{"product_id":"sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-9781553799757","title":"Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young girl struggles to survive residential school in this timeless graphic novel from the bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Barren Grounds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e--a story of strength, family, and culture, inspired by true events, that shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalled the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls--words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSugar Falls\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sugar Falls goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by Senator Murray Sinclair, Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Highwater Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553799757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.50w x 0.50d","brand":"David A. Robertson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39894441885877,"sku":"9781553799757","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f96b8739-adb3-41e8-b0c1-4af377f0dbfd.jpg?v=1619543344","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-9781553799757","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}