Readings for Students
This section focuses on unique books/stories for students sorted by grade.
Grades 4-6
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The following link contains a list of books appropriate to read with students in grades 4 to 6.
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Grades 7-9
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The following link contains a list of books appropriate to read with students in grades 7 to 9.
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Grades 10-12
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The following link contains a list of books appropriate to read with students in grades 10 to 12.
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Young Adults
​Good for Nothing
(Michel Noel)
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About a 15 year old boy and how he was affected by his time in a residential school
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He is told he is “good for nothing”
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He is kicked out of school and sent back to reserve in Quebec, but it is too hard for him to return
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Sugar Falls
(David A. Robertson)
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Based on true story of Betty Ross
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She was adopted into a loving family at a young age but sent to residential school at 8 where she was abused
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Highlights the role of her father’s teachings in giving her hope to survive