Everybody should know the dark history of Canada if you are a parent read it for your child if you are a Canadian ( I am not being mean or harsh )

This book is great for learning about the past in Canada. It was an amazing book. I strongly recommend.

This is a great introduction to the reality and injustices of Canadian residential schools. This individual Inuit girls story is of course softened for the children's book but still resonates and helps to keep this important issue from being forgotten.

I wondered why the daughter-in-law got co-authorship with the mother-in-law, as she has no obvious connection (besides marriage), no first hand experience with subject, or writing qualifications. The illustrations are lovely, but add little to the story, in fact, often I wondered what a word meant, or what a scene must have looked like, but no corresponding drawing, although sometimes footnotes. The photos were small, and the labels smaller, and grouped at the back; repetitive to story.

Buy this book for an adolescent you know.

The true story of a young Inuvialuit girl who goes to residential school to learn to read but is cruelly bullied by a nun who makes her wear red stockings when all the other students wear grey. Despite harsh treatment, Olemaun, renamed Margaret, remains strong in spirit. The story is beautifully illustrated with both art and photos.

Although I have read stories on such situations. It give a great insight to a girl's struggle to be strong in difficult situations. Her strong "never give up" attitude is protrayed well. I loved reading the book.

great book, i loved the part where she got rid of the big fat stockings. Again great book

I loved this book. Margaret was so brave to stand up to the nuns and just ignore them. If that would have been me I would be freaked out. And the other girl, I think you know who I mean, was such a brat. I wanted to slap her so bad man. Overall this book was amazing but not my type. I'll rate it 3 and a half stars. Good book!

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton wanted to go to school, she wanted to learn to read. Her family is against it, warning her that the school will cut her hair, give her lots of heavy chores to do and not let her speak her language. Margaret doesn't care, focusing instead on her goal of reading. Once at school, Margaret discovers that the reality is far worse than she imagined. She doesn't even get to start lessons until months after her arrival, instead she is forced to do lots of disgusting, heavy chores. When lessons finally start, her teacher singles Margaret out for cruel treatment, mocking her and encouraging the other students to do the same. Margaret must learn to stand up for herself, learn to read and even survive as winter and sickness hit the school.

Illustrated with a combination of Liz Amini-Holmes's drawings and Margaret's pictures, this is a fascinating, real life tale of a young girl's time in a residential school. This should be mandatory reading for everyone.