Sugar Falls Explained

Sugar Falls
Author:	David Robertson (writer)
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Genre:	Graphic novel
Publisher:	HighWater Press
Release Date:	January 22, 2012
Media Type:	Print

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story is a young adult graphic novel written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson and Donovan Yaciuk, and published January 22, 2012 by HighWater Press.

The book "is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation."^[1]

Reception

Sugar Falls received positive reviews from CM: Canadian Review of Materials,^[2] CBC Books,^[3] and Anishinabek News.^[4] The book was also shortlisted for the First Nation Communities READ Award (2012).^[5]

External links

• 48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools
• A residential school survivor's story that became a successful graphic novel celebrates its 10th anniversary

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story. 2021-10-14. Portage & Main Press.
2. March 16, 2012. Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story.. CM: Canadian Review of Materials. 18. 27.
3. Web site: 2017-02-28. Sugar Falls. 2021-10-14. CBC Books.
4. Web site: Hele. Karl. April 14, 2020. Book review: Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story. 2021-10-14. Anishinabek News.
5. Web site: Siassina. Maria. 2013-05-07. First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced. 2021-10-14. Quill and Quire. en.