{"product_id":"borders-9780316593052","title":"Borders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"\u003cb\u003eThe thematic and literary richness of this story is exhilarating.\"\u003ci\u003e-- Horn Book, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ \u003cb\u003e\"An important and accessible modern tale.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- School Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated Indigenous author Thomas King and award-winning M?tis artist Natasha Donovan comes a powerful graphic novel about a family caught between nations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorders\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either American or Canadian first bars their entry into the US, and then their return into Canada. In the limbo between countries, they find power in their connection to their identity and to each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorders\u003c\/i\u003e explores nationhood from an Indigenous perspective and resonates deeply with themes of identity, justice, and belonging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas King\u003c\/b\u003e has written several highly acclaimed children's books including \u003ci\u003eA Coyote Solstice Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Gary Clement) which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book and \u003ci\u003eA Coyote Columbus Story\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Kent Monkman) which was a Governor General's Award finalist. King, who is of Cherokee and Greek descent and was born in California, was chair of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota before moving to University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He recently won a Governor General's Award for his adult novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Back of the Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e; he won both the BC National Award for Canadian Nonfiction and the RBC Taylor Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Inconvenient Indian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Métis illustrator with a focus on comics and children's illustration. She has illustrated several award-winning children's books including \u003ci\u003eThe Sockeye Mother\u003c\/i\u003e by Brett Huson and the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eSurviving the City \u003c\/i\u003eby Tasha Spillett-Sumner. She has a degree in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, and has worked in academic and magazine publishing. She currently lives in Bellingham, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604842385682,"sku":"9780316593052","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b6a78df-6e8f-4ced-9058-3e9f161f9dbf.jpg?v=1732265130","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/borders-9780316593052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}