From the Roots Up
From the Roots Up
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Orca Books
Just the Series: Surviving the City Vol. 2   

Series and Publisher: Surviving the City   

Annotation: In this sequel to Surviving the City , Dez is grieving her grandmother's death. With nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating her identity as a Two-Spirit person alongside a new relationship. Unfortunately, Miikwan doesn't really understand what her best friend is going through. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community be able to celebrate her for who she is?
 
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Catalog Number: #256569
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Special Formats: Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Publisher: Orca Books
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 10/27/20
Illustrator: Donovan, Natasha,
Pages: 63 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-553-79898-8 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-9295-1
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-553-79898-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-9295-0
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 7-12
Guided Reading Level: Z
Fountas & Pinnell: Z

Dezs grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, shes living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. 

Miikwan is crushing on the schools new kid Riel, but doesnt really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend?

Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesnt know how to respond when the gendered protocols shes grown up with that are being thrown into question.

Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?


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