{"product_id":"9781554513611","title":"A Stranger At Home: A True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe powerful memoir of an Inuvialuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling to be reunited with her family in the Arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It's been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComing ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, \"Not my girl.\" Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can't even stomach the food her mother prepares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family's way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people -- and to herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl's struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annick Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045575016688,"sku":"9781554513611","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554513611_p0.jpg?v=1763758068","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554513611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}