The Secret Pocket

by Peggy Janicki

Book Overview

★"Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an Indigenous creative team of a tragic historical period."--School Library Journal, starred review

The true story of how Indigenous girls at a residential school sewed secret pockets into their dresses to hide food and survive.

Mary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459833724
• ISBN13: 9781459833722
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3