{"product_id":"the-scarf-and-the-butterfly-monica-ittusardjuat-9781774506523","title":"The Scarf and the Butterfly: A Graphic Memoir of Hope and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"'There's an opening above me, but it's far, and I have to stack up rocks to jump up, and it's almost impossible to get out.' That's when I realized that I was stripped of my identity, and there was nothing of my culture left in me. It was like I wasn't in my body anymore. It was bare and desolate and empty and cold, lifeless in my body. Where was I? Where had I gone?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this visceral graphic memoir, Monica Ittusardjuat brings readers with her from residential school classrooms to government apologies on her journey to rediscovering what it means to be Inuk. Born prematurely in an iglu on Baffin Island, Monica attended three residential schools over eleven years. She details her resulting struggles with addiction, mental health, and domestic violence, which haunted her into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEqual parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Monica's memoir is a testimony to the lasting impacts of residential schools and one woman's fight to reclaim what she lost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scarf and the Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning new addition to Qinuisaarniq (\"resiliency\"), a collection of books created to educate readers about the history and impacts of residential schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Ittusardjuat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774506521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774506523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arvaaq Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 6.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Monica Ittusardjuat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365463322879,"sku":"9781774506523","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3853f731-1a86-4090-958f-6832d810f4b8.jpg?v=1697058657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scarf-and-the-butterfly-monica-ittusardjuat-9781774506523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}