Young Adult Fiction Aboriginal & Indigenous
Stone Gift, The
- Publisher
- Kegedonce Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2016
- Category
- Aboriginal & Indigenous, Orphans & Foster Homes, Contemporary
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 13
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Reading age
- 11 to 13
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781928120070
- Publish Date
- Dec 2016
- List Price
- $18
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Description
Sixteen-year-old D.J. awakens from a coma with no memory of who he is or what happened to him. All he knows is that he was severely beaten and his face is disfigured. D.J.'s grandmother places an unearthly stone necklace around his neck and he begins to recover at a rapid pace. When D.J. has visions about a boy named Jeff and his friend Tim, he starts to piece together the events that landed him in the hospital. The Stone Gift is a tale about standing strong in the face of gang violence while embracing friendship, love, family, and even magic, in order to heal.
About the author
I am compelled to create something that I consider â??beautiful.â? My only hope is that a reader will find what I have created beautiful, too. ~ Deborah L. DelarondeAs a child, Deborah attended Duck Bay School, where she learned to read with the Dick and Jane books. When her family moved to The Pas, she was pleasantly surprised to discover that schools had libraries â?? and books that were far more interesting than Dick and Jane! â??I remember a plain light blue book with no pictures, even on the cover; just the title, â??Beauty and the Beast.â?? I loved that story back then and still do today.â?Deborah says that while a lot of her stories are based on childhood memories, some are based on sleeping inspirations, meaning that the idea for the book developed while she was sleeping. â??When those kind of inspirations occur, I am compelled to get up and follow through with writing all the ideas and feelings associated with those ideas before I can go back to sleep again!â?Métis author Deborah L. Delaronde was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, in 1958. She grew up in the Métis community of Duck Bay, Manitoba, and has worked in Duck Bay School as a childrenâ??s librarian for the past 20 years. As a result of writing and promoting literacy, Deborah was awarded the Lieutenant-Governorâ??s Medal for Literacy.
Editorial Reviews
https://parklandlibstaffpicks.wordpress.com/2016/12/30/the-stone-gift-by-deborah-delaronde/
https://starandtimes.ca/news/view/5737
