Dreaming in Color - (Orca Soundings) by Melanie Florence (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Jennifer McCaffrey has been working hard on her art for years and is thrilled when she is accepted to a prestigious art school.
- 12 Years
- 7.6" x 5.1" Paperback
- 144 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Diversity & Multicultural
- Series Name: Orca Soundings
Description
About the Book
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a young teen is thrilled when she gets into art school but shocked to learn that some students feel she doesn't belong there.Book Synopsis
Jennifer McCaffrey has been working hard on her art for years and is thrilled when she is accepted to a prestigious art school.
The school is everything she always thought it would be, mostly. There is one group of kids who seem to resent her and say she only got in because of her skin color. Jen, who loves to create new pieces of artwork that incorporate her Indigenous heritage, finds herself a target when the group tells her to stop being "so Indian". The night before the big art show at school, Jen's beading art project is defaced. Jen has to find a way not to let the haters win.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Review Quotes
"Offers a mirror to the sometimes painful emotions and everyday experiences of Indigenous teens of mixed heritage. A rare and welcome reluctant reader title featuring an Indigenous protagonist."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Through the novel's accessible language and short chapters, readers of all levels and backgrounds will be able to relate to and learn from Jen's overcoming racial prejudice and intolerance. Readers will also gain a sense of empathy as they come to understand the struggles faced by Indigenous youth in contemporary society. Highly Recommended."-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"
About the Author
Melanie Florence is a writer of Cree and Scottish heritage and has been writing full-time since 2010. She is the author of Missing Nimâmâ, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, Stolen Words, which won the 2018 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and the bestselling Orca titles He Who Dreams and Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution. She lives in Toronto with her family.