Bibliograph

The barren grounds--the misewa saga, book 1, The misewa saga series, book 1., David A Robertson

Type

Label

The barren grounds--the misewa saga, book 1, The misewa saga series, book 1., David A Robertson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

680, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The barren grounds--the misewa saga, book 1

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 3

Responsibility statement

David A Robertson

Series statement

The Misewa Saga

Sub title

The misewa saga series, book 1.

Summary

Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author David Robertson. Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home - until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything - including them

Target audience

juvenile

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Creator