No Time to Say Goodbye: Children's Stories of Kuper Island Residential School
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Book Overview
No Time to Say Goodbye is a fictional account of five children sent to aboriginal boarding school, based on the recollections of a number of Tsartlip First Nations people. These unforgettable children are taken by government agents from Tsartlip Day School to live at Kuper Island Residential School. The five are isolated on the small island and life becomes regimented by the strict school routine. They experience the pain of homesickness and confusion while trying to adjust to a world completely different from their own. Their lives are no longer organized by fishing, hunting and family, but by bells, line-ups and chores. In spite of the harsh realities of the residential school, the children find adventure in escape, challenge in competition, and camaraderie with their fellow students. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always engrossing, No Time to Say Goodbye is a story that readers of all ages won't soon forget.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1550391216
ISBN13:9781550391213
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Sono NIS Press
Length:175 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
engaging historically accurate stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is one of the best stories I have read about the boarding school experience. Since the boarding school experience is told from the perspective of five different children - you get a wider view of the many aspects of what happened there. I would highly recommend it for middle school age children (or perhaps older elementary). It will appeal to children since it is told from a child's perspective and has engaging stories - like when one child plotted and carried out an escape plan. True to history, there are also heartbreaking experiences, although since they are told from a child's perspective they aren't graphic, which is better for the child reader. (But these are important to read yourself if you are an adult and discuss with your children.) This is one of those well-written stories that stays with you forever.
i love the book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
this is a really good book i loved it just awsome one. I think they should do another one about when our elders went through.
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