#Katherena Vermette

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#a girl called echo #katherena vermette #highwater press #ya #young adult #graphic novel #graphic novels #poll

[picturebookshelf]

Amik Loves School (2015)

Story: Katherena Vermette -- Art: Irene Kuziw Canadian

#2010s #10s #amik loves school #katherena vermette #irene kuziw #own voice #indigenous #aboriginal #residential schools #canadian literature #canlit #picture books #children's book #children's literature #kidlit

[illusmina]

I am the light breath and wind around you. I am the knowing that you are never really all alone. You are all of my strength and none of my weakness. You are the dream my life made.

~ Katherena Vermette

#quotes #katherena vermette #the break

[thehappyscavenger]

Books Read October 2023

Deliver Me by Elle Nash

Working class Americana with a surreal edge. I've always admired Nash without connecting with her. This one's the best of hers I've read.

My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet

This is one of a billion recs I got during Latino heritage month. LOVED IT. Essays from Capó Crucet on growing up Cuban in Florida and how she came to be conscious of her class and race when she went to a majority white ivy.

The Break by Katherena Vermette

This won about a bajillion awards, was a national best seller and came highly recommended. Absolutely hated it, it was exploitative crap.

Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo

Excellent collection of creepy short stories. I think there was only one I found kind of boring but the rest were solid to amazing.

Pale Fire by Vladamir Nabakov

I'd been wanting to read this for like 10+ years. I definitely overhyped it in my head. A beautifully constructed work with many of my favourite aspects of Nabakov at play (and play is truly the right word, he is having fun here), but not something I emotionally connected with.

#Currently reading #Deliver Me #Elle Nash #My Time Among the Whites #Jennine Capó Crucet #The Break #Katherena Vermette

[ya-world-challenge]

25 YA Books for Indigenous Peoples Day

NOTES: For brevity and diversity, I did not include all the North American Native books I found, but there are plenty more - feel free to post your favorites in the comments! Most books are from indigenous authors, but not all - do your own research if you like. Not all books may be “technically” YA. I’d love to hear more suggestions of Latin American indigenous stories or Hawai’ian native stories which were difficult to find.

EDIT: This is just a random list by a random tumblr blog from 2022 - get out there and find your own books or list some in the comments if you find this list lacking.

Australia

The Things She's Seen by Amebelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Becoming Kirrali Lewis by Jane Harrison

Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Canada

The Missing by Melanie Florence

Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette

Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett

Japan - Ainu

Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda

Latin America

Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen

The Huaca by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

New Zealand - Maori

The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera

Falling into Rarohenga by Steph Matuku

United States

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Trail of Lighting by Rebecca Roanhorse

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rain is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

#indigenous peoples day #indigenous #book list #fuck columbus #native american #first nations #diverse ya #diversity in media #diverse books #aboriginal #maori #latin america #north america #south america #australia #canada #japan #new zealand #united states

[kiwisbell]

get to know me tag game!

thank you so much @cupofjoel @tieronecrush for the tags lovelies! 🫶

what is your astrological big 3?

taurus sun, leo moon, virgo rising

last song?

save your tears — the weeknd

currently reading?

• chiru sakura - falling cherry blossoms — grace eiko thompson (nonfiction)

• what we all long for — dionne brand (fiction)

• weyward — emilia hart (fiction)

• the electrical field — kerri sakamoto (fiction)

• the break — katherena vermette (fiction)

last movie?

the batman (robpat's version)

it's karaoke night at your favourite dive bar. what song are you singing?

it's gotta be "you know i'm no good" by amy winehouse even tho i could never live up to that mastery

currently working on?

• bodyguard!joel AU 🤭

• boxer!joel AU 🥊

npt: @joelscurls @northernbluess @cavillscurls @cool-iguana @swiftispunk @fettuccin-e

#tag game! #me

[npdclaraoswald]

Another crosspost from my Instagram! Full titles under the cut if you can't make them out

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Katherena Vermette, et al

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

The Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett (The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, and The Shepherd's Crown)

Nervous Conditions by Tsiti Dangarembga

Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom and Kai Yun Ching

#bookblr

[mielgf]

no one asked for this but i am sharing some of my favourite books i read this year <3 if you want to share yours as well, please do!! either in your own post and tag me, comment on this, send an ask, whatever you’d like :)

fave 2022 new releases:

- what moves the dead by t. kingfisher

- lore olympus vol. 2 & 3 by rachel smythe

- heartstopper vol. 4 by alice oseman

- ain’t burned all the bright by jason reynolds and jason griffin

- the trayvon generation by elizabeth alexander

- she gets the girl by rachael lippincott and alyson derrick

- time is a mother by ocean vuong

- sea of tranquility by emily st. john mandel

fave reads from 2022 overall:

- little women by louisa may alcott

- the strangers by katherena vermette

- if we were villains by m.l. rio

- i’m thinking of ending things by iain reid

- last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo

#this was a very good reading year for me like i literally enjoyed 90% of the books i read #narrowing down was quite difficult but all of these reads stood out to me in some way thus i am sharing #again share your faves with me too!!! i would love to hear them!!! #talk time

[bookclub4m]

28 Family Sagas by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

An Unlasting Home by Mai Al-Nakib

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan

A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Cane River by Lalita Tademy

The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan

Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran

The Strangers by Katherena Vermette

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

#booklists #family sagas #fiction

[goodreadsviadiya]

Book Recommendations for June!

With June being National Indigenous History Month and Canada being less than a month away, I want to help in centering First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices by recommending a few books by Indigenous authors! [At the end will be a list of links where you can purchase these books]

First I have “21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act” by Bob Joseph. This book does a great job at explaining how the federal government has used and continues to use policy as a way to oppress Indigenous Peoples, and provides deeper context to better understand some of the issues that Indigenous People have faced, and continues to face today. 

Second is “Seven Fallen Feathers” by Tanya Talaga, which is a beautifully written and heartbreaking account of 7 Indigenous highschool students that passed away in Thunder Bay from the years 2001 to 2011. This book highlights the legacy of colonialism as well as the resilience of Indigenous youth, in fighting against systemic racism. 

“Sweetgrass Basket” by Marlene Carvell is the story of 2 Mohawk sisters attending a Residential School. It’s written in Prose Poetry and describes the power of family, culture and language as a source of strength.

My last recommendation is “From the Ashes” by Jesse Thistle, a phenomenal memoir where Jesse recounts his experiences in being in foster care, substance abuse, homelessness and reconnection to his Métis Identity. I actually enjoyed this book so much I’ve written more about it on my page which you can read here!

More Books I’d recommend: 

The Break & The Strangers by Katherna Vermette

Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

I have a lot of other recommendations too. I might create a followup post because there’s so many great resources by Indigenous authors and creators that I really enjoyed, not just books. If you have a suggestion of a resource you enjoyed or if you check any of these out feel free to send me an ask!

Where to get these books:

21 Things You Might Not Know About The Indian Act

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/21-things-you-may-not/9780995266520-item.html

Seven Fallen Feathers

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/seven-fallen-feathers-racism-death/9781487002268-item.html

Sweetgrass Basket

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/sweetgrass-basket/9780525475477-item.html

From The Ashes

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/from-the-ashes-my-story/9781982101213-item.html

The Break & The Strangers

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/624145/the-strangers-by-katherena-vermette/9780735239630

Indigenous Writes

https://www.amazon.ca/Indigenous-Writes-Nations-issues-Canada/dp/1553796802 

Five Little Indians

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/five-little-indians-a-novel/9781443459181-item.html 

#first nations #activism #human rights #indigenous #indigenous issues #indigenous authors #book recommendations #june 1 #for a school project #Hi miss yes this is me pinky promise #NBE3U #indigenous peoples #indigenous rights #National Indigenous History Month #Canada #canadian news #canadian literature #Canadian issues

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1-20

Anon said go crazy we stan

1. Book you've reread the most times?

I should be cool and arty here but the answer is Twilight <3

2. Top five books of all time?

Good question man fuck okay as of this moment, knowing this definitely has some recency bias as well as some cringe

a) Pride and Prejudice

b) Finishing The Hat by Stephen Sondheim

c) Little Women

d) The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey (what if memoirs from a geisha was good?)

e) fucking ...... Midnight Sun tbqh like yeah maybe I'm cringe but!

3. Favorite genre?

I'll read anything but I read a lot of sci fi, historical romance, and performing arts history

4. What sections of the bookstore do you browse?

Sale 😎😎😎

5. Where do you buy books?

Tbh I don't buy many books? I use the library for almost everything I read, both physically and digitally. I like being able to read as much as I want without having to budget, or picking up a book and having the freedom of just taking it back without the feeling of "but you paid $25 dollars for this :///"

When I do buy books, I shop at the local children's book store for my niblings, I use Libro.fm for any audiobooks I want to own that they have (use libro whenever you can! Support local book stores and you own the book outright!) and I use the Canadian chain Indigo because that's where people get me gift cards from

6. What books have you read in the last month.

These are my books for May thus far

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk (audiobook, short humor stories!)

The Break by Katherena Vermette (audiobook; intergenerational trauma of indigenous Canadian women ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare (paperback, second major publication of Reylo fanfiction ⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Just like Heaven by Julia Quinn (audiobook Bridgerton sidequest ⭐⭐⭐)

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura ( audiobook women experienced burnout, goes job hunting ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Pride and Prejudice and other Spices by Sonali Dev (audiobook finally a good modern p&p ⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (graphic novel about female werewolves!)

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (reread, audio, regrettably ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

7. Is there a series/book that got you into reading?

Probably a series of unfortunate events

8. What is the first book you remember reading to yourself?

I really have no clear idea, must have been a comic of some kind!

9. When do you tend to read most?

Because I do most of my reading through audiobooks, almost perpetually. I read a lot when I'm on walks!

10. Do you have a guilty fav?

Like I joke that Twilight is a guilty pleasure and it definitely was at one point, but when something brings you as much joy as Twilight and the surrounding fandom gives to me, it can no longer be classified as a guilty pleasure. I think the crown of thorns and roses books are at a similar level for me now, like not only will i read the next book Sarah j Maas writes in the series but I find myself kind of craving the next one like a sugar fix, even if it doesn't give me any sustenance. I spend a large amount of time frustrated with the book and then I'll cry over the ending. I guess I'm not that guilty about any of the books I read anymore Life's too short for finding guilt and things that genuinely make you happy?

11. Nonfiction books do you like if any?

Fucking love me some nonfiction books! One of the best nonfiction books I read last year was called A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera by Vivien Schweitzer, cannot recommend it enough if you'd like to get into opera. Stephen sondheim's incredible books on lyrics Finishing The Hat and Look I Made A Hat are both perfect. Last year I read Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad, highly recommend, it's about cancer and being terminally/chronically ill, beautifully written. Oh and Catch And Kill by Ronan Farrow, and the audiobook is narrated by him as well. Nonfiction is good!

12. You enjoy any compulsory high school reading?

Well! I really enjoyed all the plays we had to read, and for the most part I don't think they were bad, but I also did not read them when I was supposed to. So it's a mixed bag

13. Do you have a goodreads?

You think I could read all these books and remember them without a goodreads?

14. Do you ever mark/slash dog ear books you own?

Sometimes! But I'm much more likely to take a picture of something I read.

15. Recommend and review a book.

In addition to the non fiction books above and the children's lit in my other post, the best thriller I read recently was The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. I like thrillers in theory but I often don't end up actually liking them much as I want to. Either they are way too intense for my tastes, verging on horror (and I cannot deal with reading the death of a child so that greatly limits the titles I read) or they are tame, like all this mystery and I guessed the end immediately, and it's boring! With The Plot it was the perfect balance. I did guessed the ending early on, but watching it play out was, frankly, thrilling. It was almost a Greek tragedy, the way the end was inevitable. I also really enjoyed the focus on the publishing industry and the nature of story. Really good and a fairly quick read!

16. How many books have you read this year?

I've read 50 books as of this moment!

17. Top five children's books?

Answered!

18. Like historical books? Which time period?

Yes I like historical books!! I prefer my romances to be sent in Regency and I usually don't enjoy books centered around either world war but I'm not overly picky!

19. Most disliked popular book?

I no longer know if these are popular with the youths but they were popular when I read every single one of the Red Queen young adult books and hated every single minute of it I don't understand why they were so popular, they were billed as these young adult game of thrones and they were as shallow as a puddle

20. What are things you look for in books?

Answered!

Thanks for the ask!!!!!

#books #anon #tumblr

[burningdarkfire]

books i read in april 2022

[these are all short + casual reviews - feel free to msg me and ask   about individual ones if u want a full review or ask for my goodreads!!]

23 books this month!! my reading challenge is thriving 🥰

piranesi - susanna clarke ★★★★★ (fantasy)

susanna clarke does it again!! insanely beautiful and utterly sunning. i absolutely loved how this book opened and the way we, the reader, have to navigate the faith of the narrator with our doubt until eventually our roles reverse. i’ll be thinking about this one for a while!

jane, unlimited - kristin cashore ★★★★★ (YA, fantasy)

i rarely say this, but i would highly recommend going into this book blind. it’s a very weird, genre-bendy, fun and funny book that i’ll definitely have to reread in the future. i love how clever this entire book is!

heartstopper (volumes 1 & 2) - alice oseman ★★★★★ (YA, romance, graphic novel)

i watched the netflix show and cried and then i reread these two volumes and cried again. nick and charlie are just so so sweet 🥺

the wicked + the divine (all 9 volumes) - kieron gillen & jamie mckelvie ★★★★★ (urban fantasy, graphic novel)

i’ve loved the concept of this series since the beginning and it’s never stopped delivering. the plot suffers at points but the emotional core never falters. it’s a story about living long enough to want to live. it reads so differently to me now in 2022 than it did when i first found it in 2016, and i'm thankful for that

beartown - fredrik backman ★★★★☆ (contemporary)

this was the first annotated book i did with my book club!! i loved the structure and narrative voice, and there was a strong and really well-rounded cast of characters. good exploration of different human facets and i teared up more than once

jujutsu kaisen (volume 0) - gege akutami ★★★★☆ (YA, fantasy)

i watched the movie and then read the manga and i’m actually impressed at how close the adaptation is. love the character beats!

fire and ice - erin hunter ★★★★☆ (children’s, fantasy)

nearly 20 years later and i still hate this graystripe storyline 🤪 anyway isn’t wild how differently the xenophobia of cats reads as an adult? i guess i’m gonna reread all of these books now

a siege of bitterns - steve burrows ★★★★☆ (mystery)

very generic mystery, in the "conventional for the genre” sense. clumsy at points where the detective work didn’t quite convince me but the birder twist was interesting and i love learning. i should read more of these!

ring shout - p. djèlí clark ★★★★☆ (historical fantasy)

tbh i lacked the vast majority of cultural and historical context to fully enjoy this but it was still fun! if you want a story about killing KKK demons then this is exactly what you’d expect

provenance - ann leckie ★★★★☆ (scifi)

the plot and themes are functional. i didn’t like the main character but i know that’s 100% personal preference and leckie wrote her well. i did really like the inclusion of a third set of pronouns though and that was the redeeming factor of the book for me!! very interesting inclusion that def challenged me as a reader

the break - katherena vermette ★★★☆☆ (contemporary)

it’s a shame i read this so close to beartown because it just feels like a worse version. the writing was fine, the story had some heartfelt moments, the characters were developed well for the time we had with them but nothing about it stood out to me at all

dowry of blood - s.t. gibson ★★☆☆☆ (fantasy, romance)

this read like the interesting outline of a novel but idk where the actual novel is. incredibly shallow and simplistic

[DNF] all of us villains - amanda foody & christine lynn herman ★★★☆☆ (YA, fantasy)

i gave this a try even though i know i don’t like amanda foody’s writing and it turns out i still don’t like her writing. everything is too dramatic with no genuine stakes. i stopped after a couple of chapters 🤷‍♂️

[DNF] fifty shades of grey - e.l. james ★★☆☆☆ (romance)

idk why i thought i was going to read this for the ~cultural impact but yeah actually i’m just not going to do that LOL i read the first few chapters and skimmed for the explicit and meh!

#my posts #liveblogging books #reading wrap up #books #piranesi #the wicked and the divine #osemanverse #jujutsu kaisen #Warriors

[niyacommonplace]

(Flett, Julie. Page 9 of The Girl and the Wolf, book by Katherena Vermette. Theytus Books, 2019.)

When doing our Red Riding Hood readings, this book immediately stood out to me; especially as a First Nations woman. It is an Indigenous rendition of the classic tale that showcases cultural practices/beliefs in a manner that I find reputable and authentic to our ways. This is especially appreciated in the unusual twist where the girl and the wolf are depicted as friends rather than foes, referencing the traditional Indigenous worldview of interconnectedness in which all creations (humans, plants, animals, etc.) are related to one another and thus share a mutual respect for each other. The red dress she wears is also noteworthy as it symbolizes the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis; this version of the tale having Little Red lost in the woods rather than the frequent tellings of her walking down a path she is already familiar with.

This children's book is very age-appropriate for "modern" standards when compared to the various traditional First Nations tales that were told to children, those of which typically consisting of violence and general disturbing imagery that has stuck with me and many other Indigenous people since we were kids. Though something that I found quite interesting was how The Story of Grandmother by Paul Delarue (recorded in 1885) - the original tale that this book is based off of - has similar themes to Indigenous folktales in regards to violent content, as this narrative depicts Little Red eating the flesh and drinking the blood of her grandmother (Tartar, Maria. The Classic Fairy Tales. Introduction: Little Red Riding Hood. W.W. Norton, 1999). It serves as a reminder of the fact that age-appropriate concepts and concepts of childhood change overtime and are culturally specific, as discussed in the beginning of this course.

With the erasure of Indigenous cultures came the loss of numerous stories, so both this book and course have had me heavily reflecting on the traditional stories I already know and the common folktales around the world; wondering what other stories are waiting to be told and/or Indigenized through children's literature.

(Passage logged Jan 18, reflection written on Jan 20, edited and posted on Jan 21.)

#illustration #picture book #indigenous

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[isabelle201180]

Les femmes du North End de Katherena Vermette

https://encoreunlivre.com/2023/05/26/les-femmes-du-north-end-katherena-vermette/

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The Break Novel by Katherena Vermette

Many bad things happen around; some are noticed and fairly discussed, while others remain neglected. In 2016, Katherena Vermette wrote The Break to show how dangerous and traumatic the human experience could be in a seemingly ideal community. One of its most outstanding issues is that there are no properly identified main characters, and each chapter gives voices to different people. Instead of…

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