{"product_id":"sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-9781553799757","title":"Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls--words that give her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSugar Falls\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of \u003ci\u003eSugar Falls\u003c\/i\u003e goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Robertson \u003c\/b\u003e(he\/him\/his) is the 2021 recipient of the Writer's Union of Canada's Freedom to Read Award. He is the author of more than 25 books for young readers including \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Governor General's Literary Award and was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. David's most recent works include the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBreakdown\u003c\/i\u003e (The Reckoner Rises, Vol. 1), middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Barren Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e, children's book \u003ci\u003eOn the Trapline\u003c\/i\u003e, and memoir \u003ci\u003eBlack Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the writer and host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eKíwew\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2021 RTDNA Prairie Region Award for Best Podcast. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A sought-after speaker and educator, David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott B. Henderson \u003c\/b\u003e(he\/him\/his) is author\/artist of the sci-fi\/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated select titles in the Tales From Big Spirit series, as well as the A Girl Called Echo, The Reckoner Rises, and 7 Generations series. He is also the artist for AIYLA Honour Book \u003ci\u003eFire Starters\u003c\/i\u003e, Eisner Award\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003enominee \u003ci\u003eA Blanket of Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and select stories in \u003ci\u003eThis Place: 150 Years Retold\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2016, he was the recipient of the C4 Central Canada Comic Con Storyteller Award. Find Scott on social media with @ouroboros09. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Highwater Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50588427092242,"sku":"9781553799757","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3cbb7487-08cb-43df-971b-b2189e7b08f0.jpg?v=1732073190","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-9781553799757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}