{"product_id":"pemmican-wars-paperback","title":"Pemmican Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherena Vermette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott B. Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDonovan Yaciuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcho Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur-trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmican Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePemmican Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is the first graphic novel in a new series, A Girl Called Echo, by Governor General Award-winning writer, and author of Highwater Press' The Seven Teaching Stories, Katherena Vermette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003etime travel, Mtis, fur trade, history, foster care, bison, Saskatchewan, prairie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ekatherena vermette\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her\/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In 2013, her first book, \u003ci\u003e North End Love Songs\u003c\/i\u003e (The Muses' Company) won the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. Since then, her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e (House of Anansi) and \u003ci\u003eThe Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e (Hamish Hamilton) were both national best sellers and won multiple literary awards. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e She is the author of numerous other bestselling titles, including the A Girl Called Echo series (HighWater Press) and the Seven Teachings Stories series (HighWater Press). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott B. Henderson \u003c\/b\u003e(he\/him\/his) is author\/artist of the sci-fi\/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated select titles in the Tales From Big Spirit series, as well as the A Girl Called Echo, The Reckoner Rises, and 7 Generations series. He is also the artist for AIYLA Honour Book \u003ci\u003eFire Starters\u003c\/i\u003e, Eisner Award\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003enominee \u003ci\u003eA Blanket of Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, and select stories in \u003ci\u003eThis Place: 150 Years Retold\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2016, he was the recipient of the C4 Central Canada Comic Con Storyteller Award. Find Scott on social media with @ouroboros09. \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701384122431,"sku":"9781553796787","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/947c092fa50a0f38eda516af7d1b2d71.webp?v=1765020438","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pemmican-wars-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}