Gabrielle Grimard has illustrated over 30 picture books, including Stolen Words, When I Was Eight, Not My Girl and Stolen Words. She lives in Quebec. She was the co-author of several books, including Fatty Legs: A True Story, A Stranger At Home, When I Was Eight and Not My Girl. She died in 2021.Ĭhristy Jordan-Fenton is Pokiak-Fenton's daughter-in-law and co-author. It also covers the impact of the book and how much has changed in the past ten years. Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton was a Inuvialuit knowledge keeper and residential school survivor. a preface by Christy Jordan-Fenton sharing the way she first heard Margaret-Olemauns story of going away to residential school.

Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity.Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's collection and striking artworks from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl's determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers. In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings.

In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls - all except Margaret, who gets red ones. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and Liz Amini-Holmes Related Editions: See others.

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