September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day. Sharing stories helps fight residential school denialism.
Welcome to Second Story
"They took great care in tailoring the
difficult and generationally traumatic
subject of residential schools in an
appropriate and respectful format
for school age children." —School Library Journal
"opens conversations about
the critical topic of food insecurity”
School Library Journal Starred Review
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Creators
Author Spotlight
Bear Meawasige
BEAR MEAWASIGE is the pen name for Kurt Wilson, an Ojibwe and Scottish author and a member of Serpent River First Nation. He lives in the Algoma District of Northern Ontario, where his wonderings over his dual-natured ancestry ferment among the wild surroundings to become stories of worlds that might have been.
In the Long Shadows is the first book in The Long Shadows fantasy series for teens. The series tells the story of four young people: Leaf, Ash, Reed, and Finch. A seeker, a watcher, a liar, and a sailor, they are destined to meet on the Great Turtle, where all their fates are tied together by the violent legacy of the stonefolk.
Chapter Books
Indigenous Titles
"To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis" chosen for Ontario Elementary Holocaust Education
