| Good for Nothing Contributor(s): Noel, Michel (Author), Tanaka, Shelley (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0888996160 ISBN-13: 9780888996169 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: The year is 1959, and fifteen-year-old Nipishish returns to his reserve in northern Quebec after being kicked out of residential school, where the principal tells him he can look forward, like all Native Americans, to a life of drunkenness, prison, and despair. But despite his new freedom, the reserve offers little to a young Metis man. Both his parents are dead, his father Shipu, a respected leader, dying mysteriously at a young age. When Nipishish is sent to a strange town to live with a white family and attend high school, he hopes for the new life the change promises. But despite some bright spots -- a simpatico teacher, a part-time job, a possible girlfriend -- the adjustments prove overwhelming. Forced to return to his people, he must try to rediscover the old ways, face the officials who find him a threat, and learn the truth about his father's death. Michel Noel's vibrant writing brings Nipishish's story -- and the ongoing struggle of native communities -- to life in this powerful tale. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016591563 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 4.2" (0.53 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80767 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year is 1959, and fifteen-year-old Nipishish returns to his reserve in northern Quebec after being kicked out of residential school, where the principal tells him he can look forward, like all Native Americans, to a life of drunkenness, prison, and despair. But despite his new freedom, the reserve offers little to a young M tis man. Both his parents are dead, his father Shipu, a respected leader, dying mysteriously at a young age. When Nipishish is sent to a strange town to live with a white family and attend high school, he hopes for the new life the change promises. But despite some bright spots -- a simpatico teacher, a part-time job, a possible girlfriend -- the adjustments prove overwhelming. Forced to return to his people, he must try to rediscover the old ways, face the officials who find him a threat, and learn the truth about his father's death. Michel No l's vibrant writing brings Nipishish's story -- and the ongoing struggle of native communities -- to life in this powerful tale. |