| Fire Starters Contributor(s): Storm, Jen (Author), Henderson, Scott B. (Illustrator), Yaciuk, Donovan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1553796853 ISBN-13: 9781553796855 Publisher: Highwater Press OUR PRICE: $16.11 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.9" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 56 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario. When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored--both the traditional ways of the community and Canadian law enforcement. Fire Starters explores prejudice, racism, and what reconciliation could look like, "moving it from a concpet to an] on-the-ground example of what reconciliation could mean, in action, in a small community" (Debbie Reese). |
Contributor Bio(s): Storm, Jen: - Jennifer Storm is an Ojibway writer from the Couchiching First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jennifer completed Deadly Loyalties, her first novel, at age fourteen. In 2006, Jennifer received the Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award as well as the Helen Betty Osborne Award.Henderson, Scott B.: - Scott B. Henderson has worked as an illustrator for comics, portraiture and advertising art. He is author/illustrator of the sci-fi/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated two comics for the Canadian Air Force's For Valour series, the bestselling graphic-novel series 7 Generations, selected titles from the Tales from Big Spirit series, and the graphic novels Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story, Eisner-award nominee A Blanket of Butterflies and Fire Starters. For more information, visit www.scotthendersonart.wordpress.com.Henderson, Scott: - Scott Henderson has worked as an illustrator for comics, portraiture and advertising art. He is also the author and illustrator of a sci-fi/fantasy comic and illustrator of several graphic novels for young-adult readers. Scott is a graduate of the University of Manitoba's School of Art. For more information, visit www.scotthendersonart.wordpress.com. |