Bøger af Melanie Florence

In this middle-grade novel, Lo's best friend, Jazz, is ditching her for the popular crowd, makeup and boys. But when Lo finds new friends who share her love of comics and Doctor Who, she discovers her voice--and the confidence to speak up for what's right.

"Cody's home life is a messy, too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor with a great sense of humor that helps him see past his circumstances and begin to try to get himself out. Autumn is a wealthy girl from an Indigenous family, who has found herself in with the popular crowd even though it's hard for her to want to keep up. ... One night, while returning home from a movie, Autumn comes across Cody, face down in the laneway behind her house. All Cody knows is that he can't take another encounter with his father like the one he just narrowly escaped"--

In this rainy-day story, a thunderstorm evokes a boy's family traditions. Benjamin loves the rain. He loves splashing through puddles and watching a rainbow's colors as they ripple around his feet. But most of all, Benjamin loves thunder. To him, thunder --- piyêsiwak --- sounds like his grandfather's drum. It calls to him, like songs his grandfather plays while his father and other powwow dancers spin and step in time. Benjamin listens to the thunder and imagines himself as a powwow dancer. He spins, taps his feet, lifts his knees. Faster and faster he twirls, filled with the rhythm of piyêsiwak. Children will appreciate this timeless celebration of the joys of nature and family traditions.

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Buddy tries to impress his big brother by spending the night in a haunted theme park.

residential schools, boarding schools, Indigenous, Aboriginal, prejudice and racism, family, grandfather, Cree

In this high-interest, accessible novel for teen readers, a soccer star surprises everyone by signing up for Indigenous dance classes.

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a young teen is thrilled when she gets into art school but shocked to learn that some students feel she doesn't belong there.

Récipiendaire du prix TD 2016 pour la version anglaise, Missing Nimâmâ. Une jeune femme - une Autochtone parmi tant d'autres portées disparues au Canada - veille sur son enfant qui doit grandir sans sa nimâmâ. La mère observe de loin les étapes importantes de la vie de sa lle - sa première journée d'école, sa première soirée dansante, la rencontre de son premier ami de coeur, le jour de son mariage, la naissance de son enfant. Sans Nimâmâ est une histoire riche d'amour, mais aussi remplie de perte, racontée à tour de rôle par une mère et son enfant, dans un vocabulaire adapté aux jeunes lecteurs.