Fire starters

Format:

Book

Title:

Fire starters

Author:

Storm, Jen, 1986- author.

ISBN:

9781553796855

Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2016]

Physical Description:

53 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series title(s):

Debwe series.

General Note:

"An AIYLA Honor book"--Cover.

Summary:

Looking for a little mischief after finding an old flare gun, Ron and Ben suddenly find themselves in trouble when the local gas bar on Agamiing Reserve goes up in flames, and they are wrongly accused of arson by the sheriff's son. As the investigation goes forward, community attitudes are revealed, and the truth slowly comes to light.

Reading Level:

Ages 12-18.

Subject(s):

Arson -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Coming of age -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Indians of North America -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Indians of North America -- Fiction.

Teenagers -- Fiction.

Coming of age -- Fiction.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels

Juvenile works

Coming-of-age comics.

Added Author:

Henderson, Scott B.

Yaciuk, Donovan, 1975-

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Library	ELEM 741.5 STO	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Library	ELEM 741.5 STO	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Lyons Public Library	YAGN STORM	Searching... Unknown
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Storm, J.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.

When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored--both the traditional ways of the community and Canadian law enforcement.

Fire Starters explores prejudice, racism, and what reconciliation could look like, "moving it from a concept to [an] on-the-ground example of what reconciliation could mean, in action, in a small community" (Debbie Reese).

Author Notes

Jen Storm is an Ojibway writer from the Couchiching First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jennifer completed Deadly Loyalties , her first novel, at age fourteen. Fire Starters is Jen's first graphic novel.

Scott Henderson has worked as an illustrator for comics, portraiture, and advertising art. He is author/illustrator of the sci-fi/fantasy comic, The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated two comics for the Canadian Air Force's For Valour series, the bestselling graphic novel series 7 Generations, selected titles from the Tales From Big Spirit series, and the graphic novels, Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story and Eisner-award nominee, A Blanket of Butterflies .