{"product_id":"the-secret-pocket-hardcover","title":"The Secret Pocket - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggy Janicki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarrielynn Victor\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★\u003cstrong\u003e\"Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an Indigenous creative team of a tragic historical period.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe true story of how Indigenous girls at a residential school sewed secret pockets into their dresses to hide food and survive. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian Residential School. It was far away from her home and family. Always hungry and cold, there was little comfort for young Mary. Speaking Dakelh was forbidden and the nuns and priest were always watching, ready to punish. Mary and the other girls had a genius idea: drawing on the knowledge from their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who were all master sewers, the girls would sew hidden pockets in their clothes to hide food. They secretly gathered materials and sewed at nighttime, then used their pockets to hide apples, carrots and pieces of bread to share with the younger girls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the author's mother's experience at residential school, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Pocket \u003c\/em\u003eis a story of survival and resilience in the face of genocide and cruelty. But it's also a celebration of quiet resistance to the injustice of residential schools and how the sewing skills passed down through generations of Indigenous women gave these girls a future, stitch by stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 10.79 x 8.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760911450400,"sku":"9781459833722","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3f324015072d46d7038ac59f6868229.webp?v=1780193966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-secret-pocket-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}