Tilly : a story of hope and resilience
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East Flagstaff Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA GRAY SMITH, MONIQUE
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YA GRAY SMITH, MONIQUE
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bildungsromans
Cree Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Gray Smith, Monique, -- 1968- -- Fiction.
Indian teenagers -- Alcohol use -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Fiction.
Indians, Treatment of -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Fiction.
Interracial adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Canada -- Fiction.
Lakota Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Teenage girls -- Alcohol use -- Fiction.
Cree Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Gray Smith, Monique, -- 1968- -- Fiction.
Indian teenagers -- Alcohol use -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Fiction.
Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Fiction.
Indians, Treatment of -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Fiction.
Interracial adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Canada -- Fiction.
Lakota Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Teenage girls -- Alcohol use -- Fiction.
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Book
Physical Desc
207 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published under the title: Hope, faith & empathy.
Description
Tilly has always known she's part Lakota on her dad's side. She's grown up with the traditional teachings of her grandma, relishing the life lessons of her beloved mentor. But it isn't until an angry man shouts something on the street that Tilly realizes her mom is Aboriginal, too -- a Cree woman taken from her own parents as a baby. Tilly feels her mother's pain deeply. She's always had trouble fitting in at school, and when her grandma dies unexpectedly, her anchor is gone. Then Abby, a grade seven classmate, invites her home for lunch and offers her "something special" to drink. Nothing has prepared Tilly for the tingling in her legs, the buzz in her head, and the awesome feeling that she can do anything. From then on, partying seems to offer an escape from her insecurities. But after one dangerously drunken evening, Tilly knows she has to change. Summoning her courage, she begins the long journey to finding pride in herself and her heritage. Just when she needs it most, a mysterious stranger offers some wise counsel: "Never question who you are or who your people are. It's in your eyes. I know it's in your heart." Loosely based on author Monique Gray Smith's own life, this work of creative non-fiction tells the story of a young Indigenous woman coming of age in Canada in the 1980s. Gray Smith also illuminates the 20th-century history of Canada's First Peoples -- forced displacement, residential schools, tuberculosis hospitals, and the Sixties Scoop.
Awards
Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gray Smith, M. (2013). Tilly: a story of hope and resilience (Second edition.). Sono Nis Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-. 2013. Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience. Sono Nis Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-. Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience Sono Nis Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gray Smith, Monique. Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience Second edition., Sono Nis Press, 2013.
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