Dad, I Miss You

A Residential School Story

By: Nadia Sammurtok, Simji Park (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 17 September 2024

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Hardcover
40 Pages

Age
9 - 12

Grade
4 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
20.3 x 22.8 x 0.3

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This story is dedicated to the author's mother and father, both of whom are residential school survivors.

Told in the voice of a boy and his father by turns, this book takes a thoughtful and heartfelt look at the emotional toll of a child being taken from their family and community to attend residential school. While the child's internal monologue expresses his fear, confusion, and loss, the father's monologue conveys his own sadness, fears, and hopes for the future of his child. The narrative gives voice to the things left unsaid between a parent and child experiencing this heart-rending separation. Upon his return to his community, when father and son are reunited, they must start the long process of reconnection.

Based on the author's family history of residential school separation, this book provides a unique perspective on the difficult cycle of loss, reconnection, and regaining hope for the future.

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Told in the voice of a boy and his father, this heartbreaking story chronicles the emotional toll of a child being taken from his family to attend a residential school. From the boy's fear and loss to the father's sadness and hope, Dad, I Miss You gives voice to the trauma of forcible separation

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