{"product_id":"the-outside-circle-patti-laboucane-benson-9781770899377","title":"The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, CODE's 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and M騁is Literature \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important graphic novel, two brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete, a young Indigenous man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother's boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey, which encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation that includes traditional Indigenous healing circles and ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Powerful, courageous, and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Outside Circle\u003c\/em\u003e is drawn from the author's twenty years of work and research on healing and reconciliation of gang-affiliated or incarcerated Indigenous men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patti Laboucane-Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770899375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770899377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 119","brand":"Patti Laboucane-Benson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053578907903,"sku":"9781770899377","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b454ac6-baff-40bb-9923-13a09df26a8f.jpg?v=1685025103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-outside-circle-patti-laboucane-benson-9781770899377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}