02665cam a2200445 i 4500 1855999024 TxAuBib 20220205120000.0 191204s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780735266100 hardcover 0735266107 hardcover NLC eng rda NLC YDX BDX UTW SVP LMJ OCLCO UAP JQW VP@ OCLCF OJ4 SINLB IS# ILC Q2U EB$ EHH GZN OCLCO IHX QJK TOH NZAUC UAB OCLCO YDX UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Robertson, David, 1977-, author. The barren grounds / David A. Robertson ; [interior illustration, Natasha Donovan]. Misewa saga Book one, Barren grounds. Misewa saga 1, Barren grounds. [Toronto : Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, a Penguin Random House Company, 2020. ©2020. 247 pages : map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Misewa saga, The "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, Ask℗♭¡, 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".--Page [2] of cover. Issued also in electronic format. 20220205. CDPC522. Indians of North America Ethnic identity Juvenile fiction. Indian foster children Manitoba Juvenile fiction. Indigenous children Juvenile fiction. Hunters Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places Juvenile fiction. Doorways Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Fantasy fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Donovan, Natasha, illustrator. The Misewa saga.