{"product_id":"we-are-the-medicine-9781774921104","title":"We Are the Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but Dez isn't sure if that's what they want for their future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. The teens struggle with feelings of helplessness in the face of injustice. Can they find the strength to channel their frustration into action towards a more hopeful future? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are the Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eis the moving final volume of the best-selling Surviving the City series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\tNew York Times-bestselling author \u003cb\u003eTasha Spillett\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her\/hers) draws her strength from both her Inninew and Trinidadian bloodlines. She is a celebrated Afro-Indigenous educator, poet, and emerging scholar. Tasha is most heart-tied to contributing to community-led work that centres on land and water defence, and the protection of Indigenous women and girls. Her books include the award-winning graphic novel series Surviving the City and the celebrated children's book, \u003ci\u003eI Sang You Down From the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. Tasha is currently working on her PhD in Education through the University of Saskatchewan, where she holds a Vanier Canada Award. @TashaSpillett\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\u003cb\u003eNatasha Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her\/hers) is a M?tis illustrator originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. Her sequential work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThis Place: 150 Years Retold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonderful Women of History\u003c\/i\u003e, and Thomas King's graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBorders\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the illustrator of the award-winning Surviving the City graphic novel series and Mothers of Xsan children's book series, as well as \u003ci\u003eClassified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives by the Nooksack River in Washington State. @natashamdonovan\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Highwater Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50895332278546,"sku":"9781774921104","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_601c7a44-9125-4507-a264-d81b4eafa869.jpg?v=1738270288","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-are-the-medicine-9781774921104","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}