MELANIE FLORENCE is a proud Cree and a full-time writer currently based in Toronto. She is the author of the Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools, the YA novel The Missing, the Lorimer SideStreets title One Night, and Recordbooks title Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuk to Play in the NHL, which was chosen as an Honor Book by The American Indian Library Association. As a freelance journalist, MelanieÂ’s byline has appeared in magazines including Dance International, Writer, Parents Canada, and Urban Male Magazine.
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Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies Set
This 3-volume set is designed to help educators support mandatory learning about:
- Residential Schools
- The legacy of colonialism
- The rights and responsibilities we all have to each other as treaty people
$99.95, Set
Righting Canada's Wrongs 10 volume set
For educators seeking to build anti-racism learning into Canadian history classes, this 10-book set of classroom materials is an invaluable resource. Each book addresses a major instance of official racism and discrimination spanning more than 150 years. Also included is a free teachers guide to help integrate these titles into class curriculums.
$349.95, SetInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools
This updated edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC Report
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18
Rez Rebel
A lack of educational and career opportunities, medical support and counselling on Native reserves leads to a rash of teen suicides. Can Floyd turn around his community's descent into crisis before it's too late?$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL590L
Rez Runaway
Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief runs away when his devout Christian community discovers he is gay.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 600L
The Missing
Who will stand up for missing and murdered women?
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL590L
One Night
All it takes is one night for everything to change.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL560L