{"product_id":"the-marrow-thieves-9781770864863","title":"The Marrow Thieves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award (Young People's Literature - Text)\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2017 Kirkus Prize\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2018 Sunburst Award\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2018 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2018 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust when you think you have nothing left to lose, they come for your dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The Indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden - but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimaline, Cherie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCherie Dimaline\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Métis author and editor whose award-winning fiction has been published and anthologized internationally. Her novels include \u003cem\u003eRed Rooms, The Girl Who Grew A Galaxy, A Gentle Habit, The Marrow Thieves \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Wild\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2014, she was named the Emerging Artist of the Year at the Ontario Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and became the first Indigenous Writer in Residence for the Toronto Public Library. Her young adult novel \u003cem\u003eThe Marrow Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e has won the Governor General's Literary Award, the Kirkus Prize, the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature and was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award and, among other honors, was a fan favorite in the 2018 edition of CBC's Canada Reads. It was also a Book of the Year on numerous lists including\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eNPR\u003cem\u003e, School Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, the New York Public Library, the \u003cem\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/em\u003e and the CBC. From the Georgian Bay Métis Community in Ontario, she now lives in Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dcb Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568830943506,"sku":"9781770864863","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e9098156-df78-454b-8957-128a3a78b152.jpg?v=1731950567","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-marrow-thieves-9781770864863","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}