Melanie Florence is a writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto. She was close to her grandfather as a child, a relationship that sparked her interest in writing about Indigenous themes and characters. She is the author of Missing Nimama, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and is a Forest of Reading Golden Oak Finalist. Her other books include Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools and the teen novels He Who Dreams, The Missing, One Night, and Rez Runaway. For more information, visit www.melanieflorence.com.
A girl defies expectations, embracing her love for cars. Can she change her grandma's mind?
A girl defies expectations, embracing her love for cars. Can she change her grandma's mind?
A girl helps her grandfather reclaim his lost language.
Two worlds collide when a wealthy girl shelters a boy fleeing his troubled home.
Music bridges generations, reviving memories lost to time.
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A girl defies expectations, embracing her love for cars. Can she change her grandma's mind?
Music bridges generations, reviving memories lost to time.
Two worlds collide when a wealthy girl shelters a boy fleeing his troubled home.
A girl helps her grandfather reclaim his lost language.
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