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Give me some truth : a novel with paintings
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338143546 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes discography. |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Bildungsromans. |
| Topic Heading: | Indigenous. First Nations. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas Campus Library | PZ 7 .G1532 G58 2018 (Text) | 58500000807263 | UCNYA | Volume hold | In process | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 June #1
There are no easy life choices for Carson, Maggi, and Lewis as their lives intersect on their reservation.Carson has glory-filled dreams of getting off the reservation by winning a bandcompetition yet has a hard time being committed to the work needed for theidea to succeed. He also wishes that Maggi, who has moved back from the city,will give his budding first-love feelings a chance. Although Maggi finds the bandfun and Carson a great friend, she is committed to exploring what arelationship would look like with white 30-year-old Jim, who is heavily pursuing heraffections. Though the characters are struggling personally, they are all unitedagainst a restaurant called Custer's Last Stand, and soon the community members come together tomake their own stand against a racist restaurant owner who proudly display his"No Indians" sign. Readers will find a continuing cast of characters fromGansworth's If I Ever Get Out of Here (2013) while also getting amusic-laced perspective of young, contemporary Native Americans' struggles. Grades 10-12. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2018 Fall
In this rich, honest companion novel to If I Ever Get Out of Here, seventeen-year-old Carson and fifteen-year-old Maggi prepare for a high-stakes Battle of the Bands. Their alternating first-person narratives, set in 1980 on the Tuscarora Indian Nation near Niagara Falls, offer an intimate look at the teens' lives within their Indigenous culture, which embraces modern popular culture but still often faces outsiders' abuse. Copyright 2018 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2018 #3
Seventeen-year-old Carson Mastick has lived his whole life on the reservation, while fifteen-year-old Maggi (short for Magpie) Bokoni had been living in the city since she was eight and has only recently moved back. Their alternating first-person narratives, set in 1980 on the Tuscarora Indian Nation (the "Rez"), near Niagara Falls, reveal an Indigenous culture rooted in tradition but embracing modern popular culture as well. Carson dreams of being a rock star; an upcoming Battle of the Bands, with its grand prize of a thousand dollars and a trip to New York City, would send him on his way. His best friend Lewis (protagonist of If I Ever Get Out of Here, rev. 9/13) will be the band's rhythm guitarist, with Maggi playing her water drum. The music of the Beatles, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono frames the novel, from the title (Lennon's 1971 protest song) to the names of the novel's five parts, and provides the band's intended setlist. Gansworth's book delineates abuses faced by Native Americans, including "No Indian" signs in restaurants, close surveillance at the mall, fights, prejudice at school, and, ultimately, sabotage of the group's chance to play in the Battle of the Bands. It's also an intimate look at the teens' lives, including Maggi's relationship with an older man. A rich, honest story of family and friends, of a Nation within a nation. Back matter includes a playlist and discography. dean Schneider Copyright 2018 Horn Book Magazine Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 March #1
A 1980s Native American coming-of-age story grapples with the day-to-day details of teenagers' lives on and off the reservation. Wannabe musician Carson Mastick is approaching his senior year of high school, vacillating about whether to stay at home on the Tuscarora Reservation in upstate New York or pursue his dream of using his band as a way to get out. Fifteen-year-old Magpie Bokoni is dealing with the opposite situation: Her mother, who sells traditional souvenirs to tourists, decides to uproot the family from the city and move them back to the reservation. Magpie joins Carson's band as a way of settling back into rez life, and her love for the Beatles, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono is infused throughout the story. While Magpie's sister, Marie, is secretly dating an older guy she calls "Mystery Man," Magpie is dating her co-worker at the garage, a 30-year-old white man (although her conscience wrestles with the illegal relationship). As they gear up for the Battle of the Band s competition, Carson leads the group in an impromptu protest of a Gen. Custer-themed restaurant located just off the reservation, run by a racist man who shot and injured Carson's brother. As Carson's and Magpie's livesânarrated in alternating chaptersâintersect, their stories will capture a wide audience. A classic teen novel, especially for Native youth and Beatles fans. (Fiction. 14-adult) Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 March #3
Gansworth returns to the setting of his 2013 novel,
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.If I Ever Get Out of Here âthe Tuscarora Nation reservation in New York. It's 1980, and high school senior Carson Mastick reasons that, if he can get a band together, he can win the local Battle of the Bands and get off the reservation. But a racist store owner has just shot Carson's brother, his shy guitarist is wavering, and he needs something to make the band stand out. When 15-year-old Maggi moves back to the "Rez," Carson thinks she might be just the answer, for him and for the band. In alternating chapters, Carson and Maggi narrate this story of racism, bullying, protests, the complications of figuring out what love and friendship mean, and world-opening music, particularly that of the Beatles and John Lennon. Gansworth, who accentuates the book with his drawings, is interested in identity: 17-year-old Carson (light-skinned and thus what he calls a "ChameleIndian") and his friends live within a Native American community, but they work and attend school off the reservation, and Maggi, who gets involved with a much older white guy, is an artist, but what she can make is limited by what tourists will buy. Gansworth vividly captures the difficulties of reservation life and showcases his thoughtful protagonists' multidimensional interests and far-reaching aspirations. Ages 14âup. Agent: Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. (June) - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 March
Copyright 2018 School Library Journal.Gr 9 Upâ Carson is a senior in high school. He loves his Chevelle, his imperfect family, and music. He dreams of starting his own band with his friend Lewis, whom he treats horribly, because Lewis lets him. Maggi has just moved back to the Rez after living in the projects in the city with her mother and sister for seven years. She's 15 and works with her family selling beaded work to tourists from a script her mother wrote for her to recite when she was a little girl. She dreams of creating her own high-concept art, but life at the fictionalized Tuscarora Nation reservation and the lack of modern conveniences of their home are taking its toll on Maggi. Carson and Maggi seem to have an instant attraction, but Carson soon discovers that Maggi has embarked on a relationship with 31-year-old Jim, a white man who works with her on her job who is not quite as nice as he may seem. Gansworth's follow-up toIf I Ever Get Out of Here has an incredible voice. Told in alternating perspectives, this novel places readers right at the center of young adult lives in a reservation on the outskirts of Niagara Falls. His characters are rich, well developed, and will stay with readers for a long time. Lovers of his debut novel andThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie will fall in love with this incredibly written novel.VERDICT A stellar choice for YA realistic fiction shelves.âChristina Vortia, Hype Lit, Land O'Lakes, FL - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2018 June
Carson Mastick and Magpie "Maggi" Bokoni, members of the Tuscarora Nation living on a reservation near Niagara Falls, struggle to find where they fit in a world that often expresses the sentiment of "No Indians Served." Carson knows he can make an impact if he can just get a band together for the upcoming Battle of the Bands, but convincing his Beatles-loving friend Lewis to join in is fraught with problems. Maggi wants to break out of her mother's shadow and create conceptual art instead of tourist-friendly traditional beading. Struggling to make their marks while shaping their individual destinies, Carson and Maggi create their futures while dealing with missteps with friends and loved ones. Gansworth offers an emotional look at the lives of two vividly honest characters. Told in alternating points of view, each perspective offers unique commentary on how one's background and life experiences influence interactions with the world. Masterfully framing the story though his love of music by titling each section with a song, incorporating music and art into his character's strengths, and framing the ending around John Lennon's death, Gansworth adds richness to his plot and characters. The setting is particularly striking as Gansworth renders the â80s and the reservation with dramatically clear language. Fans of fresh realistic fiction that captures universal truths about being a teen are sure to flock to this pitch-perfect novel.âRachel Wadham. 5Q 4P S Copyright 2018 Voya Reviews.
