Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G ; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: MANY
Alex Robinson is 11yo and in 6th grade when his world is upended. He has to move from the rez to Winnipeg when his father gets a new job. Alex is worried he won't fit in. He is Indigenous, and even though he makes the hockey team, he faces racism he never had to face on the reservation.
This is book one of the Breakout Chronicles. The author is a member of Norway House Cree Nation, so he draws from experience. There is a nice balance between the racism issues and the plot. The hockey game descriptions are fast paced and realistic and even readers new to hockey will appreciate them. The print is small and the cover didn't do wonders for me, but readers will be well rewarded if they get past cosmetics. Alex is a member of Norway House Cree Nation.
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