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My Review:Title: 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga
Author: David Alexander Robertson, Scott B. Henderson
Published by: HighWater Press
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Genres: Graphic Novel, Historical, Young Adult
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Source: Library
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2021 COYER Fall, Lenoreo's 2021 Diversity Reading Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:The 7 Generations series is available in one book, and the illustrations are in vivid colour. 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga includes the four graphic novels: Stone, Scars, Ends/Begins, and The Pact. Edwin is facing an uncertain future. Only by learning about his family's past--wars, the smallpox epidemic, a residential school--will he be able to face the present and embrace the future.
4.5 stars — Well that was hella affecting. The last 2 sections in particular had me crying and crying.
What an intriguing way to show how the past can affect future generations, and how we can learn from them even as they are so different from our present.
Beautiful artwork. I ached with the Scars section — so heartbreaking, and well depicted.
This book definitely deals with some super hard topics, but does so in a way that it is easy to connect with and understand. I definitely felt for Edwin, even in his few teen angst moments. I think the balance was perfect, showing the magnitude of what he is feeling and how he has been affected by his missing father.
A perfect blending of past and present, I got exactly what I was looking for and then some.
COYER Scavenger Hunt #27: Read a book with a man fully clothed on the cover.
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