{"product_id":"niizh-9780369105219","title":"Niizh","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's summertime on the rez, the frybread is sizzling, and the local radio station plays bluegrass, Anishinaabemowin lessons, and Friday-night bingo numbers. Lenna, the youngest of the Little family, is preparing to leave home for her first year at college, with little enthusiasm or help from her stubborn father and reckless brother. Amidst lingering doubts about departing the family flock, Lenna collides into a meet-cute with the charming and awkward Sam Thomas, who is returning to the reserve after many years away. With the promise of a romance budding between them, Lenna is caught in a whirlwind of uncertainty, wondering if she's ready to bid farewell just as she's about to take flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with Indigenous humour, small-town seasoning, and dream-world interludes, this heartwarming love story captures the bittersweet highs and lows of a rural teenage upbringing. A love letter to community, \u003ci\u003eNiizh\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshing coming-of-age rom-com about two young lovebirds leaving the nest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoelle Peters is an award-winning Indigenous (Anishinaabe) actor\/playwright working in theatre, television, and film and current Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts. Her plays include \u003ci\u003eNiizh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrozen River\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Michaela Washburn and Carrie Costello), and \u003ci\u003edo you remember?\u003c\/i\u003e In 2020, Joelle was selected as the playwriting protege for the Siminovitch Prize by laureate Tara Beagan. In 2021, \u003ci\u003eFrozen River\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Sharon Enkin Plays for Young People Award at the annual Tom Hendry Awards. In 2023, the premiere production of \u003ci\u003eNiizh\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for four Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Keep up with Joelle at joellepeters.ca and on Instagram: @joellepeters.jpg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Playwrights Canada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777266286866,"sku":"9780369105219","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5ddea27-bc00-4fb8-a122-b4e5bcf74160.jpg?v=1765358108","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/niizh-9780369105219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}