Florence, Melanie,

Stolen words / written by Melanie Florence ; illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Text in English with some Cree text translations.

Kirkus Starred, July 2017

Stolen Words captures the beautiful, healing relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks him how to say something in his language - Cree - her grandpa admits that his words were stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather regain his language.

2.1 K-3 530L Lexile Q Fountas

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Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Cree language--Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America--Canada--Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Fiction.
Cree language--Fiction.
Indians of North America--Canada--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Indigenous children--Juvenile fiction.

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