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'Being sent to boarding school in the city is harder than Jali could ever have imagined. But what no one yet knows, even Jali, is that this boy is a warrior at heart.' (Source: Publishers website)
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Serious Issues for Young Readers
BlackWords : Serious Issues for Young Readers
2015
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criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 8) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses Indigenous-authored works that are targeted for upper-primary and young adult readers, that address issues of identity, self esteem, relationships and peer-group pressure that are available for both educators and students. Heiss recommends that these works discussed in this essay, will not only engage young Indigenous students, but also non-Indigenous students and other readers with a sense of sameness in terms of coming of age, facing friendships, and the growing pains that all teenagers face.
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Serious Issues for Young Readers
BlackWords : Serious Issues for Young Readers
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 8) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses Indigenous-authored works that are targeted for upper-primary and young adult readers, that address issues of identity, self esteem, relationships and peer-group pressure that are available for both educators and students. Heiss recommends that these works discussed in this essay, will not only engage young Indigenous students, but also non-Indigenous students and other readers with a sense of sameness in terms of coming of age, facing friendships, and the growing pains that all teenagers face.