Surviving the City Vol.1. by Tasha Spillett, Illustrated by Natasha Donovan

 

Spillett, T. Donovan, N. (2018). Surviving the City Vol.1. Manitoba, Canada: Portage & Main Press. 

Surviving the city is a 2 part book series. The first volume tells the story of two best friends Miikwan and Dez who share their passion for their indigenous heritages and the struggles they face from being a part of a marginalized race. However, things turn from bad to worse when Dez turns up missing. Dez finds it hard to cope with her best friend missing as it reopens up old wounds of her own mother’s mysterious disappearance. Illustrator Natasha Donovan tells this emotional story through warm coloured and modern artwork. Surviving the City has won multiple awards for both its story and artwork, you won’t regret picking this book up!

Selected for 2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, American Library Association (ALA)

 Selected as an AIYLA Young Adult Honor Book, American Indian Youth Literature Award (AIYLA)

Nominated for the Forest of Reading's Red Maple Award, Ontario Library Association

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