When I Was Eight

by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

Book Overview

Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her father s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554514908
• ISBN13: 9781554514908
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 2