pickJoseph Boyden's Wenjack is a masterpiece, a concise, spare, and poetic story of Chanie, a nine-year-old Ojibwe boy who was taken from his home and placed in an Indian school designed to assimilate him into the Canadian culture. His escape with two other boys moves through his perspective and the views of the animals who accompany him on his journey in a beautiful, heartbreaking account.⠀
pickComing in at just over 100 pages, this was a quick read. It is also a very emotional read. I just finished it moments ago, but I know it'll be on my mind for quite some time. Wonderful book.
#wenjack #josephboyden #aboriginal #canada
pick#October 30 - October wrap up - I missed yesterday cause I have a sick little guy here. So here it is. I #read some I wanted to & I read some I didn't plan on #reading. All in all it was a fantastic month! Every single #book I read was awesome! Prom Dress was the one I liked the least out of this pile &I I still enjoyed it! #hauntedbooktober #bookchallenge #secretpath #wenjack #birdman #promdress #hex #horns #timhortons #doubledouble
I'll be watching Secret Path tonight on CBC. Please tune in if you are in Canada to learn about this important piece of Canadian History. We have a long ways to go to reconcile. #secretpath #wenjack #chaniewenjack #charliewenjack #gorddownie
#complimentary books on Chanie #wenjack You also get to listen to the music and can watch the film on CBC this weekend.
pickIt's been a long time since a #book had touched me so strongly. I went with the full experience of listening to the #album & #read along. Each page hurt more than the last. 😞
#SecretPath is a ten song album by #GordDownie with a #graphicnovel by #JeffLemire that tells the story of #Chanie “Charlie” #Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who #died in flight from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian #ResidentialSchool fifty years ago. #NotCanadaProud #CanadianHistory
pick#October 21 - book & favourite #fall treat - is have to say my favourite thing about fall is the #hotdrinks. #pumpkin flavoured, #chai flavoured, #applespice flavoured. All of it plus I had to share these two #newbooks that I bought last night. I've been waiting for them! #SecretPath by #GordDownie & #JeffLemire and #Wenjack by #JosephBoyden. Please look up the #stories. #hauntedbooktober #bookchallenge #LitsyFeature #books #bookstagram
#bookstagram #booknerd #bookworm #bibliophile #bookaddict #booklove #booklover #Booknerd #reader #teachersfollowteachers #englishteachers #reading #readingisfun #instabook #instabooks #teachersofinstagram #igbooks #igreads #booksofinstagram #booktography #goodreads #fortheloveofreading #bookstagrammer #bookish #bookreview #allthebooks #bookmagic #bookrecommendation #wenjack #josephboyden 6y