When I Was Eight
- ISBN-10
- 1554514908
- ISBN-13
- 9781554514908
- Category
- Children's literature, English
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-02-07
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Authors
- Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Description
Looks at the experiences of a strong-willed young Inuit girl who receives permission from her father to travel to a residential religious school run by non-Inuit outsiders, where she struggles to adapt to the new way of living.
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