Swift Fox All Along (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781773214481)

What does it mean to be Mi'kmaq? And if Swift Fox can't find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family?

When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi'kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn't understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it's time to smudge and everyone else knows how, Swift Fox feels even more like she doesn't belong.

Then she meets her cousin Sully and realizes that she's not the only one who's unsure--and she may even be the one to teach him something about what being Mi'kmaq means. Based on the author's own experience, with striking illustrations by Maya McKibbin, A Long Way to a New Place is a poignant story about identity and belonging that is at once personal and universally resonant.

Author: Rebecca Lea Thomas
ISBN-10: 1773214489
ISBN-13: 9781773214481
Publisher: Annick Press
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.40h x 8.90w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2020
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 85
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average