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Nish: Northern Lights
The second book in Isabelle Picard's bestselling coming-of-age series about Innu twins, Leon and Eloise
Leon and Eloise are 13-year-old twins from Matimekush, an Innu community in Northern Quebec.
The entire Mckenzie family has moved to Wendake, near Quebec City. Leaving Matimekush, nature, their friends and their school is quite a challenge for Eloise and Leon. Between the adapting to a different world, their desire to make new friends and the need to keep their bond with the old ones, everything goes too fast.
At school, a student bullies Eloise, and she has to deal with this difficult situation. As for Leon, he starts doubting his hockey Is he really talented or was he the best in Matimekush only because the competition simply wasn't as strong? In the midst of this storm, Leon and Eloise can always count on each other as well as their family and friends.
The Mystery unfolds on every page as we get to see the twins in a different light. What if, ultimately, life in the South isn't that different from life in the North?
Leon and Eloise are 13-year-old twins from Matimekush, an Innu community in Northern Quebec.
The entire Mckenzie family has moved to Wendake, near Quebec City. Leaving Matimekush, nature, their friends and their school is quite a challenge for Eloise and Leon. Between the adapting to a different world, their desire to make new friends and the need to keep their bond with the old ones, everything goes too fast.
At school, a student bullies Eloise, and she has to deal with this difficult situation. As for Leon, he starts doubting his hockey Is he really talented or was he the best in Matimekush only because the competition simply wasn't as strong? In the midst of this storm, Leon and Eloise can always count on each other as well as their family and friends.
The Mystery unfolds on every page as we get to see the twins in a different light. What if, ultimately, life in the South isn't that different from life in the North?
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 3, 2024
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Isabelle Picard
15 books19 followersOriginaire de Wendake, Isabelle Picard est ethnologue, première spécialiste aux affaires autochtones à Radio-Canada et chargée de cours à l’UQAM. Malgré son emploi du temps digne d’une première ministre, elle propose, ce printemps, le premier tome de sa nouvelle série de romans, Nish : Le Nord et le Sud. Celle qui s’est donné comme mission de mieux faire connaître les réalités et les enjeux des Premiers Peuples du Québec nous offre un récit fort, universel et bien loin des stéréotypes.
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