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We Are the Medicine

by Tasha Spillett

Grief, uncertainty, and the choice to act

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Grief, uncertainty, and the choice to act

Set in the final year of high school, the story brings personal decisions about university and the future into contact with a wider injustice: the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in British Columbia. Miikwan and Dez confront grief, anger, and a sense of helplessness as they consider what action might look like. The novel closes the Surviving the City series, connecting its characters’ transition into adulthood with the effects of residential schools and the search for a more hopeful future.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about Indigenous characters and communities.
  • Readers seeking young adult fiction that addresses residential schools, grief, and injustice.
  • Those following the Surviving the City series.

Themes

Indigenous identity and communityResidential schools and their legacyGrief and angerComing of ageTurning frustration into action

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Book overview

Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but Dez isn't sure if that's what they want for their future.

Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. The teens struggle with feelings of helplessness in the face of injustice. Can they find the strength to channel their frustration into action towards a more hopeful future?

We Are the Medicine is the moving final volume of the best-selling Surviving the City series.

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