Borders by King, Thomas
Borders by King, Thomas
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A People Magazine Best Book
★ "The thematic and literary richness of this story is exhilarating."-- Horn Book, starred review★ "An important and accessible modern tale."-- School Library Journal, starred review From celebrated Indigenous author Thomas King and award-winning M?tis artist Natasha Donovan comes a powerful graphic novel about a family caught between nations.
Borders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either American or Canadian first bars their entry into the US, and then their return into Canada. In the limbo between countries, they find power in their connection to their identity and to each other.
Borders explores nationhood from an Indigenous perspective and resonates deeply with themes of identity, justice, and belonging.
Author: Thomas King
Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780316593069
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515169 / Borders
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 93
Publishers Weekly 08/09/2021
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 38
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 103
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
About the Author
Thomas King has written several highly acclaimed children's books including A Coyote Solstice Tale (illustrated by Gary Clement) which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book and A Coyote Columbus Story (illustrated by Kent Monkman) which was a Governor General's Award finalist. King, who is of Cherokee and Greek descent and was born in California, was chair of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota before moving to University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He recently won a Governor General's Award for his adult novel, The Back of the Turtle; he won both the BC National Award for Canadian Nonfiction and the RBC Taylor Prize for The Inconvenient Indian.