Fatty Legs: A True Story

Christy Jordan-Fenton (Author) Margaret Pokiak-Fenton (Author)
Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)
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122771
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 10 to 12

Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools.

The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact.

Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools.

At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls--all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school.

In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity.

Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's collection and striking artwork from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl's determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers.

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SKU 122771
ISBN 9781773213507
Language English
Lexile ® Measure 850L
Page Count 112
Product Type Paperback Books
Book Type Middle Grade Nonfiction
Additional Contributor Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Primary Contributor Christy Jordan-Fenton
Age Groups Ages 10 to 12
Publisher Annick Press