{"product_id":"keepern-me-paperback","title":"Keeper'n Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wagamese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available opportunity, only to find himself cast adrift on the streets of the big city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving skirted the urban underbelly once too often by age 20, he finds himself thrown in jail. While there, he gets a surprise letter from his long-forgotten native family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sudden communication from his past spurs him to return to the reserve following his release from jail. Deciding to stay awhile, his life is changed completely as he comes to discover his sense of place, and of self. While on the reserve, Garnet is initiated into the ways of the Ojibway--both ancient and modern--by Keeper, a friend of his grandfather, and last fount of history about his people's ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns funny, poignant and mystical, \u003ci\u003eKeeper'n Me\u003c\/i\u003e reflects a positive view of Native life and philosophy--as well as casting fresh light on the redemptive power of one's community and traditions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD WAGAMESE, an Ojibway from the Wabaseemoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, was one of Canada's foremost writers. His acclaimed, bestselling novels included \u003ci\u003eKeeper'n Me\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIndian Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Canada Reads finalist, winner of the inaugural Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature, and made into a feature film; and\u003ci\u003e Medicine Walk\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also the author of acclaimed memoirs, including \u003ci\u003eFor Joshua\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOne Native Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOne Story, One Song\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature; as well as a collection of personal reflections, \u003ci\u003eEmbers\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. He won numerous awards and recognition for his writing, including the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Media and Communications, the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize, the Canada Reads People's Choice Award, and the Writers' Trust of Canada's Matt Cohen Award. Wagamese died on March 10, 2017, in Kamloops, B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keeper'n Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687012372543,"sku":"9780385693257","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2a01dcb5ef41ad3e6dc48ba4f3617d25.webp?v=1764977161","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/keepern-me-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}