{"product_id":"a-child-is-a-piece-of-paper-paperback","title":"A Child is a Piece of Paper - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLance Crossley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A 2018 SPR Book Awards Honorable Mention*** \u003cbr\u003e***A National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist***\u003cbr\u003e***A B.R.A.G. Medallion Recipient***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful new novel that forcefully places the reader into the brutality of Canada's infamous residential school system. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Raw... gritty...no single adjective can sufficiently describe the intensity of \u003ci\u003eA Child is a Piece of Paper.\"\u003c\/i\u003e..Crossley has written a very powerful work of fiction...Poignant and painful...will stay with you long after the last page has been read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- SPR Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was absolutely hooked ... The characters are diverse and vivid ...  an] outstanding story of survival ... an emotional rollercoaster ... the ending had me in tears.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Readers' Favorite (5-star review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping, wrenching read...thoroughly engrossing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA six-year-old boy's idyllic childhood is shattered after being torn from his remote northern reserve and forced into a Catholic-run residential school at Dresden Lake. At Dresden, where the mission is to \"kill the Indian in the child\", he lives in a constant state of terror while trying to survive the ever-increasing cruelty of a depraved schoolmaster. When the brutality becomes unbearable, the only option is to escape, a decision which ultimately ends in tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ripple effects of this tragedy haunt him well into adulthood, where the destruction of his marriage mirrors his failure as a father and the slow, painful erosion of his identity. In old age, he is presented with an opportunity: a chance to reclaim something that was lost and to fix a longstanding injustice. But to do so he must first return to Dresden to face his past once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreaking and beautiful, \u003ci\u003eA Child is a Piece of Paper\u003c\/i\u003e explores the impact of Canada's cultural genocide against its Indigenous Peoples and the loss of innocence of a child, a culture, and indeed an entire nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53130245079347,"sku":"9781730917394","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5DjX8G_cjz9781730917394.webp?v=1773384858","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-child-is-a-piece-of-paper-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}