanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 145941165X ISBN-13: 9781459411654 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Lgbt - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Aboriginal & Indigenous - Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Lorimer SideStreets |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.6" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different--he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend and, by the next morning, everyone on the rez is talking about Joe. His mother, a devout Christian, is horrified, and the kids who are supposed to be his friends make it clear there's no place for him on the rez. Joe thinks about killing himself, but instead runs away to the city. Alone and penniless on the city streets, Joe has to come to terms with who he really is. |
Contributor Bio(s): Florence, Melanie: - Melanie Florence is the author of several award-winning fiction and non-fiction books about Indians. She is of Plains Cree and Scottish descent. |