![]() ![]() ![]() While at the school, she could not speak her language or connect to her culture in any way. The four books "have sold more than a quarter of a million copies and collected over 20 awards and distinctions." Plot Īt age eight, fascinated by the possibility of reading, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton asked her parents if she could attend the nearby religious school instead of her Arctic school, not knowing the dangers of the residential school system. The book collection also includes Fatty Legs and When I Was Eight. Not My Girl was adapted from the 2011 memoir A Stranger At Home. The book follows Margaret Pokiak's experience of returning home at age ten after attending a residential school for two years. Not My Girl is a memoir aimed at children, written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, published January 9, 2014, by Annick Press. ![]()
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