I Am Not a Number/ written by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer ; illustrated by Gillian Newland.

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Dupuis, Jenny Kay

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1927583942
9781927583944

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Summary: When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened and homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. A picture book based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Pathways	PEO DUP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		i0000000052415
Books	Pathways	PEO DUP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		I0000000037812

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When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened and homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. A picture book based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.

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