Description
Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden-but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves.
"Miigwans is a true hero; in him Dimaline creates a character of tremendous emotional depth and tenderness, connecting readers with the complexity and compassion of Indigenous people. A dystopian world that is all too real and that has much to say about our own." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Cherie Dimaline is a member of the Georgian Bay Metis Community in Ontario. Her 2017 book, The Marrow Thieves, won the Governor General's Award and the prestigious Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, and was the fan favourite for CBC's 2018 Canada Reads. It was named a Book of the Year on numerous lists including the National Public Radio, the School Library Journal, the New York Public Library, the Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire and the CBC, has been translated into several languages, and continues to be a national bestseller five years later. Her most recent novel for adults, Empire of Wild (Penguin Random House Canada) became an instant Canadian bestseller and was named Indigo's #1 Best Book of 2019. It was published in the US through William Morrow in July 2020. Cherie received the prestigious Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award in 2021. Her most recent YA novel, Hunting By Stars, was published in Canada and the US in 2021, and is a 2022 American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Young Adult Honor Book. It will be published in the UK in 2022 with Jacaranda Books. She lives in Midland, ON, where she is working on a few new YA books, her next adult novel and writing for film and TV projects.
Reviews
A timely and necessary read... powerful and endlessly smart, it's a crucial work of fiction for people of all ages.
Awards
Winner of Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature 2017 (United States) and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature 2017 (United States). Shortlisted for the Sunburst Award 2018 and New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2017 (United States).
Book Information
ISBN 9781913090012
Author Cherie Dimaline
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Publisher Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Series The Marrow Thieves
Weight(grams) 209g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 22mm
Details
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The Marrow Thieves |
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Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
