A Very Small Rebellion
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- May 2005
- Category
- General, Native Canadian
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550419306
- Publish Date
- May 2005
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
The man in the poster is Louis Riel, and in this powerfully wrought historical novel by Jan Truss, Paul Gauthier has been chosen to play Riel in a school play at a time in his life when new menaces threaten the small Metis settlement where he lives with his family.
Convinced that such menaces can be fought with the same spirit that emboldened Riel, Paul and his young Indian friend Simon Buffalo set out to thwart a government plan to raze the settlement to make room for a new highway.
About the author
An award-winning author, Jan taught literature, art and music to students in Alberta before she began writing her own stories. In 1972 she won the Alberta Search for a Novelist competition with Bird at the Window. A Very Small Rebellion was her second novel, originally published in 1977, and her third novel, Jasmin, won the Ruth Schwartz Award. Her short stories have appeared in such magazines as Redbook, Chatelaine, on CBC radio, and in various collections.
