Fatty Legs (Fatty Legs #1)

by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton (Author) Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)

Fatty Legs (Fatty Legs #1)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Fatty Legs

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers.

Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton's powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir's 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book's impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children's Literature, while Christy Jordan-Fenton, mother of Margaret's grandchildren and a key player in helping Margaret share her stories, discusses the impact of the book in a new preface. With important updates since it first hit the shelves a decade ago, this new edition of Fatty Legs will continue to resonate with readers young and old.

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Starred Review
A moving and believable account.

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"A perfect companion to the study of First Nations issues, this story helps readers empathize with a real person whose determination never waivers in the face of adversity."

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781773213514
Lexile Measure
850
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Annick Press
Publication date
March 20, 2020
Series
Fatty Legs
BISAC categories
JNF007050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF038120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Canada/Native Canadian
JNF025050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Canada - General
Library of Congress categories
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