In Search of April Raintree

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Portage & Main Press, Nov 3, 2010 - Fiction - 352 pages

Memories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too.

In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind.

Will the sisters’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent?

Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A FREE copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.

 

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Contents

Chapter 1
1
Chapter 2
15
Chapter 3
33
Chapter 4
51
Chapter 5
67
Chapter 6
79
Chapter 7
87
Chapter 8
97
Chapter 10
123
Chapter 11
133
Chapter 12
147
Chapter 13
161
Chapter 14
175
Chapter 15
191
Chapter 16
205
Chapter 17
219

Chapter 9
113
Copyright

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In Search of April Raintree
Beatrice Mosionier
Limited preview - 2008

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2010)

Beatrice Mosionier was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba. The youngest of four children, she grew up in foster homes. After a short time living in Toronto, where she attended college, she returned to Winnipeg. Following the death of two sisters to suicide, Beatrice decided to write In Search of April Raintree. First published in 1983, it has become a Canadian classic and launched the Manitoba literacy initiative, On the Same Page, in 2008. Beatrice has written more books of fiction, a play, a short film, and her memoir. She previously worked as publisher of Pemmican Publications. Beatrice now lives in Enderby, British Columbia.

Bibliographic information

TitleIn Search of April Raintree
AuthorBeatrice Mosionier
PublisherPortage & Main Press, 2010
ISBN1553791800, 9781553791805
Length352 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Fiction / Coming of Age
Fiction / Family Life / Siblings
Fiction / Indigenous
Fiction / World Literature / Canada / 20th Century
  
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