A Stranger at Home: A True Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781554513628)

Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It's been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, "Not my girl." Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can't even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family's way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people--and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl's struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.

Author: Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
ISBN-10: 1554513626
ISBN-13: 9781554513628
Publisher: Annick Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.37w x 0.53d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151625 / Stranger at Home: A True Story

Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
Quill & Quire 11/01/2011 pg. 36
School Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 140
Foreword 04/03/2012