School Statue Showdown

Starr, David

ISBN 10 : 1459417550 ISBN 13 : 9781459417557

Editeur : Lorimer Children & Teens, 2024

Synopsis

When an Indigenous group demands that the local school's name be changed, AJ delves into his family's history--and the town's.

AJ's family has been in this town from the very beginning, they created the mill that employs most of the town's workers, and his great-grandfather, "Hatchet" Harold Sullivan, served as the town's first mayor. Even the high school is named after him. But when the local Indigenous nation, Big River First Nation, demands Harold's name be removed from the high school, along with his statue, tensions begin to run high. Huge rifts are formed in the community, mainly between the locals and the Big River kids.

Now at odds, AJ and his former best friend Jackson, the son of the Big River chief, are locked in tense confrontation. When the statue is vandalized, the final straw breaks, and AJ and Jackson trade blows, getting them both suspended and on notice. Determined to get to the bottom of these accusations and guided by his grandmother, AJ digs through the past and discovers a series of horrifying truths about Hatchet Harold's racist actions. Defying the pressures of his father and with the help of Jackson, AJ brings the truth of the past into the present and sets the town on a path toward healing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Starr is an author and high school principal. David's books Golden Goal and Golden Game were named among the Best Books for Kids and Teens by the Canadian Children's Book Centre in 2017. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lorimer Children & Teens
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1459417550
• ISBN 13: 9781459417557
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible