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My Indian summer : a novel / Joseph Kakwinokanasum.

Summary:

"For Hunter Frank, the summer of '79 begins with his mother returning home only to collect her welfare cheques for the last two months. When his older sister escapes their northern BC town and his brother goes to fight forest fires, Hunter is on his own. It's been a good summer for the young entrepreneur, but the cash in the purple Crown Royal bag hidden in his mattress still isn't enough to fund his escape from his monstrous mother and the town of Red Rock. As the Labour Day weekend arrives, so does a new friend with old wisdom and a business opportunity that might be just what a boy at the crossroads needs. Hunter's summer is a journey to understanding that some villains are also victims, and that while reconciliation may not be possible, survival is"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781990160127 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 237 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New Westminster, British Columbia : Tidewater Press, 2022.
Subject:
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Young businesspeople > Fiction.
Indigenous peoples > North America > Fiction.
British Columbia > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Topic Heading:
First Nation Communities Read 2023-24 YA/Adult Winner.
Aboriginal.
Indigenous collection.
Indigenous author.

Available copies

  • 23 of 25 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 25 total copies.

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English (2)
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Fort St. James Public Library KAK (Text) 35196000314752 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -

Of Cree and Austrian descent, Joseph Kakwinokanasum grew up in northern BC, one of seven children raised by a single mother. A graduate of SFU's Writers Studio, his short story “Ray Says” was a finalist for CBC's 2020 Nonfiction Prize. In 2022, he was selected as one of The Writers Trust of Canada's “Rising Stars.” He now lives and writes on Vancouver Island, BC. Loosely based on his own childhood, My Indian Summer, his first novel, won the PMC Indigenous Literature Award 2023.

Of Cree and Austrian descent, Joseph Kakwinokanasum grew up in the Peace region of northern BC, one of seven children raised by a single mother. A graduate of SFU's Writers Studio, his short story “Ray Says” was a finalist for CBC’s 2020 Nonfiction Prize. In 2022, he was selected by Darrel J. McLeod as one of the Writers Trust of Canada’s “Rising Stars.” He now lives and writes in BC’s Lower Mainland.

Loosely based on his own childhood, My Indian Summer is his first novel.