Children's Fiction Fantasy & Magic
The Great Bear
The Misewa Saga, Book Two
- Publisher
- Tundra Book Group
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2021
- Category
- Fantasy & Magic, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Orphans & Foster Homes
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780735266131
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $21.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780735266155
- Publish Date
- Aug 2022
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time.
Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?
About the author
DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the winner of the Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award, the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer and the TWUC Freedom to Read Award. His books include The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga; When We Were Alone (winner of the Governor General’s Award, a finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and a McNally Robinson Best Book for Young People); Will I See? (winner of the Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Award, graphic novel category); and the YA novel Strangers (recipient of the Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre Fiction). He is the creator and host of the podcast Kiwew. Through his writings about Canada’s Indigenous peoples, Robertson educates as well as entertains, reflecting Indigenous cultures, histories and communities while illuminating many contemporary issues. David A. Robertson is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg.
Awards
- Nominated, M. Jerry Weiss Award - Upper Middle-Grade Novel
- Long-listed, First Nations Communities Read Award
- Nominated, Silver Birch Award for Fiction
Editorial Reviews
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of the Year 2021
“A cliffhanger ending compels a return to this absorbing Indigenous fantasy.” —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
". . . a fantastical feast." —Winnipeg Free Press
