{"product_id":"0316593060-borders","title":"Borders","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Description      \u003cbr\u003eA People Magazine Best Book Fall 2021From celebrated Indigenous author Thomas King and award-winning Métis artist Natasha Donovan comes a powerful graphic novel about a family caught between nations.\u003cbr\u003eBorders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either American or Canadian first bars their entry into the US, and then their return into Canada. In the limbo between countries, they find power in their connection to their identity and to each other. \u003cbr\u003eBorders explores nationhood from an Indigenous perspective and resonates deeply with themes of identity, justice, and belonging.\u003cbr\u003e      From School Library Journal      \u003cbr\u003eGr 6 Up-Laetitia, a young Blackfoot woman living north of the Canadian border, moves to Salt Lake City after growing bored with her life, which is filled with tension between her and her mother. After some time has passed, Laetitia's mother and her little brother, who narrates the story, decide to take a road trip to visit, and so must pass through two border checkpoints: one for the United States and one for Canada. At each checkpoint, Laetitia's mother is asked her citizenship, and at each, she claims her Blackfoot nationality. Barred from entering the United States, Laetitia's mother is sent back to the Canadian border and isn't allowed to pass; she and her son find themselves stuck in the space in between, recognized as citizens of nowhere. King (Cherokee) and Donovan (Métis) create a simple yet powerful story of Indigenous endurance at the convergence of identity, culture, survival, history, and modern politics. Although Laetitia is named, her mother and brother are not, signifying the difference in recognition paid to those who readily accept colonial practices and those who do not. White characters are also identified by their given names. Donovan's steadfast style is easily and immediately recognizable. A natural palette of beige, gold, and similar earthy colors is used alongside a variety of blues depicting the daytime sky and the darkness of night. Strong lines and minimal backgrounds keep the focus on the characters' wide-eyed and expressive faces, working well with the character-driven narrative. Characters identify as white Americans or Canadians, and Blackfoot. VERDICT An important and accessible modern tale about the ongoing lack of recognition by colonizers for the Indigenous communities who continue to exist on their ancestral lands.-Alea Perez, Elmhurst P.L., ILα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.\u003cbr\u003e      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eThis sobering yet inspiring tale effectively spotlights a Native woman who quietly demands that her voice be heard and her identity recognized.\"―\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\\\u003cbr\u003e\"The story highlights both the universal feelings of a family moving apart and a very specific Indigenous experience.\"―\u003cbr\u003eKirkus\\\u003cbr\u003e\"An\u003cbr\u003eimportant and accessible modern tale about the ongoing lack of recognition by colonizers for the Indigenous communities who continue to exist on their ancestral lands.\"\\\u003cbr\u003e―\u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal\\\u003cbr\u003e\"...a timely graphic novel about identity”―\u003cbr\u003ePeople Magazine\\\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eThe thematic and literary richness of this story is exhilarating, unsettling the insistent binary of American\/Canadian nationalities for the lived reality of Indigenous nationhood.\"―\u003cbr\u003eHorn Book, starred review\\\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSubtle and smart, this laconic graphic novel will linger with readers.\"―\u003cbr\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003cbr\u003e      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003eThomas King has written several highly acclaimed children's books including\u003cbr\u003eA Coyote Solstice Tale (illustrated by Gary Clement) which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book and\u003cbr\u003eA Coyote Columbus Story (illustrated by Kent Monkman) which was a Governor General's Award finalist. 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